Dave,
Bless you another thousand times! You mentioned the addition of photos so I went back for a re-read. Even better!
Your "Wolfsburg Thunderbird" struck a chord in my head. With six kids and a German Shepherd, we had a VW bus for about ten years. However, we DIDN'T take it to Rock Creek - from northern Michigan.
And I was surprised to see photos of brown trout. All we caught, a few years ago, was cutts. (Beautiful fish!) We'd hoped for a bull trout but weren't really disappointed that none showed up.
What a beautiful "crick"!!!
Again, thanks very much.
This year I'll settle for little brookies, the little beauties, in nearby "cricks".

Bill