Water Crossing on the John Muir Trail. Yes, my son hikes with a bow tie.. It’s one of his backpacking traditions. His trail name is “Sherpa”. He was packing over 50lbs because he volunteered to carry all our food for the week in his bear canister. Because I was struggling a lot with the altitude, …
Continue reading Eastern Sierra’s Day 1 (Part 2), Into the wilderness
I've been a teacher and coach practically all my life. Every "teacher" dreams of that one student who will excel well beyond expectations or perceived potential. This past week when I visited my son in the heart of the Sierras to celebrate Thanksgiving. I was hit squarely and decisively with the realization that my long …
Continue reading The circle is complete, Thanksgiving in the Eastern Sierra’s
Day two started out with an interesting twist. Yes, Juan had forgotten his headlamp which we learned in day one. Today, as we set off from the vehicle toward the creek at "zero dark thirty" on a moonless night, we are now operating with no light. Dave lost his headlamp. Ha! Actually no big deal …
I had been talking for years about fishing for steelhead in Erie, PA but had never made the trip to the fabled fishery known as "steelhead alley". I personally find it shocking because I've fished for virtually every species that swims in the state of Pennsylvania and have fished many states as far west as …
I woke up several times last night to the sounds of a torrential downpours' rhythmic drumming across the shingles of the house roof. I hadn't planned to fish but the storm meant that one of my favorite small creeks would be in great condition to fish in the morning. The past months lack of rain …
Wild Trout Chronicles 