tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59342202271448848202024-03-13T17:49:45.058-05:00No Clear Line"In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing" - Norman MacleanMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-69122617053207935092022-12-24T16:28:00.000-06:002022-12-24T16:28:39.399-06:00Sunday Hunt<p> He had never before hunted on Sunday. As a boy it wasn't legal. Times change, and while Sunday hunting was now legal, the ministry kept him from the fields on the Lord's day. That year Christmas fell on Sunday. Services were limited to the morning, leaving dad a rare Sunday afternoon open. </p><p>I felt a little guilty for dragging him out in the bitter Midwest cold to chase pheasants so late in the season. Few continued to hunt ringnecks this late in the season. Roosters that survived this long were educated and tough to find. I was home on leave from the Air Force for Christmas, and I had been longing to recreate the hunts we shared when my dreams were hemmed in by barbed wire and fence-rows. </p><p>Normally we hunted farms owned by family members. Those farms were all a four-hour drive west, and we didn't have the luxury of time. Plan B was engaged: we drove to a nearby public hunting area in hopes of finding a bird or two. </p><p>We hunted as we always did - without a dog. Two steps, pause. Two more steps. Pause. Waiting, hoping for the flush of a bird and whir of wings. Few words passed between us. Those that did were short and to the point. </p><p>"Let's try that fence row." </p><p>"Do you think the lee side of that hill would be worth walking?" </p><p>After a couple hours of not moving a bird, the thought of a warm car and warmer supper at home drew us out of the frigid fields. We had no way of knowing, but dad's first Sunday hunt was the last time we would hunt pheasants together. <br /></p><p>Back then, the thought of a hunt or a Christmas without dad never crossed my mind. I focused on the moment, scanning the ground ahead, looking for tailfeathers. But today I scour my mind for every detail I once took for granted. </p><p>Two thoughts, pause. Two more thoughts. Pause. Waiting, hoping for the flush of a memory. <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-62332241933234540292022-06-30T06:56:00.000-05:002022-06-30T06:56:12.090-05:00Graven Images<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps it is s sign of my advancing age, or a desire to reconnect with the simplicity of my childhood, but I have noticed an increasing discontent with all the fly fishing accoutrements I have collected over the years. Boxes of flies, packs, vests, tools, cameras and "just in case" items to stave off a fishless outing. Sometimes even a quick evening trip to my local creek feels like an excursion.Somewhere along the way, success seems to have eclipsed fun. </p><p>I have flirted with the thought of fly fishing minimalism, but at the last minute I give in to the fear of being caught without the perfect fly. Consequently I carry more fly boxes than any three people need. Even my dabbling with Tenkara, I haven't yet been able to bring myself to winnow my ammunition to a single flybox. </p><p> Social media has played a part in this epiphany. The explosion of fly fishing images on social media once exciting and new, has become the equivalent of a third serving of cobbler - too much of a good thing. These days I tend to take few pictures of fish unless they are truly special. I find I prefer to take pictures of things that catch my eye, for my own
enjoyment. There are others whose
talents with a camera dwarf mine, and adding my simple images to the interwebs seems like additional noise nobody needs. I found I was becoming too consumed with trying to produce
a perfect image for the approval of others, which never was the point of going fishing. </p><p>I am planning a trip to a local river soon, and I plan to take only a single fly pattern, Maybe a couple spares in case I lose one. I will take my cane rod and dad's old reel. I hope to have fewer distractions, and a return to the joy I once felt just being a kid with a couple cork poppers bought at a small farm town hardware store. <br /></p><br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-30926749358427744912021-10-01T09:07:00.001-05:002021-10-06T09:15:15.519-05:00Unredeemed Wildness
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In
God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh unblighted,
unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and
wounds heal ere we are aware.” </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">John
Muir </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We rode slowly through the
1988 burn area near the continental divide as a cold rain fell. Many of the blackened
trees still stand, like sentinels guarding the next generation. Though the
fires raged here over thirty years ago, the young trees are barely taller than
the withers of my horse; a testament to the short growing season and the
resilience of nature. Given a chance, nature finds a way to restore itself.
Perhaps that is why we seek it when we need personal restoration - it whispers
in the face of sometimes catastrophic loss, "all is not lost, let's begin
again". Wilderness engenders hope, the balm of humanity. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> At the trailhead, I traded
three hundred seventy-five horses for one. My new conveyance had a single seat
and a lot less cargo space. Four hooves replaced four wheel drive. My top speed
dropped to three miles an hour, which was fast enough as we climbed the first
rise of the narrow trail, hugging a cliff. I kept my boots light in the
stirrups in case my horse stumbled and decided to take a shortcut to the
bottom of the canyon. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllLCYqh0UG9Dx9j7itzEYG5IKK_GSQU_oI5dGB7t59sUEukoJldBiI05gf_jxvG7ASC421PpZPaD3IhYmI_GujqxvjKentxR7zif9igQf5P__k3yQRPbZ5yBXFnRE5M9Wm-JWOeicaPdc/s640/Bonanza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllLCYqh0UG9Dx9j7itzEYG5IKK_GSQU_oI5dGB7t59sUEukoJldBiI05gf_jxvG7ASC421PpZPaD3IhYmI_GujqxvjKentxR7zif9igQf5P__k3yQRPbZ5yBXFnRE5M9Wm-JWOeicaPdc/w652-h480/Bonanza.jpg" width="652" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turpin Meadows Trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I trained for a few months prior to
my trip, taking horseback lessons aboard beautiful Appaloosa show horses who
responded to the lightest touch of a heel. In contrast, our mounts for this
trip, which took us twenty miles into the back-country of the Bridger
-Teton National Forest, were built like linebackers, and required a heavier hand.
If riding my training horses were likened to driving a fully loaded Lexus,
these trail hardened horses were the equivalent of driving an old Willy's jeep
with manual steering and transmission. No frills, no
flash, but extremely capable. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After a couple of hours on the trail
the chatter that accompanies a new adventure dies down, and one's perspective
shifts. Your world is framed by horse ears. Creaking saddle leather, the click
of metal shoes on stone, and occasional snorts from the pack string replace
electronic alerts from phones. Your gaze lifts and broadens, adjusting to the
scroll of wilderness unrolling before you. Fatigued eyes that daily spend hours
looking at screens an arm's length away begin to adjust to horizons miles
distant, on sabbatical from the virtual world. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This was a pilgrimage to the
Thorofare, one of the Meccas of trout conservation, located in the
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The catalyst for this trip and the beginning of
my education about the 90% decline in Yellowstone Cutthroat trout arrived a decade ago in
the form of a phone call from Dave Sweet, of Wyoming Trout Unlimited. Dave is
one of the foremost conservationists rallying others to the cause to reverse the decline of these native fish. The introduction of non-native Lake
Trout into Yellowstone Lake is responsible for the precipitous drop in their population. These large game
fish are voracious predators, and literally were eating the cutthroats to the
edge of extirpation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dave invited me up to see the
restoration efforts, and do some fishing. I had planned for years to go, but something always intervened, and I delayed the trip year
after year. Then in November, my father died. The realization that there was a
limit to how many "next years" were allotted to me came into sharp
focus. I booked the trip for late June.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Accompanying me on this trip were a
father-son team from Wyoming and a retired educator from Washington State.
After a long day on the trail and a good meal, we retired to our tents. The
feeder creek that ran along our campsite sang us to sleep, as the belled horses
nickered and munched grass on the mountainside our camp shouldered up against. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In early summer, mature Yellowstone
Cutthroat make their spawning runs into the tributaries of Yellowstone
Lake. During the rest of the year, they live in the deep water of the lake,
inaccessible to most avian and mammalian predators These spawning runs drive
the food chain in the Yellowstone region in the same way salmon runs do in the
pacific northwest. Some studies show <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/"><span style="color: blue;">16 species of birds and 4 species of mammals depend on the
cutthroat</span></a> as a food source. We fished Atlantic Creek, one of those
tributaries, under the watchful gaze of Hawk's Rest, a prominent mountain
landmark. Riding a few miles from camp each day to reach the creek, we tied the
horses in a copse of trees. Hiking a quarter mile through the meadow past
grizzly tracks quickened our pulse and sharpened our eyes. We gave dense
willow thickets a wide berth - no sense in tempting fate. Our first day fishing
here was rewarded with a few large trout in spawning colors brought to hand.
