musings of an outdoorsman

A Moment of Reflection on What Happened in Texas

While everyone was working on the ranch, I snuck away and quietly made my way up creek. The news out of Texas was hard to swallow and I just needed to get away and reflect. As a father myself, I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the emotions.

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I’m Back at the Ranch

“Wow! It feels like I never left, yet it’s been two years.” As I drove through the front gate and up to the ranch, that’s exactly what went through my mind. It’s a little hard to believe almost two years have gone by since last I was here. When I

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Exploring Darby and the Nearby Wilderness

Last week I went to check out a house in Darby, MT. I don’t need much. I’m fairly minimal in my needs. Today I’m all settled in. Though, truth be told, I moved in yesterday. I would have posted but was having fun exploring the areas. Darby is a rather

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The Queen of the Canal

I carefully walked across the three-foot diameter pipe. One misstep and into the canal I go. Okay who am I kidding. I’ve walked across this pipe so often, I feel I’ve thrown caution to the wind, though it’s true one misstep would find me in the drink. Once across, I

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Freestone Fly shop

This isn't my Brown Trout

but I’m going to leave this royalty free image here for inspiration, until I can replace the picture with one of my own.