Ridgewalking, Part 2 (The Art of Descent)
In Ridgewalking, Part 1, I told you why I love walking ridges.Descending them is not always so fun. I had to crick my neck pretty hard to take this photo up our descent gully,…
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Orbs at Flathead Lake
I spent all of last week camped a few feet from the lapping waves of Flathead Lake's east shoreline on Melita Island. Sun and moonrise viewed from my tent were highlights of my mornings…
Ridgewalking, Part 1
Those of you that know me, and especially those of you that have hiked with me, know that I am addicted to the practice of walking ridges.Being higher than everything else has its rewards…
Matchsticks
Recall that I love wilderness camping, in most of its forms.Burn areas are not high on my list of favorite places - not because they're ugly (I actually find them very pretty and interesting ecosystems,…
More Tenkara: Alpine Lakes
Chase and I gave Tenkara a whirl in the Uintas last week. We fished alpine lakes above 10,000 feet that included everything from big, deep, cliff-rimmed high oceans harboring monster cutthroat to grass-rimmed puddles…