The run was underway. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5PGFVtjCky5juBrZHEgv5RLZiguh1eByEFniozPE36IYQzvDuTW8QI-F33Me-pXRGF-MSoKTx6rqBYkA2Xk48wJe-8XFHRTsgfmEOx4tTHkQJHbCq-4Q-PFjlUmEDuB_Spvq4mLVwKd6/s2048/IMGP1006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5PGFVtjCky5juBrZHEgv5RLZiguh1eByEFniozPE36IYQzvDuTW8QI-F33Me-pXRGF-MSoKTx6rqBYkA2Xk48wJe-8XFHRTsgfmEOx4tTHkQJHbCq-4Q-PFjlUmEDuB_Spvq4mLVwKd6/w640-h330/IMGP1006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shotgun, My Trusty Steed<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qxsJEdbT83YcI7fDr_wzy6cIBZm_iNW7Wtq04uQbtCB8OTRrqGEW0RgcYxQkXJ9DVe33AMX_d2_UQRBZovrAbnTY_jAeWr_VpFW38PKNhLvMjKXGtKfE0JQNtsSJFhYl97f9453F34O8/s2048/IMGP1011.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qxsJEdbT83YcI7fDr_wzy6cIBZm_iNW7Wtq04uQbtCB8OTRrqGEW0RgcYxQkXJ9DVe33AMX_d2_UQRBZovrAbnTY_jAeWr_VpFW38PKNhLvMjKXGtKfE0JQNtsSJFhYl97f9453F34O8/w640-h358/IMGP1011.JPG" title="Atlantic Creek, Hawk's Rest In The Background" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Creek, with Hawk's Rest In The Background<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIYw59MDWFXJ2h6kAVYGUkef7a95H3HJdBgN7kB3vCUzYhwR8nBqvYKDMmRvyJjFNjlMHH1EIDopS0JujsevoucO674xE-66-CDae1hOFIH8IXpPzTvwxox88cm0ubHqN7CR1OyDcTk5B/s2048/IMGP1021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIYw59MDWFXJ2h6kAVYGUkef7a95H3HJdBgN7kB3vCUzYhwR8nBqvYKDMmRvyJjFNjlMHH1EIDopS0JujsevoucO674xE-66-CDae1hOFIH8IXpPzTvwxox88cm0ubHqN7CR1OyDcTk5B/w640-h360/IMGP1021.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellowstone Cutthroat<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The creek was beautiful and clear,
but dropping quickly according to our outfitter. He worried that the next
week's group may not find sufficient water without moving farther downstream.
Even in paradise the "tax of forethought" can intrude, as
Wendell Berry wrote. But for this week, the creek was in perfect shape. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The next several days fell into a
comfortable rhythm. Rising early to fresh cowboy coffee on the wood stove,
we attended chores as breakfast was being prepared. We rekindled the campfire
to burn any leftovers, a requirement when camping in bear country. Following
breakfast, lunches were assembled and put into saddlebags. Fishing gear was
gathered and packed onto the mules, horses were saddled, and we hit the trail to
the meadow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59IeuNxik8YJZ0yhWcQsoaysBeTAJNNHWpbgSBdStRUP-pSqCyIdFCMlOhyphenhypheniPzNo8NpD0YKt3mfnCiDCTDZ4UZfpDsIDN1u7ywhIGqgDxZ-yyiFDxZPx6DWEvvuOV0PdZ3niqoyJWRtxC/s640/Jeff+and+Mark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59IeuNxik8YJZ0yhWcQsoaysBeTAJNNHWpbgSBdStRUP-pSqCyIdFCMlOhyphenhypheniPzNo8NpD0YKt3mfnCiDCTDZ4UZfpDsIDN1u7ywhIGqgDxZ-yyiFDxZPx6DWEvvuOV0PdZ3niqoyJWRtxC/w640-h480/Jeff+and+Mark.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Those on this trip recognized the
importance of these fish and the calamity they faced. Fortunately the trout are making a comeback. Just seeing a couple dozen fining in a deep pool
made the trip worth it. Catching a few was an embarrassment of riches. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sight fishing streamers down and across to pods of
migrating cutthroats proved to be the most effective method. Some in our
party couldn't help tossing a dry fly or two, just to see if trout were looking
up, but they weren't interested. We took turns in the productive pools, a luxurious and friendly way to
fish. Solitude has its place, but the camaraderie of sharing water has the added
advantage of relaxing on the bank while your partner tries his luck. It encourages you to take in the vastness and beauty of your surroundings, something I forget to
do sometimes when I am focused on my fishing. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The week went far too quickly, and
soon we found ourselves breaking camp and back on the 20 mile return trail to Turpin Meadows. This time we felt like old hands, as the new had been worn
off us. I tried to force my eyes to gorge on as much of the scenery as I could,
hoping to store it away for rainy days. I thought about my dad those hours in the saddle. He never visited this part of the world, but he sparked my interest in the
outdoors, and allowed it to be fanned into flame. Without that spark, I would
never have started on the journey that led me here. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Seeing the young trees growing in
the shadow of the burn and the cutthroats returning to their ancient spawning waters
in spite of all that happened to their kind brought a reassurance to me; a
healing of wounds. Tragedies of the moment are never the end of the story,
only a chapter, as long as we continue to write. </span></p>
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Fly fishing is a case in point. Flies, rods, lines, and techniques have all been
developed for specific species and water bodies. Nearly every fish that swims
can now be effectively targeted with fly tackle. Purchasing a fly rod for
"general" fly fishing would be like playing Pebble Beach with only a
five-iron. Hank Patterson would spew warm beer in your general direction. </span></p>
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now available, occasionally a non-target species finds your fly. My nickname of
"The Sucker King" was bestowed on me one day when a buddy and I were
nymphing a run thirty feet apart with the exact same flies. He caught trout
after trout. I matched him fish for fish, except all I caught were red horse
suckers. I even moved farther upstream and my sucker streak continued. Although
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socially distant week alone in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. An
early winter storm snow dropped over a foot of snow during my stay, effectively
eliminating any angling competition. With snow limiting access to the high
country, I opted to fish a favorite creek close to paved roads. </span></p>
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snow to reach the water. The absence of any footprints other than my own
confirmed that I had the creek completely to myself. Blessed solitude. </span></p>
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spot and laid a roll cast under a tree that had fallen across the creek.
Immediately a small bird swooped down and grabbed the hopper, hooking itself before
I could react. I looked more like a kite flyer than fisherman as I stripped in
line while the small bird wildly tried to fly away.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As I brought the bird to hand and
gently grasped it, I felt a light touch on my left shoulder. I half - turned my
head to see another bird perched there observing my hapless catch with great
interest. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I quickly removed the barbless hook
from its beak, and cradled held the little bird for a few moments until I felt
it relax a bit. Then I opened my hand, and it flew away. The other bird
remained on my shoulder through the entire process, then flew off to join
its paroled mate. It was a special moment and the highlight of the day for
me. I doubt I will ever forget that encounter. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am as good a birdwatcher as I am
an entomologist, which is to say I am not very good at all. I love seeing wild
birds, but identifying the species is often a challenge for me. Fortunately I
took a good look at my catch, trying to memorize a few characteristics. I knew
there was a field guide of Colorado birds waiting at the cabin. Upon
returning from the creek, I looked up the little foam hopper-eating bird that had
visited me that day. </span></p>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5erBpT2NHWAish_BtWV3HhM4CHrNWLWB5zKJn3JzL_G99zoZEEwA-0yZrfp_jJrvMlVUXZnG_YhjK8WxPdOJQUUfNx3L_vJ63g-thR4fsps8ZLRPCGxVWoNSwyjhu1B83ZcZiEZ1g6tjF/s1280/Wilsons+warbler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5erBpT2NHWAish_BtWV3HhM4CHrNWLWB5zKJn3JzL_G99zoZEEwA-0yZrfp_jJrvMlVUXZnG_YhjK8WxPdOJQUUfNx3L_vJ63g-thR4fsps8ZLRPCGxVWoNSwyjhu1B83ZcZiEZ1g6tjF/s320/Wilsons+warbler.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo credit https://www.allaboutbirds.org<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Warblers were not my target species;
one might even call them bycatch. I am not a birder, but what a tragedy it
would be not to be curious about the flora and fauna I encounter when
fishing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are scores of birding field
guides available, but I prefer not to carry them when fishing. I usually have a
camera, so occasionally I snap a picture to identify the species online when I
return home. I also glean identification tips from friends who are actual
birders. I am learning more about the world around me, one bird at a
time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When fish seem are uncooperative,
these feathered companions can salvage your day. One must work pretty hard to
be glum when watching birds, whether the species is known or not. Their songs
lift my spirits, especially when I hear them through the window of my home
office on a Zoom call. If you are like me, those songs have been a rescue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The following morning I returned to
the creek, and narrowly missed catching another warbler. This time I was
watching more closely, and pulled the hopper under before he could nab
it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After all I have a reputation to uphold, "Warbler King" just
doesn't have the same panache as "The Sucker King" </span></p>
