Cutthroats in the Sangre de Cristos
In the middle of an already-crazy summer, I was finding it hard to make time to get out in the field. A Calculus II class that I assumed would be…
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Cutthroats in the Sangre de Cristos
A Tough Day’s Fishing
Sometimes you form an opinion about a place before you fish it for the first time. If you assume the worst and are surprised to be wrong, you'll be lucky…
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A Tough Day’s Fishing
Where Else Would You Rather Be?
You’ve been tossing and turning all night. Excitement for the next day has prevented any chance of REM. Before the sun peaks above the horizon, you’ll be southbound, en route…
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Where Else Would You Rather Be?
Central Colorado on Crutches
This June was another annual trip to central Colorado to get together with old friends, spend time in the mountains, and fish. This time around, a few things were off.…
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Central Colorado on Crutches
Pumpkins on the Pan
Pumpkins Every October, in the canyon along the Fryingpan River, pumpkins appear. Some show up along the road. Others appear on rocks in the river. A few pumpkins even hang…
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Pumpkins on the Pan
A Quest for Golden Trout in Colorado
The backstory Last summer, while my friend Ali and I were fishing for tiger trout, she asked me a seemingly insignificant question: "have you ever caught a golden trout?" The…
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A Quest for Golden Trout in Colorado