Miscellaneous Outdoor Rubbish
It seems, at least for me, that society in general is draining both mentally, emotionally, etc. Just about daily, anytime I turn on the news, read a conversation on social media or simply go out in public, I find myself wanting to just run away to the woods and get some peace. The reason I … Continue reading Resurrection
The sound of the truck tires hitting the gravel and leaving the pavement mark my arrival at the aspen cut, and I slow the Chevy down to survey the cover. Golden yellow aspen mixed with edges of dark green conifers, with a brown tannin-stained creek cutting through the middle of a swamp, provide the edges … Continue reading A Dogless Autumn
While packing for a recent Florida fishing trip, I tossed my Kindle into my duffle bag along with more clothes than I had any right to be taking for seven days. I took the e-reader in case the weather kept us holed up in the beach house for any length of time, or for those … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Habits of Trout and Other Unsolved Mysteries” by Tim Schulz
Since I'm just a few days away from making a fourteen-and-a-half-hour drive south to the Florida panhandle and chasing redfish with a fly rod, I thought I would share one of my all-time favorite videos. "DayDream" is a simple video from 2014, but I have long felt it caught the essence of fly fishing for … Continue reading “DayDream” by Michael Harris
As I type, I’m only five days away from loading an overabundance amount of fishing and kayak gear into my truck and driving south for a week of chasing rebellious redfish off the panhandle of Florida. The timing is perfect too as Old Man Winter seems to be walking through at a snail’s pace this … Continue reading The Salt Is Calling
“Do you know where Grandpa’s fly rod is?” I asked my grandmother. Grandpa had passed away four months ago, and I was hoping to look at his fly-fishing rod and reel. Being the only fly angler in my family, I was probably being a bit presumptuous, but I assumed the rod would go home with … Continue reading Shakespeare & Duct Tape
It's been a busy year and I haven't spent as much time in my camp as I'd like. My camp is on our 15 acres and literally less than 300 feet out the backdoor of our newly built house, but life gets in the way sometimes and I'm guilty of letting that happen a bit … Continue reading 12.13.21 Morning Coffee In the Woods
This fictional story was originally posted on one of my previous blogs, in September of 2012. I enjoyed writing it and therefore wanted to share it here. I hope you enjoy it as well. That Damn Hat The elderly lady stepped up to the coffin and lovingly looked at the shell that was once her … Continue reading That Damn Hat