<p> <br /></p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-42582759167066143812021-05-07T11:19:00.000-05:002021-05-07T11:19:21.742-05:00Easter Beer Hunts<p>The most fulfilling things about fly fishing are not primarily the fish; they are places it takes you and the people you meet. </p><p>The line through the rapids was fairly obvious, even for a greenhorn paddler like me. Large boulders blocked most of the river, with the exception of one chute with enough water to float our kayaks without resorting to the "dog scoot". </p><p>This stretch of the Llano River feels remote, with high banks that blocked views of man made structures. The appearance of a young woman with two elementary-aged children on the boulders mid-stream distracted me, wondering how they got there, as we saw no watercraft. </p><p>While pondering this minor mystery, a friendly voice from the bank startled me. I had not seen the thin man walk down to the river's edge. </p><p>"Hey, how are y'all doing? Want a beer?" </p><p>"Uh, no thanks, we are fishing through and just got started." It was also about 10 AM. The man smiled, wished us luck, and we ran the chute.</p><p>We fished through the day, but my skill as a fly-fisher was on par with my paddling skills. I was only able to count coup on one small bass that day before we reached the takeout, "by the tornado damaged windmill, you can't miss it".<br /></p><p>Later that evening at dinner, a stranger pulled a chair up to our table uninvited.</p><p>"Weren't y'all the ones that ran the rapids by my house this morning? Man, you did that better than anyone I have seen, " (which made me think he hadn't seen many people run those rapids). He chatted with us like we had been friends for years, culminating with an invitation to come back to his house the following weekend for an "Easter Beer Hunt". </p><p>"I'm sorry, what? An Easter Beer Hunt"?</p><p>"Yeah! My friends come to my house Easter afternoon. I hide cans of cold beer all over my property, and I give them each an Easter basket, then yell GO!. It's a lot more fun than an egg hunt!" <br /></p><p>We laughed, and he reminded us to come visit. He moved on to other tables, appearing to know everyone. Our dinner arrived, served by the proprietor and chef, clad in an apron. He was also sporting a Colt Peacemaker in a western holster slung around his hips . I suspect it kept complaints to a minimum. Ah, Texas. <br /></p><p>At breakfast the next morning, we recounted our dinner experience to our B&B hostess. She rolled her eyes, "Oh that's <a href="https://www.billworrell.com/">Bill Worrell</a>. He is an artist with a global following, and studios in Santa Fe and Sedona. He is always throwing parties and music shows at his place. "</p><p></p><p>Many years later while in Santa Fe for a Trout Unlimited meeting, I found Bill at his studio. I reminded him of our meeting. He pretended to remember me, but too much water had gone down the river, and I was one of many he had befriended through the years. It mattered not, he was the same kind soul we shared a table and a laugh with those years ago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryBjoNWrnKXrU2utuzmm9t8XM6JCAvcuzPK-PqZ8MCSAVni60vQ2BhyW0SkR2ySsMDJKEc0iLdRQc9ZmY3ZPkSaeb-vOaYFXxMcw5Z2QC5W9-jgH3px57-Y5BcfaZ3oJoaeyqwhwXEpE0/s2048/Dopsons+Worrell+and+Mark+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryBjoNWrnKXrU2utuzmm9t8XM6JCAvcuzPK-PqZ8MCSAVni60vQ2BhyW0SkR2ySsMDJKEc0iLdRQc9ZmY3ZPkSaeb-vOaYFXxMcw5Z2QC5W9-jgH3px57-Y5BcfaZ3oJoaeyqwhwXEpE0/w446-h640/Dopsons+Worrell+and+Mark+1.JPG" width="446" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We lost Bill last week, and with his passing, we lost a creative, friendly soul. Bill's trajectory was forever altered when he was forced to seek shelter
from a storm while paddling the Pecos River. The interior of the cave
where he sought refuge was covered in <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk00b32Ymq2IqFoQA5hqBSR49M5Wm7g:1620402261285&q=pecos+river+pictographs&tbm=isch&chips=q:pecos+river+pictographs,online_chips:texas:S2xNoNbSRks%3D&usg=AI4_-kTA079hJYSBKpZPYu6MRdoGP8x46w&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB9bTp9LfwAhWXKs0KHS02CgcQgIoDKAB6BAgFEA0&biw=1464&bih=936">pictographs</a>. He knew then that creating art based on those paintings would become his life's work. Bill's most striking works were the many shamans he created.A necklace pendent he made resides in my wife's jewelry box.</p><p>The tapestry of my life would have much less color without flyfishing, for it led me to the Llano River and a "chance" meeting with an artist who was himself shaped by rivers. Godspeed my friend. <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-50654494983753842412021-04-20T06:41:00.001-05:002021-04-20T06:41:23.212-05:00For Joe<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pQExzuKHjv6cVNtEINRc546-a7R2XaqU1X-B5KuigF_-xbu-_IflojxfUQeYNUVRU8UbR8B3ToQ2VvgBwCu77fD41AZQ9iq3h9EJX-OfURk5072QjX0RnneulbIkN-ZUQx3H7U9ahWUg/s1000/MissingMan-TBird-GNH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pQExzuKHjv6cVNtEINRc546-a7R2XaqU1X-B5KuigF_-xbu-_IflojxfUQeYNUVRU8UbR8B3ToQ2VvgBwCu77fD41AZQ9iq3h9EJX-OfURk5072QjX0RnneulbIkN-ZUQx3H7U9ahWUg/w640-h427/MissingMan-TBird-GNH.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p>The last time I saw you, we stood side by side</p><p>Saluting as Taps played</p><p>Skies thundered with the missing man formation </p><p>The F-16s slipped the surly bonds of earth carrying the spirit of an Ace<br /></p><p>Today I salute alone <br /></p><p>And you have touched the face of God. </p><p>The next time I see you</p><p><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058">There will be no tears <br /></span></p><p><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058">There will be no more death </span></p><p><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058">There will be no mourning, crying or pain</span></p><p><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058">For the old order of things will have passed away.</span></p><p><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOKteZVqsasvvNrBZKdIMIvuYHij1NyY-GuikBBhMasIfiE-B5KEHL6dbwvKOr2eRuninrj-8QPWUVD_xQo5YrJWFw_Yg3D1HeKm50ED6nl8m4INQrCgNcmhqgy4s5dxiSRrPkX9PFpt/s998/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOKteZVqsasvvNrBZKdIMIvuYHij1NyY-GuikBBhMasIfiE-B5KEHL6dbwvKOr2eRuninrj-8QPWUVD_xQo5YrJWFw_Yg3D1HeKm50ED6nl8m4INQrCgNcmhqgy4s5dxiSRrPkX9PFpt/w548-h640/042.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><span class="text Rev-21-4" id="en-NIV-31058"><br /> </span> <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-40922057558142853962021-04-10T19:51:00.000-05:002021-04-10T19:51:10.093-05:00Grandma's Wish<p> Sitting in grandma's kitchen, a young man with his dreams, </p><p>I asked her about the old times, when cowboys still were kings. </p><p></p><p>Did men ride tall in the saddle, comin' far across the plains? </p><p>Were fences few and herds ran wild till driven to the trains? </p><p>No child, what I recall are hard days, baking in the sun;</p><p>Grandpa and me working side by side until the day was done </p><p>Working to get all the crops in, praying for rain, not hail. </p><p>Hoping the markets would finally rise, when time came for a sale. <br /></p><p>Expecting to make a little profit, two years out of five, <br /></p><p>Living on hope and a banker's note, that's how we all survived. <br /></p><p>No guarantee of a paycheck, only hard work and our pride</p><p>Saw us through each season from the time I was just a bride<br /></p><p>Held on through the depression when gardens meant survival</p><p>Being thankful for what we did have, not envying a rival. <br /></p><p>Threshing crews and dinner at noon with all the neighbors gathered</p><p>Men eating pie in the shade of a tree, horses hot and lathered. <br /></p><p>I remember milking twice a day all the years we were able, </p><p>We kept the cans cold in the cream house, down near the stable. <br /></p><p>Only one vacation our whole lives, our investment in the soil</p><p>Sloth was not tolerated, for our lives were bound to toil</p><p>We didn't know any other way than living free and strong <br /></p><p>And taught our kids the difference between the right and wrong. </p><p>It was a good life but I would never wish it on any of my grands, </p><p>The life I led left its harsh mark on my back and on my hands. <br /></p><p>Stay in school, get a good job and settle in a town</p><p>With grocery stores and churches, and your family all around. <br /></p><p></p><p>Grow your family, keep them safe, and son please don't gamble, </p><p></p><p>On a patch of ground out in the sticks grown up in thorns and bramble<br /></p><p> Sitting in his kitchen, an old man dreams in town</p><p>Thinking of the days gone by when Stetson hats were crowns <br /></p><p>Sipping on his coffee, staring at his dish <br /></p><p>Thinkin' on what might have been., cause grandma got her wish. <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-85058239183456504912021-03-25T12:49:00.001-05:002021-03-25T20:09:22.912-05:00Exile<p>Pterodactyl-like tracks in the talcum of depressions used for dusting betrayed them. They were here - somewhere. Atop a mountain in eastern Tennessee on a hopeful spring morning, my father and I did our best to sound like a lonesome turkey hen on the old box call. The wooden paddle of the call screeched like a love banshee when stroked against the side of the box. No reply. We crept deeper into the woods and called again, straining to hear a gobble. <br /></p><p>The property we were hunting belonged to the church where dad served as a minister, and was used primarily as a summer youth camp. During the other three seasons it sat deserted, save for a caretaker who lived there to encourage would-be vandals to seek a change in venue for their creativity. <br /></p><p>We drove up the mountain early that morning in his old rusted pickup. It smelled faintly of honeycomb and smoke, remnants of dad's beekeeping chores. The driver's seat was tenuously held in place with a length of rope that would make Damocles flinch. Dad never got around to replacing the broken bracket.</p><p>We parked by the barn. Dew bowed the heads of pasture grasses like penitent congregants as we passed along a slight downhill trail. The woods took us in, drawing a veil on the world. Hemmed in before and behind, I was embraced by ancient mountains. They always welcome me home. <br /></p><p>Experienced turkey hunters like to "roost" birds, locating specific trees where the birds spend the night. Theoretically such knowledge will allow the hunter to set up an effective ambush the next morning. We were not experienced turkey hunters, so we placed our hope on luck. It was a good day to be a turkey. <br /></p><p>Ministry can be a lonely calling. Dad used to ask church friends to go hunting or fishing with him. Most offered excuses. After years of disappointment, he stopped asking. Guys want to let what little hair they have left down when they get a kitchen pass. Inviting a pastor along who might overhear an errant curse or see a beer in the cooler was apparently too risky. </p><p>So he hunted and fished mostly alone in his later years. As his strength ebbed and Parkinson's worsened, he stopped going afield. Instead he played golf with the senior pastor, a friend sharing the common bond of ministerial exile. Dad didn't really like golf that much, but he tolerated it for the camaraderie. </p><p></p><p>That was our final hunt. We lost dad last November. He spent his final
