The Soft Hackled Fly
My fly box is filled with soft-hackled flies, and my favorite way to fish them is in the surface film during a hatch. I like to dress the fly with a very, very light…
Essays
Technical notes on strategy, trust, systems, and durable growth.
Manual Trail Maintenance
Sometimes we forget that trail maintenance in Wilderness Areas, like travel in Wilderness Areas, is non-motorized.That means trail crews are using cross-cut saws and axes.It warms my heart whenever I run across an axe-cut…
The 20-oz .22LR Pak-Rifle
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I've been hinting about an ultralight .22LR rifle - the 21 oz Pak-Rifle designed by Josh Leavitt (Josh and his father, Doug, being of Titanium…
High Uinta Alpenglow with the Olympus E-P1
Photo: Alpenglow reflected from Notch Mountain and into Clyde Lake in the Western Uintas. Olympus E-P1, m.Zuiko 14-42mm, f/22 1/2.5 sec @ 14mm.
Wilderness Water
Little waterfalls are pretty whereever they are found, but they seem to be just a little more special when encountered in the context of a wilderness trip. This one is south of Mid Creek,…