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…
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.…
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…
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…
The Goal This weekend's adventure was a little scouting and camping trip to the Gunnison area. As a backstory, this will be my third year competing in the Flyathlon, a…
Bears and scares Thanks to the relatively new Rocky Mountain National Park backcountry reservation system, I had to reserve on the opening day to finally get a bucket list spot.…
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This is a list I made and use for my own trips, and I think any backcountry angler will find it handy.