month alone in a hospital sequestered from family due to Covid rules. Dad's
shotgun is now in my gun safe, his turkey vest and coat are in my
closet. I wear his coat on cold days.Some days I put it on in the
closet just to feel its weight; like the passing of a camouflage mantle. </p><p>Dad never did get a turkey. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-57754416610503886612020-12-20T08:47:00.004-06:002020-12-20T09:44:06.616-06:00Give Sorrow Words<p> "Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”</p><p>- William Shakespeare</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98dk4DuwU9Zjo6j9QZxtMe9tu3TabqwBkbM16Y_RWLBbo4CQB1BQrBFHDtU6cQ8imCpORkYqouHZOvGrdwls4uwKxxYH9O5F1xXLO4Gp52-yt7OisBkXgStNjSeHRnhKxordgKQZss2vL/s1200/valley+of+the+shadow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1200" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98dk4DuwU9Zjo6j9QZxtMe9tu3TabqwBkbM16Y_RWLBbo4CQB1BQrBFHDtU6cQ8imCpORkYqouHZOvGrdwls4uwKxxYH9O5F1xXLO4Gp52-yt7OisBkXgStNjSeHRnhKxordgKQZss2vL/w640-h530/valley+of+the+shadow.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></p><br /><br /><div class="slideshow-slide slideshow-slide-portrait slideshow-slide-image loaded" data-id="10" id="slide-10">
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<p>Most of us, myself included, feel awkward when someone is grieving. We want to help, but realize that our platitudes are powerless against the tide of loss. If you choose not to read on, I understand. This is simply a journal entry for me, "...giving sorrow words...". <br /></p><p>While friends and relations are kind and thoughtful in the initial days and weeks after the death of a loved one, they soon return to their world, as they must. This is as it must be; life finds a way to move forward. </p><p>The busy-ness of the days surrounding the funeral come to an end, and I too must return to the demands of the living. Yet as mourners, we experience difficulty finding significance in the things life shouts at us to pay attention to. Indeed, I have been living in a bubble, shutting out the world. This is where my true grieving begins, in the gray dawn between dreams and day. <br /></p><p>I was in control of my emotions during my father's passing and his funeral. Since returning home I find the most innocuous things trigger tears without warning. <br /></p><p></p><p>A pocketknife.</p><p></p><p>A fly reel. </p><p>A toolbox.<br /></p><p>And songs...mostly the songs. </p><p>Music has an express lane into our souls. <br /></p><p>Dad and I had different tastes in music. He often held the role of music minister in churches where he served, and thus preferred songs of faith. I am thankful for those songs - they have been a balm to me during these weeks. I can still hear dad's voice singing them in my head. Blessed Assurance. <br /></p><p>My music tastes cover more genres than dad's, and I have also found solace in some of the songs from country music, old and new. Some, like the recent song by Luke Combs "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7kqqmr2HWI">I Ain't Goin' Nowhere"</a>, which I heard for the first time the week before dad died, deal directly with losing a father. </p><p>Others, like Merle Haggard s "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKZlReHZMes">Diana</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcFC8KjNjv0">Hungry Eyes</a>", and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ofzciulJU">Sing Me Back Home</a>" deal with loss, regret, and the passage of time. These have been the pressure valve on my emotions, allowing some of the steam to escape, mostly when I am alone. <br /></p><p>There doesn't seem to be any logic to how mourning proceeds. I recently spoke to a friend who lost his mother last year. He shared how looking for turkey stuffing at the grocery prior to Thanksgiving brought him to tears. His mom had always taken care of getting the stuffing. </p><p>Grief is a trail we all must walk - sometimes alone. We don't know when the trail will lead us out of the shadows of this valley - sometimes it feels like it won't. </p><p>But I hold on to this promise "...<i>weeping lasts only for the night, but joy comes in the morning.</i> " Psalms 30:5. </p><p>And so I wait on joy. I am beginning to see it in the faces of my grandchildren during this season of hope. I feel it in sincere inquiries about how I am doing from family, friends and neighbors. </p><p>Tidings of comfort and joy. <br /></p><p> </p><p>“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”</p><p>- J.R.R. Tolkien, <i>The Return of the King</i></p><br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-44472272527221506272020-12-19T06:44:00.001-06:002020-12-19T06:45:28.676-06:00The Crucible<p> <span></span></p><div class="ujudUb"><span>That's me in the corner</span><br /><span>That's me in the spotlight</span><br /><span>Losing my religion</span><br /><span>Trying to keep up with you</span><br /><span>And I don't know if I can do it</span><br /><span>Oh no, I've said too much</span><br /><span>I haven't said enough</span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> - REM </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07s-xma7q5AqLrhZAI1BHTWg72eSSlRJ7H74kRriA90DjKU1GBFqLCngekSn99upz_4bIx3umdcbUHvf73NtmSa5AvwSW-VNRt632j8Anr8pqAYLdlsEFFsc3jj24yuhKAnl9QDHqq0eK/s432/refinersfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="281" height="683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07s-xma7q5AqLrhZAI1BHTWg72eSSlRJ7H74kRriA90DjKU1GBFqLCngekSn99upz_4bIx3umdcbUHvf73NtmSa5AvwSW-VNRt632j8Anr8pqAYLdlsEFFsc3jj24yuhKAnl9QDHqq0eK/w551-h683/refinersfire.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>2020 has been a tough year, especially for people of faith. But aren't we all people of faith? </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Some entrust their faith to organized religion. Some in a political party, movement or candidate. Perhaps you have placed your faith in a person or in nature. Maybe science or intellect holds your faith. But we all place our faith in something or someone. </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Sometimes a friend will confide that they have lost their faith. I would submit they are really saying is that what or whom they placed their faith in proved unworthy after a trying event or season. If you have ever experienced betrayal you know this all too well. </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Rather than a loss of faith, the process is actually a refining of faith. Life is a series of refining fires which can burn away the dross of our beliefs.<br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Most of us don't do the hard work of faith in the good times. It takes hard times to compel us to ask hard questions. Times of sickness, loss, and betrayal. Times when prayers seem to go unheard and unheeded. Seasons when waiting for change evokes Sisyphus pushing a boulder up a mountain whose peak is never in view. </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><br /></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>But I am learning to take heart. While difficulty and disappointment meet us in our journey, it is part of a process that leads to maturity. </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> </span><br /><span><i><span class="text Jas-1-2">Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds,</span> <span class="text Jas-1-3" id="en-NIV-30270"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.</span> <span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2</span></i></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><i><span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271"> </span></i></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271"></span></span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span><span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271">The serenity prayer reminds us in part;</span></span><p>"Living one day at a time;<br />Enjoying one moment at a time;<br />Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;<br />Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. "</p><p>I am still working on the pure joy part, but I am glad to know there is a purpose in the chaos. </p><p>I send this out to you with prayers for you on your journey of faith as we walk each other home. <br /></p><span><i><span class="text Jas-1-4" id="en-NIV-30271"></span></i> <span class="text Jas-1-5" id="en-NIV-30272"></span></span></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-77464988822640017382020-12-05T08:19:00.003-06:002020-12-05T15:24:52.519-06:00Daily Bread<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-OpOR7M3SMAPVE-IszY68RIEZh_TENXtYc8mE5WHzUDTCpzVQWlgtCG0m44UMmUQ3dKzrZkZDVwrA14yL06F4syxFazA0rUy8q4oWuBtPQSI_5VznI9o7YnDHjM3X3likTXitx1e6Bu/s480/Rustic-Bread-jpg-480x360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-OpOR7M3SMAPVE-IszY68RIEZh_TENXtYc8mE5WHzUDTCpzVQWlgtCG0m44UMmUQ3dKzrZkZDVwrA14yL06F4syxFazA0rUy8q4oWuBtPQSI_5VznI9o7YnDHjM3X3likTXitx1e6Bu/w640-h480/Rustic-Bread-jpg-480x360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> Dad