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inaugural m/c trip, part 2 (the good stuff)

The inaugural Konoske Boys Two-Wheel/Fly Fishing Road Trip 2010 is in the books. We’d talked about this trip for a couple of years, and almost on a whim, it became reality. It began on a Saturday morning. The sun was rising, the air was just this side of chilly. It was time to mount up. [...]

post-m/c trip deconstruction…
…in reverse… sort of

Chronological order be damned; the middle often is the best. Bread is the handy carrier for PB&J. It’s the cream filling that makes the Twinkie. So, in this tale we’ll shove the more mundane stuff out of the way first. The last Friday in June, Sean and I loaded up the motorcycles with more gear than each [...]

congratulations to a boy (and his parents)

Sean was awarded his A.S. in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement last night. That’s an accomplishment in itself. So was sitting through a ceremony that seemed a bit protracted and through speeches by speakers who sometimes veered away from the reason we were there: the accomplishment of these young people. I guess that’s almost to be expected [...]

opening day 2010 – new wild places

Each Opening Day Weekend — with or without company — I charge into the Sierra Foothills in pursuit of the first trout of the season. This year Older Son Sean accompanied me. Sean left earlier than I could Opening Day — I had a commitment — and he had some luck flogging a few spots [...]

manly fishing and food

By now you know that the Older Son and I are likely having a heck of a time. We’re headquartered at the cabin, fishing a few rivers and small streams for trout. Maybe even tainting our lines to chase bluegill and bass in a nearby pond. During the fishing there will be manly bonding that [...]