Category: Fishing


  • Seward, Alaska: Fjords & Tacos

    Seward, Alaska: Fjords & Tacos

    I grew up 45 minutes from the ocean, but had never been out on it except for a cruise ship when I was 14. I don’t count cruise ships because they’re so massive, you can’t even really tell you’re on the water unless the seas get really rough. The closest I had been to actually…

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  • PWS: Cutthroat & Salmon

    PWS: Cutthroat & Salmon

    Things You Didn’t Know Were On Your Bucket List I remember hiking into Hells Canyon from Pittsburg landing to Kirkwood Ranch for the first time. I was hiking with two other volunteers and friends who had driven the Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP) vans to the takeout at Pittsburg to pick up the boats from a…

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  • On the Fly: Learning to Fish…Again

    On the Fly: Learning to Fish…Again

    The Meaning of Lifelong Learning Anyone who has grown up spin fishing and made the transition to fly fishing knows how different and difficult it can be. You literally have to learn a skill that you learned as a child all over again. This has been my biggest struggle. It has also been a struggle…

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  • Summer Rafting: Tents & Paddles

    Summer Rafting: Tents & Paddles

    Fishing & Rafting The past two weeks have been a learning process, but more about that in my next post! For this Throwback Thursday, it is only fitting that I share one of our many “learning experiences” in the wild and on the water. Summer of 2016 was eventful for us. After finishing my masters…

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  • Friendship & Mosquitoes: Our Trip to Alberta

    Friendship & Mosquitoes: Our Trip to Alberta

    The Great Road Trip This July marks the one year anniversary of our three week road trip from southern Idaho to Edmonton, Alberta. So, in light of the occasion, it’s only fitting that this Throwback Thursday post is all about our Alberta trip. I have to say that our trip to Edmonton, Alberta took a…

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