never had to take a vow of poverty when he went into the ministry. Preaching and poverty went together like cornbread and beans. </p><p>Born between the Great Depression and the attack on Pearl Harbor, dad lived his whole life close to the bone. His father was a welder who moved the family to Baltimore during WW2, finding work building <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship">Liberty Ships</a> for the war effort. After the war, Grandpa and many like him, migrated north for manufacturing jobs that held promise of a more prosperous future. But sometimes such promises take generations to come to fruition. Dad sometimes told us the story of feeling poor as a kid because he never had store bought bread to eat, until the day he saw a classmate who only had lard to put on his sandwich. The lesson was clear; we might not have much, but you don't have to look far to find someone worse off. </p><p>Dad grew up, married, and took jobs to support his family. But as his family grew, so did his faith, creating a crossroads in his life. <br /></p><p>When dad turned in his notice at work announcing plans to enter vocational ministry, his boss told him his kids would starve. At times it must have seemed that his boss might be right. There were times when our pantry was literally bare, but thanks to God's provision through the kindness of others, we never missed a meal. We always had a door to keep the wolf outside. </p><p>Dad was a quiet man of strong faith. How many men with a young family, working a good job in corporate America with all of its security and promise would willingly walk away into the uncertainty of the ministry? Especially to move his family to the deep south during the social upheaval of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war protests, and the rise of the counter-culture? I am not sure I would have the guts and selflessness to heed such a call, but dad did. <br /></p><p>He enrolled in Bible college in Chattanooga, TN in 1969. He found full time employment at Blue Cross/Blue Shield as a computer operator working third shift. When he got off work at 8AM, he drove to classes at <a href="https://carolinau.edu/about/mergers/tennessee-temple-university-legacy">Tennessee Temple University</a> until the early afternoon. He then drove home to get some sleep before heading back to work at 11PM. That was his routine until he graduated in 1974. I cannot emphasize enough how foundational this time was in dad's life - as well as our family's. <br /></p><p>For years I thought dad's call into ministry occurred in 1969. While helping mom downsize their house after dad's passing, I happened upon a paper dad must have written in high school. In it, students were tasked with writing about their planned occupation upon graduation. Dad wrote "The occupation I will pursue is not one that I would have willingly chosen for myself. I believe God has placed a call on my life to enter vocational ministry...". He went on to explain why he felt this call was right for him, to which his teacher wrote in the margin "this is commendable". That would have been around 1955. </p><p>Dad had humble and modest goals; to marry the love of his life. work a good job, and raise his family well. He never aspired to fame or fortune, and was never enslaved to either. He accomplished his goals and left a legacy of love, conviction and integrity.And I am still the little boy who tries to wear his fathers shoes, finding them larger than he can fill. <br /></p><p>A few weeks ago dad completed his call after some 50 years in ministry. The subsequent weeks of navigating life without my father's physical presence have been a jumble of joy and sadness. I find solace in some of the old songs of our faith; songs that dad often sang as a soloist. I can still hear his voice when I recall some of those songs, even though Parkinson's stole his singing voice several years ago. "No One Ever Cared For Me, Like Jesus", "It Is Well With My Soul"are two that have been close to my mind of late. </p><p>But the lyrics to another song ring so true to the life and ministry of my father, that I feel compelled to share them here: </p><p>"Little Is Much, When God is In It" <br /></p><p><span></span></p><div class="ujudUb"><span>In the harvest field now ripened</span><br /><span>There's a work for all to do</span><br /><span>Hark! the Master's voice is calling</span><br /><span>To the harvest calling you</span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Does the place you're called to labor</span><br /><span>And does the place you're called to labor</span><br /><span>Seem so small and little known?</span><br /><span>It is great if a God is in it</span><br /><span>For He'll not forsake His own</span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>Little is much when God is in it!</span><br /><span>Labor not for wealth or fame</span><br /><span>There's a crown, and you can win it</span><br /><span>If you go in Jesus' name</span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span> </span></div><div class="ujudUb"><span>And when the conflict has ended</span><br /><span>And our race on earth is run</span><br /><span>He will say, if you've been faithful</span><br /><span>"Welcome home, My child—well done!"</span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc"><span> </span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc"><span>Little is much when God is in it!</span><br /><span>Labor not for wealth or fame</span><br /><span>There's a crown, and you can win it</span><br /><span>If you go in Jesus' name</span></div><p></p><p>Godspeed Dad - I miss you, but know that we will see you again someday. For now, I know you are enjoying reunions of family and friends in heaven, never more to be assaulted with pain, sickness, fear, or death. There's a crown, and you have won it. <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-50490874710857540022020-11-30T06:32:00.001-06:002020-11-30T06:32:45.993-06:00Finish Line<p> "Dad is dying"</p><p>I was in my tree stand 16 feet above the ground when I received the text from my sister, over 900 miles away. It was not a surprise, but it was a shock. Dad's health had been declining from Parkinson's, and that decline accelerated sharply after a fall that resulted in a hip replacement. With a compounding cascade of issues post-surgery, I began preparing for this inescapable moment. </p><p>I sat in my stand until dark, but I wasn't interested in the hunt anymore. I climbed down, and walked back to the truck. I planned to spend the weekend at the ranch, but now I knew my place was at home. </p><p>We became yet another family unable to sit with a hospitalized loved one due to the Covid pandemic. Brutal isolation was added to our woes. </p><p>I am numb. For now, I need to be strong to help mom navigate decisions as best as I can. There will be time enough to mourn later, privately. </p><p>My logical mind is processing the mortality of my father. The man I saw for the last couple years was a little less like dad each time I saw him. Age and illness stripped his strength and vitality, but never his love. </p><p>The adult me knew this season was coming, but the little boy inside cannot reconcile that dad's time with us is nearing it's end. <br /></p><p>Dad continued to serve in ministry into his early 80s. He was the epitome of a servant leader, a high mark that I can only hope to aspire to. </p><p>Hospice has entered the picture. Modern medicine, amazing as it is, can do no more for dad other than provide comfort. And so we await the inevitable. </p><p>I spent a third of my life under his roof, and two thirds more beneath his gentle shadow - a shadow I cannot outrun, so I choose to embrace it. <br /></p><p>He taught me how to be a man by example more than by words. How to lead, how to serve, how to love. <br /></p><p>Dad was not a perfect man, but he was close enough for me. </p><p><i><b>Post Script:</b></i></p><p>I wrote the above entry just after I heard that dad was dying, two weeks ago. I drove back to Tennessee to be with family, and was able to see dad in hospice a couple days before he was promoted to heaven. I was thankful we had that final time to talk. He was not responsive, but I think he heard me. </p><p>I told him that I would take care of the family now in his place. That it was OK for him to step into eternity. There was nothing between us but love. <br /></p><p>Dad <span class="text 2Tim-4-7" id="en-NIV-29878"> fought the good fight, he finished his race, he kept the faith; and he finished well. </span> <span class="text 2Tim-4-8" id="en-NIV-29879"></span><br /></p><p> Is is well with my soul. <br /></p><p> <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-36191403326970212952020-11-04T06:56:00.004-06:002020-11-04T06:56:58.460-06:00A Long Walk to Awareness<p>"<i>No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin,
or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if
