{"id":3808,"date":"2017-05-10T18:56:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T18:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikegreener.com\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2019-05-07T02:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T02:29:57","slug":"spring-floating-on-the-smith-river-in-central-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikegreener.com\/2017\/05\/spring-floating-on-the-smith-river-in-central-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Floating on the Smith River in central Montana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[metaslider id=16924]<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago I accompanied some Ski Patrol friends on a week fly fishing float trip down the infamous Smith River in Central Montana and managed to photograph a little bit along the way. The last time I floated it was over ten years ago when I was fresh out of college. Now a little more seasoned, I returned to make images that would speak to the beauty of the place. The river is managed by Montana State Parks by a special permit to float, the resulting experience is profound. We floated\u00a0through tall limestone walled canyons\u00a0that yielded incredible wildlife watching, great fishing and an ecosystem chocked full of aquatic insects making for prime trout habitat.\u00a0Here are a few snapshots from our week exploring the river. What an incredible place right here in our Montana backyard. It&#8217;s an asset that is under threat. A\u00a0proposed large copper mine directly adjacent to and underneath Sheep Creek at the headwaters of the Smith River in central Montana is under debate right now that would drastically impact this river system. This is a resource too precious to destroy. Help to fight for it. Check out more information about the proposed mine on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saveoursmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Our Smith website<\/a>. I can&#8217;t wait to float it again next year. Thanks for looking. Cheers, -M<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[metaslider id=16924] A few weeks ago I accompanied some Ski Patrol friends on a week fly fishing float trip down the infamous Smith River in Central Montana and managed to photograph a little bit along the way. The last time I floated it was over ten years ago when I was fresh out of college. 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