adventure - Wild Westish.

Texture of an ancient tree at Bristlecone Pine National Monument

Opposite Thanksgiving

7 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West adventure ancient bristlecone pine forest california camping dogs great basin nevada silence solitude

If you are looking for solitude during Thanksgiving, let me recommend Great Basin National Park. We used it as a halfway point on our drive from SLC to Bishop, CA.

Taking advice

7 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West adventure advice camping colorado cows dogs fly fishing snow solitude

Stopping in at the local fly or bike shop and asking for advice is a well established ritual, especially if you are in a new area. What river is fishing well? What flies are working? What are the trail conditions?

Gasoline

7 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West adventure aspens camping fall color fly fishing trout utah vastness

We spent the weekend around some gas-powered machines. It’s hunting season in the West.

Are you an optimist?

7 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West adventure bikes camping cows forest fire optimism smoke trout weekend whiskey wyoming

If you find the last dispersed camping spot in the canyon are you bothered by the dust, noise, and lack of privacy? Or are you grateful that the canyon is beautiful and the camping free?

Hams Fork, Again

7 years ago 3 min read Fish Stories adventure akbash brook trout camping cowboys cows fly fishing forest fire hams fork rainbow trout wyoming

My previous post on Hams Fork is by far the most popular on this blog so far. I have no data on whether what I wrote was useful, but it made me think about how odd the valley was last time we went, and so we took another trip there last weekend.