they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.</i>" - Nelson Mandela <br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>For my children, step-children, and grandchildren. </p><p>I was born in 1961 into a segregated nation. This is my story. <br /></p><p>John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 when I was 2 years old. </p><p>Five years later, Martin Luther King Jr, and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated within 3 months of each other. <br /></p><p>I remember talking about Richard Nixon's candidacy with classmates on our elementary school playground. It is my first recollection of politics and national issues. I was 8. <br /></p><p>In 1969 my father moved our family from Ohio to Chattanooga,Tennessee to prepare for the ministry. </p><p>In the summer of 1970 we were witness to racial fighting that broke out in a local high school. The catalyst of the fighting, we were told, was the school's fight song (Dixie) and mascot (the Rebels). </p><p>That was followed the next year by what was then called "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/23/archives/150-arrested-in-2-nights-of-rioting-in-chattanooga.html">race riots</a>", ignited when an advertised performer didn't show up for a concert, and management would not refund attendees tickets. I didn't understand the reason for the rioting, I only knew that we were under a curfew, not allowed outside after a certain hour even in our own yards to play. <br /></p><p>One evening during that time while attending Highland Park Baptist Church, uniformed police officers walked up the center aisle during the service to speak to the pastor, Dr. Lee Roberson. <br /></p><p>The pastor came to the microphone and told us that church was cancelled and we needed to leave immediately due to a riot that had broken out 2 blocks from the church. I recall hearing later that a few church members had been injured in the riot as they tried to make their way home. </p><p>In parallel to all the racial unrest during the 60's and 70's was the war in Vietnam. I remember vividly watching the news at night and hearing the body counts of both enemy and US soldiers killed in each day's fighting. There were peace protests and some rioting that occurred as a result of opposition to the war, especially by young people. Young men were subject to being drafted to fight in a war many felt was unjust. Some went anyway and some fled the country to avoid being sent to war. </p><p>As a young boy I remember feeling like the country was coming apart at the seams. </p><p>After my father finished ministerial school, he moved us to Montgomery, Alabama's state capitol to serve in a church there. Montgomery is the city where <a href="https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks">Rosa Parks</a> sparked the civil rights movement by refusing to give her seat up on a city bus to a white person. It was also where <a href="https://www.dexterkingmemorial.org/about/history/former-pastors/former-pastors-martin-luther-king-jr-1954-1960/">MLK Jr. was a pastor</a>...I remember driving by his church. We were an hour east of Selma -where the famous march to Montgomery (called <a href="https://www.history.com/news/selma-bloody-sunday-attack-civil-rights-movement">Bloody Sunday</a>) took place. We were in one of the hotbeds of the civil rights movement. </p><p>I knew two black people while I lived in Montgomery. One was our church janitor Bill, who was a convicted murderer on a work release program. The other was the woman hired by our church to run the nursery. Back then, Jim Crow laws prevented blacks from owning property except in certain designated areas of town. There were no integrated neighborhoods. Friendships or even opportunities to meet people of other races was rare. </p><p>I recall one Sunday a black family visited our church. . After the service some of the deacons met them and told them "we are glad you visited, but there is a church down the road where you will be more comfortable". The deacons were not glad they visited, and the underlying message they gave to that family was "don't come back here, you are not wanted". <br /></p><p>Montgomery is also where I met one of the most ardent and vocal segregationists of his time, Governor George Wallace. I was in the capitol building selling candy bars to raise money for our football uniforms. Wallace was in a wheelchair by then - a would be assassin shot him during one of his 4 attempts to run for president. He stopped me, asked me what I was doing. I knew who he was and was scared that I was in trouble. Instead, he bought a whole box of candy from me - a strange brush with one of the major figures in the battle for civil rights. <br /></p><p>Wallace was infamously known for physically <a href="https://www.npr.org/2003/06/11/1294680/wallace-in-the-schoolhouse-door">blocking the entrance to the University of Alabama</a> to ensure black students would not be able to enter. Later in his life he admitted that his opposition to the civil rights movement was wrong. <br /></p><p>My father was called to pastor a church in the hills of Appalachia near a town called Presetonsburg, Kentucky, and we left Montgomery my freshman year of high school. This is coal mining country and I knew of no neighbors who were not white. <br /></p><p>Later we moved to Iowa where my father served in another church. The high school I attended had nearly 1500 students, of which only 2 or 2 were black. My point is I grew up in a very white world. <br /></p><p>After I graduated from high school I joined the US Air Force. It was there for the first time, I was able to encounter people from different races, and see them as individuals, not members of a racial group with the associated stereotypes. In fact the Air Force demanded it - in my opinion they worked hard to break down any barriers to a cohesive unit. I liked some fellow Airmen, others I didn't. But to paraphrase MLK Jr.,it was due to the content of their character, not the color of their skin. </p><p>I didn't grow up in a racist home, but I did pick up personal bias along the way from friends and the culture I was surrounded by. Everyone has bias, but I didn't begin becoming aware of mine until I began engaging with people as individuals and talked frankly with them about it. That is a process I need to continue to invest in. <br /></p><p>I am glad that the world you have grown up in has placed you in more racially diverse schools and working conditions than what I experienced. You are light years ahead of where I was at your age, with many more opportunities to know and befriend others who look different from you. Your attitudes toward diversity confirms to me we are progressing, though recent events at the national level underscore we have a long way to go. </p><p>We never will arrive at the place this side of heaven where we no longer need to become aware of and address our bias (which I believe to be fear based), so long as there are differences in people. I still am learning about mine after all these years. <br /></p><p>But you give me hope. <br /></p><p> <br /></p><br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-70395459817025993432020-10-06T06:56:00.002-05:002020-10-06T07:59:00.709-05:00Wounds of a Friend<p>I once had a coworker who grew up in the kitchen of his parent's Cajun
restaurant. After sampling some of his etoufee, I asked for the recipe. I followed it exactly as written, but my
etoufee was...flat. All the ingredients were there, but something I couldn't quite grasp was missing. <br /></p><p>My journey to become a writer is similar, somewhat like a restaurant patron deciding to become a chef because he loves food. The enjoyment, enrichment, and education I experience from reading inspired me to try my hand at what seems to be a fairly simple task; have interesting thoughts, and write them down in interesting ways. Which is somewhat like saying songwriting is a process of assigning musical notes to a poem. While technically correct, it's more complex than that. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p>When I started experimenting with smoking meat, I had a similar experience. I volunteered to smoke a turkey for our family Thanksgiving dinner one year. Though I followed the instructions of my more accomplished friends to a "T", had the creosoted look and the taste of a railroad tie. Even the dogs wouldn't touch it.</p><p>So I lowered my expectations of earning a James Beard award, and instead dove in to learn how to make something palatable. Gradually, the products from my smoker began to earn a place at our table, although there were many more overdone, underdone, and poorly seasoned offerings before I could produce consistent results. Local Austin BBQ legend Aaron Franklin has a philosophy I love. If it your smoked brisket doesn't turn out perfectly, you can always make chopped beef sandwiches, which covers a multitude of sins. The underlying message was, your mistakes are not fatal, and if you choose to, you can learn from them. Aaron humbly recounts several mistakes he made in his cooking career which included things like a grease fire in one of his smokers with thousands of dollars of brisket at stake. But he learned how to overcome a bad situation and make food that people would eat. It might not be 5 stars, but no one ended up in the E.R. </p><p>One of the scariest things we do is present a part of ourselves to the public for their consumption, whether food, music, painting, or prose. In our core we want our work to be appreciated, even loved. But those early smoked turkeys sometimes need to come home to roost. </p><p>I recently asked some friends whose writing I enjoy and respect, to look over some of my writing to give me constructive feedback on how I can approve. My stated ask was for them to not hold back, give me the criticism I need to get better. Secretly however, I wanted them to laud me with praise. </p><p>I did receive feedback from one gracious friend, who holds himself in much lower esteem than I do. He humbly told me that his critiques were his personal opinions, and I was welcome to pitch them in the trash should I wish to. It took me a couple days before I could read and process his critique, and then it took several re-readings to comprehend the entirety of his email. I am still in fact processing his suggestions. His recommendations tended to be stylistic in nature. </p><p>My other friend, who has an advanced degree in fine arts, also provided detailed suggestions. His advice was mainly technical in nature. The combination of style an formality were perfect bookends to help me look at my writing from new perspectives, <br /></p><p>There is a passage in the Bible, Proverb 27:6, that states "<span class="text Prov-27-6" id="en-NKJV-17176">Faithful <i>are</i> the wounds of a friend,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-27-6">But the kisses of an enemy <i>are</i> deceitful."