September 2011

GEAR REVIEW: WILLIAM JOSEPH EXODUS II PACK

September 29, 2011

Unless I’m purposely packing light to fish out of my kayak, I always wear a backpack along with a chest pack when I’m wading or fishing out of a boat. Between a thermos of coffee, a couple water bottles, jerky, maybe a sandwich, camera, extra fly boxes and wet/cold weather gear, the chest pack alone [...]

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FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME

September 26, 2011

Two years have now officially passed since my first blog post. It’s been a great ride so far, and I consider myself fortunate to have the modest audience I do. I’m also fortunate to have met–in real life–a couple dozen people I’ve connected with through the blog and social media circles, including other writers, photographers, [...]

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THE IDAHO TRIP: HENRY’S FORK

September 23, 2011

When we were planning this trip to Idaho, right up to the week prior, there were gaps in our itinerary. Even after we had finished dinner with Jason, Vicki, Rebecca and Robert our first night in-country, we had still only shored up about 80% of the next 9 days. During the week prior to flying [...]

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THE IDAHO TRIP: THE SOUTH FORK, DAY 2

September 20, 2011

The next morning our drive to the South Fork felt entirely different. It was the same landscape of sprawling grain fields and foothills, beautifully wide blue sky and brush-stroke clouds. It was roughly the same river waiting on the other end of the drive. But everything was different. We had been this way already. We’d [...]

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