</span></p><p><span class="text Prov-27-6">I keep coming back to the graciousness of these friends who cared enough to take time from their schedules, and give me what I asked for, instead of what I wanted. Now if you will excuse me, I need to make some chopped beef. </span></p><p><span class="text Prov-27-6"><br /></span></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-84270377562103448522020-09-13T17:41:00.002-05:002020-09-13T17:41:48.685-05:00Altitude Adjustment - Sunday Morning Comin' Down - An Epilog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LEi8wT4iSTcnWNfhqzNa7yGlpFFl8WJk9vwZsDizmT2S96DVOUD1_eeac5JJm4Ux4msfa-8X3qTj6W7GNMGOBtlr2O5B-FRfrtDsknt3B0nS_2axaekA5ffQ13pqxgACws7t0KS8DqSH/s2016/IMG_4491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LEi8wT4iSTcnWNfhqzNa7yGlpFFl8WJk9vwZsDizmT2S96DVOUD1_eeac5JJm4Ux4msfa-8X3qTj6W7GNMGOBtlr2O5B-FRfrtDsknt3B0nS_2axaekA5ffQ13pqxgACws7t0KS8DqSH/w662-h480/IMG_4491.jpg" width="662" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>Pre-dawn darkness cloaked the mesa at 4AM. I stood a moment to take in the brilliant stars unfiltered by smoke or smog; then resumed loading the truck. </p><p>The silence of this place can be deafening, especially at this hour. Were it not for the distant whispered roar of the Rio Grande, one could be led to believe they were in a perfect vacuum. </p><p>I scanned the checklist of items to be accomplished in order to close down the cabin for the third time, worried about would forget something. It was hard to get my synapses firing on all cylinders even after mainlining two cups of coffee. I better get another one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b6vyD_Xd7iaf47O8MwqQ9tCrHh5xWh4VDKoXMEwv65jCnz0H9-XvTjxQtTSGCVTyWw_PU0oSBvRlu9aUeE-kANC6y38-vfriiYC9WD_cWz2oQbCJsfAlmClS51JDPVMaouWy75RZIY54/s700/Creede+City+Limits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b6vyD_Xd7iaf47O8MwqQ9tCrHh5xWh4VDKoXMEwv65jCnz0H9-XvTjxQtTSGCVTyWw_PU0oSBvRlu9aUeE-kANC6y38-vfriiYC9WD_cWz2oQbCJsfAlmClS51JDPVMaouWy75RZIY54/w737-h467/Creede+City+Limits.jpg" width="737" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>At the moment, I was at 8800 feet in elevation. At the end of the day I would only be 735 feet above sea level, a change of just over 8,000 feet. It always makes me smile when I see city limit signs in Colorado - no population numbers here, only elevation. Populations may grow or shrink, but the mountains remain unchanged. <br /></p><p>The thermometer read a comfortable 27F; a marked improvement from the 18 degrees a couple nights ago. Still, I had to employ the defroster to clear windshield. With my gear stowed, I pointed the truck east along Deep Creek Road, the washboard sections clacking my teeth together like a teletype for the final time this week. </p><p>Ahead of me lie sixteen hours of windshield time, too many podcasts, two state lines, and home. </p><p>Mountains hiding in the dark funneled me alongside the Rio into the San Luis valley. Blanca peak, a 14'er, was only visible as an EKG line across the eastern sky. It's flanks were still powdered in snow. <br /></p><p> Last night I slept the deep sleep of a guiltless conscience, thanks to the encounters with creation and the Creator last week. This morning I awoke like a bear who overslept spring. <br /></p><p>I don't usually return from time afield or a-stream refreshed and chipper, like the books and magazines say I should. I know I am supposed to. I know being in nature is essential for me, it's just that I am never ready to leave it and rejoin "real" life. Like a child on the last day of summer vacation, I don't care that I have just had a great time off . I come back kicking and screaming -or at least pouting. </p><p></p><p>At my house in suburbia, the back porch temp already registers 98F, and it is not even noon. I fight the urge to throw my gear back in the truck and head northwest. </p><p>Come to think of it, I <i>do</i> have another week of vacation to burn ...</p><p><br /></p><br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-90375207890242283292020-09-11T22:11:00.000-05:002020-09-11T22:11:22.072-05:00DISPATCHES FROM EL ESCONDIDO, VOL 6 FRIDAY - Final Edition<p> Time at the cabin always goes too quickly. Determined to wring all the goodness I could out of my last full day here, I went fishing. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGq2m83cKFFkkbJHs0Q8oDoKx8YA1QKMJh9bD5oYHHpDWeEIUYBIcn9aWuCjEKhqbUYWN1ZmElq0dODVDNTPH9fVqkpa9mvAbGtLiW7oXH0PUfGYK52T0vogqlDr4O7M9TRbiGFnmQsEZ/s2016/Red+Mountain1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGq2m83cKFFkkbJHs0Q8oDoKx8YA1QKMJh9bD5oYHHpDWeEIUYBIcn9aWuCjEKhqbUYWN1ZmElq0dODVDNTPH9fVqkpa9mvAbGtLiW7oXH0PUfGYK52T0vogqlDr4O7M9TRbiGFnmQsEZ/w781-h586/Red+Mountain1.jpg" width="781" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Mountain<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Most of the snow that fell the last few days is gone except on the mountaintops. High temps today were forecast to be in the 50's. I quickly packed a lunch, loaded the truck, and headed to Red Mountain Creek. <br /><p>Like most streams in the area, Red Mountain Creek (RMC) has been running low this year, and it has a reputation of not giving up fish easily. But it is in such a gorgeous place that I would make the drive just to eat lunch on the tailgate and take in the view. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc5_uSo-kNosIlMiEJs7gAQSo0koJ1q-6t_AoVZccHdZ7gxqTQ0TMIaTt5WlT7Mnskn0k1gpPJDC6kVqASCdVh9wXADvxNt2cnoM1v_i7SLvjAB8XhoFN_cJrqRX7Kg7ACVL6mgd0i3P4/s2016/Red+Mountian+Ranch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc5_uSo-kNosIlMiEJs7gAQSo0koJ1q-6t_AoVZccHdZ7gxqTQ0TMIaTt5WlT7Mnskn0k1gpPJDC6kVqASCdVh9wXADvxNt2cnoM1v_i7SLvjAB8XhoFN_cJrqRX7Kg7ACVL6mgd0i3P4/w781-h586/Red+Mountian+Ranch.jpg" width="781" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn around pilgrim, this is where public land ends...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Feeling a bit over-confident from my success on Beaver Creek, RMC served me up an extra big slice of humble pie for my morning's efforts. No matter, I had a sandwich and a comfy camp chair back at the truck. </p><p>The valley was completely devoid of human noise. Bird songs, hawk screeches, and water tumbling over stone were the only sounds. Sitting in the warm sun after lunch, I caught myself drowsing a bit - something I might do when hunting from my tree stand, but never before when fishing. </p><p>But today there was no hurry, I was beginning my long goodbye. I walked and fished slower than normal. I was more intentional about being in the moment, noticing things I might overlook when I am in full on fishing mode. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE0fnq_zqt6ktGe13nsiKQzHBCzIt68YGOZAY0hANNmxz94FEZfFayDudMLNR8T6iBpjU9zvWLrf4JDPmkvZXQ_I5AF0W7NGemsntVl3z0wcfHpeWFGze8dE_VcX0RN6Nt6ndf6y-9mkz/s1756/snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE0fnq_zqt6ktGe13nsiKQzHBCzIt68YGOZAY0hANNmxz94FEZfFayDudMLNR8T6iBpjU9zvWLrf4JDPmkvZXQ_I5AF0W7NGemsntVl3z0wcfHpeWFGze8dE_VcX0RN6Nt6ndf6y-9mkz/s320/snake.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I didn't think about the long drive home tomorrow, the backlog of emails from work, and a return to the "real" world. Rather, I chose to be fully present in the moment. What a blessing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZiA5BaQMv-36GO5pc56rRdR_DHuFAvhrM0XuUP0K4_9CJZ6NVFp9MkPaEznFxzJEr1f4c3Dbn3BDqEdHgQwmgyZKybiHtpUcFpo5lCgdXK07kl00zEboqEWfBU0w8IkOqYNgYkTIP2aX/s2016/Red+Mountain+Creek+Brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZiA5BaQMv-36GO5pc56rRdR_DHuFAvhrM0XuUP0K4_9CJZ6NVFp9MkPaEznFxzJEr1f4c3Dbn3BDqEdHgQwmgyZKybiHtpUcFpo5lCgdXK07kl00zEboqEWfBU0w8IkOqYNgYkTIP2aX/w781-h586/Red+Mountain+Creek+Brown.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><p>I finally did catch some fish - actually the largest brown of the trip came to hand today. But today was about more than fish. It was about connecting with my Creator, appreciating the beauty of the creation, and enjoying it all to the fullest extent I am capable of. </p><p>There is a backstory about how I came to the cabin originally - a tapestry of dreams, friends, opportunities, and tragedies. But that is a story for another time - perhaps around an evening campfire. </p><p>But today's story is about a man blessed beyond his dreams, and beyond what he deserves. </p><p>Vaya Con Dios</p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-91442678450793418602020-09-10T21:33:00.001-05:002020-09-10T21:33:45.831-05:00DISPATCHES FROM EL ESCONDIDO, VOL 5 Thursday<div style="text-align: left;"> The the 4th Saturday of each September is designated "<a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/public-lands-day.htm">National Public Lands Day</a>". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am a resident of the state of Texas . I am immensely proud of my state, but 95% of the land in Texas is privately held. I am not stating that this is good or bad, but it does mean that Texans who want to experience public lands often have to travel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">As I write this, I am sitting in Mineral County, Colorado. Interestingly 95% of the land in this county is public land - the inverse of Texas . Southern Coloradans can attest to the large number of Texas license plates regularly seen here. Public lands are a major reason. </span></div><p>The liberty to access public lands here is staggering. The number of trails, campgrounds, streams, and hunting opportunities open to all is almost an embarrassment of riches, and often taken for granted. </p><p>When I was in Tanzania a number of years ago, I was able to visit <a href="https://www.tanzaniaparks.go.tz/national_parks/mikumi-national-park">Mikumi National Park</a> for a photo safari. I presumed that Africa was, except for the cities, teeming with wildlife. If fact, we were told if not for the national parks, many species would already be extirpated. The cost for entry makes visiting the park out of reach for most Tanzanians - they are not the target market. Foreigners are. </p><p>Compare that to the public lands just here in Mineral county where all that is required to access most areas is transportation to get to your destination. </p><p>I am currently reading through Terry Tempest Williams book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hour-Land-Personal-Topography-Americas/dp/1250132142/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Hour+of+land&qid=1599748408&sr=8-2">The Hour of Land - A Personal Topography of America's National Parks". </a> Ms. Williams takes a look at twelve of our national parks, "delving into what is means to shape a landscape with its own evolutionary history into something of our own making". She attempts to tell the whole history, including those who were pushed off the land as it became "public". I enjoy her writing style, and I am learning much about the parks. </p><p>Another resource I highly recommend on the history of the parks and the park system is the Ken Burns documentary <a href="http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/">"The National Parks, America's Best Idea" </a> This is a 12 hour, 6 part series that is superbly done, in typical Burns style. Coincidentally, Terry Tempest Williams is one of the featured writers who lends her voice to the work. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZIldRtFsof6L2rj_IUf4rQI4i4z2Drhq8vtJozkJG1BojaefpV9-SUmgKYWB8KB91pfJ3Le3g0q3YasR3FyupKCrb2MDli58h6DrO1A7OvDYHj2r3OgFkYBLCk_ENibCldE4L-okvBJi/s2016/Beaver+Creek+in+snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZIldRtFsof6L2rj_IUf4rQI4i4z2Drhq8vtJozkJG1BojaefpV9-SUmgKYWB8KB91pfJ3Le3g0q3YasR3FyupKCrb2MDli58h6DrO1A7OvDYHj2r3OgFkYBLCk_ENibCldE4L-okvBJi/w733-h976/Beaver+Creek+in+snow.jpg" width="733" /></a></p><p>Today I took advantage of an opportunity in the Rio Grande National Forest. Snow seemed to keep everyone else away. Maybe they were smarter than me, since huge clumps of snow were continuously falling around me, sounding like far off mortar shells. Many broken limbs littered the ground, and a few new downed trees now span the creek. It took a little more effort than usual, but I had the creek entirely to myself - I never saw another soul. Fortunately the fish were being sociable. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3exaE3CTPtjXgnsOAu1lk6mZCx6yQI75FOrokRUywPrj29_amn1B7pmAwtkOBhRQ3XpygPjEhLQ6tW7mbu5ZckjMdiOrTQLS63aRm89coeBvUKz8lrPj9W-Qf_aQKEuQ8-2AF5kw2HRzK/s1579/brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1579" height="749" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3exaE3CTPtjXgnsOAu1lk6mZCx6yQI75FOrokRUywPrj29_amn1B7pmAwtkOBhRQ3XpygPjEhLQ6tW7mbu5ZckjMdiOrTQLS63aRm89coeBvUKz8lrPj9W-Qf_aQKEuQ8-2AF5kw2HRzK/w781-h749/brown.jpg" width="781" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOC5ngjKdC_RFSc1nRzIrdEHp-rtcUlYEos3bjsVAp381huF7vCGXt6DfjVNVWGC2dmLQLFIdrzQYG_Y0KqZR_JHti2m9519hX3vCk4cAGpwSDJ1JsMUeQ1m2FNA-CQJm3ieQpE-phm7H/s1840/bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1387" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOC5ngjKdC_RFSc1nRzIrdEHp-rtcUlYEos3bjsVAp381huF7vCGXt6DfjVNVWGC2dmLQLFIdrzQYG_Y0KqZR_JHti2m9519hX3vCk4cAGpwSDJ1JsMUeQ1m2FNA-CQJm3ieQpE-phm7H/w735-h976/bow.jpg" width="735" /></a></p><p>You know you have had a good day fishing when you have to take rest breaks over supper. </p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-38770383500271503332020-09-09T23:43:00.004-05:002020-09-09T23:43:56.891-05:00Dispatches From El Escondido, Vol 4 Wednesday<p> More snow fell in Creede overnight, but only about 4 inches. The forecast was for just over a foot, prompting texts from my family wondering if I would get snowed in. Not yet, I am sad to report, but we are expecting a few more inches tonight. </p><p>Life at the cabin has its own pace, and I have fallen into a predictable routine. The first order of business each morning is to get coffee brewing, followed closely by building a good fire. Some reading, some reflection, then breakfast. Today I worked at a leisurely pace, knowing the day would start slowly due to the snow. </p><p>Breakfast dishes done, I drove into town to see what the roads were like and buy some groceries. The snow transformed the town into a living Thomas Kinkade painting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA_-zqcW1xJzTCMfMWiZSnzhcCR4NwWyFOgqG3zJHLys_DEgWGJSaazD-H9UgYwmWuMZl6u_EtHJmKDecYLQnc7GZ-1s8RDk3ulQqo2xNv_UIr0RG4Y-7Rpx1hBM1LdCNmYdT3wGpmv2V/s1836/Creede+Street+Snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1377" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA_-zqcW1xJzTCMfMWiZSnzhcCR4NwWyFOgqG3zJHLys_DEgWGJSaazD-H9UgYwmWuMZl6u_EtHJmKDecYLQnc7GZ-1s8RDk3ulQqo2xNv_UIr0RG4Y-7Rpx1hBM1LdCNmYdT3wGpmv2V/w733-h976/Creede+Street+Snow.jpg" width="733" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZbGPCo6xXN6tGpNtjRllha7p4KhPYQgVpi07VyO2a0RSdQwD2UY0qAdAlXoeGiXNZOVOGkqHF63350Cl6hofz2zZp1o-P9v_DRRj3H5UG7C2g8MhLdwdllYgLz0NFwGL54f7S1ifZeKO/s1789/Ramble+House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1342" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZbGPCo6xXN6tGpNtjRllha7p4KhPYQgVpi07VyO2a0RSdQwD2UY0qAdAlXoeGiXNZOVOGkqHF63350Cl6hofz2zZp1o-P9v_DRRj3H5UG7C2g8MhLdwdllYgLz0NFwGL54f7S1ifZeKO/w586-h781/Ramble+House.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgytAiXvrJR873-1v6mMFXQXEzB_lXlgWdxp_84hKNuYxMzMrn4Yt8NLH3m_CqKKbmBezyaO17rUh9go_eOcM-6Jdrrr_33DjH7h5sFkDXmrPW8YptQypkW_Ba7zEmI3yTcv7sXjtjnyP/s1673/Upper+end+of+Creede.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="1512" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgytAiXvrJR873-1v6mMFXQXEzB_lXlgWdxp_84hKNuYxMzMrn4Yt8NLH3m_CqKKbmBezyaO17rUh9go_eOcM-6Jdrrr_33DjH7h5sFkDXmrPW8YptQypkW_Ba7zEmI3yTcv7sXjtjnyP/w705-h781/Upper+end+of+Creede.jpg" width="705" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe-rf-ftQBOjI1tmrBmK5eONyDKR7Pgnm3dPjq8FXytD_bqVre-cFX7qbkt-RlCpkMlPaIkZOP1vdzVNsY3ccIsyCnBrDtfMype0Mdgf1LEMccdUMWz5CKNUa6ydH7uxJxns13B5e4wpM/s1280/SJS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1280" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe-rf-ftQBOjI1tmrBmK5eONyDKR7Pgnm3dPjq8FXytD_bqVre-cFX7qbkt-RlCpkMlPaIkZOP1vdzVNsY3ccIsyCnBrDtfMype0Mdgf1LEMccdUMWz5CKNUa6ydH7uxJxns13B5e4wpM/w625-h614/SJS.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcUTW3qEiqA5kuj-Z8CBStzIvjxovDg9VDcv8WspA9smKab-5kSkAYfhz9p6fPjP8m529S7_NLVwToWR4hyphenhyphenKcjELtr1lBfgJAObwpbWqP_53aJShGqjGHupsYMOZTUMMANuSbeU7KVrPC/s1280/Creede+Church+with+Snowshoe+in+background.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1204" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcUTW3qEiqA5kuj-Z8CBStzIvjxovDg9VDcv8WspA9smKab-5kSkAYfhz9p6fPjP8m529S7_NLVwToWR4hyphenhyphenKcjELtr1lBfgJAObwpbWqP_53aJShGqjGHupsYMOZTUMMANuSbeU7KVrPC/w735-h781/Creede+Church+with+Snowshoe+in+background.jpg" width="735" /></a></p><p>The highway was completely clear, so I made a plan to fish Beaver Creek, expecting to have the place all to myself. </p><p>The Beaver Creek area received 12 inches of snow overnight. Since it is early September, the Cottonwoods still had their leaves. The heavy snow clung to the leaves, resulting in many downed tree limbs. </p><p>The main roads were clear but the pullouts along the creek had been blocked when the snowplow went through. The one open campground had campers in every slot, and no place for me to park safely. No fishing for me today. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuDGW96MGbkt_1gIr42vkMYOUrAomz2x41DpTFGnIwQegvG5HkdKv-PHPlBfRkhTueZhB6Vj6HTdHNWWCrvMCoVXzUN9pMGeMOkhOVjefdJkn7yXcF9jMm0WxJ5Lnq-bVvf7362SCkE4S/s2016/At+Beaver+Creek+Campground.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuDGW96MGbkt_1gIr42vkMYOUrAomz2x41DpTFGnIwQegvG5HkdKv-PHPlBfRkhTueZhB6Vj6HTdHNWWCrvMCoVXzUN9pMGeMOkhOVjefdJkn7yXcF9jMm0WxJ5Lnq-bVvf7362SCkE4S/w625-h469/At+Beaver+Creek+Campground.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><p>I headed back to Creede to hike Deep Creek trail, just around the bend from the cabin. I fished the creek earlier in the week, but today I wanted to stretch my legs a bit and maybe see some wildlife. </p><p>The scenery was made even more spectacular by the snow, but I was dismayed to find tracks from someone who had been there before me. So naturally I determined I would hike until I saw no more tracks, and then a bit more. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYaT-MEZzuKcGjOk25ozVWmkh9uSJqPKXygfSt98lNX8YyppLcnCrd0LpROj93wy7vb5rHWhmVwkQEOEfrmEKYRup0loHL2OmFdM7S4mAhgQu_cRv0mopngH6cKySuaVqoR3oJT79HUV8/s2016/Where+the+footprints+ended.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYaT-MEZzuKcGjOk25ozVWmkh9uSJqPKXygfSt98lNX8YyppLcnCrd0LpROj93wy7vb5rHWhmVwkQEOEfrmEKYRup0loHL2OmFdM7S4mAhgQu_cRv0mopngH6cKySuaVqoR3oJT79HUV8/w375-h500/Where+the+footprints+ended.jpg" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the other hiker's footprints ended<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Snow began to melt, and the stark monochrome after the snowstorm receded to melded watercolors of fall. The only sounds were those of birds and the running creek. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYxi0kz3T5VRmaVIYVAbBHvjTdMP00we441nKBsQ26u-DKAKggTHYVn9nr9BOVWAKysNNujXEdP4DiLPOzBDXm3DZWWiQis6__JyelUB6DhzC0r50EoVDASVAmPZnCCjKg9IsqZc2xcqw/s1280/Deep+Creek+Trail+bird.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1280" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYxi0kz3T5VRmaVIYVAbBHvjTdMP00we441nKBsQ26u-DKAKggTHYVn9nr9BOVWAKysNNujXEdP4DiLPOzBDXm3DZWWiQis6__JyelUB6DhzC0r50EoVDASVAmPZnCCjKg9IsqZc2xcqw/w500-h476/Deep+Creek+Trail+bird.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><p>I reminded myself to live in the moment, and enjoy this respite from a loud and frantic world. So I tuck away these images in my mind and on my phone to pull out and remember when life isn't so kind. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MTZIGZsDTMhqIDuHyjmYkQNLMHDD2ttGwdGZeVFq0nJCZi8NR3CPCKmJmosuG1aKb0giqpoWO4BSrDKtXVwqfVEuPN7NckGfKsDT6FjbkgLPeeHGNOE8M24A02tJwLO15_nTXHBG9AKi/s2016/Aspens.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MTZIGZsDTMhqIDuHyjmYkQNLMHDD2ttGwdGZeVFq0nJCZi8NR3CPCKmJmosuG1aKb0giqpoWO4BSrDKtXVwqfVEuPN7NckGfKsDT6FjbkgLPeeHGNOE8M24A02tJwLO15_nTXHBG9AKi/w733-h976/Aspens.jpg" width="733" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here be Pikas...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZPNOhIBBlUQEMY1SIVfPsO7jVtGVWEtk0OQq0V4zoO7EnYAijyAMi70eqf-A5g43ukoA1OEGSo9MtPqIYHhfaPl2vA2YE_0qkHnBMcBgqVSeBJz9_85gVCdZrMrKIiT4xkD4Dkiv-q6M/s2016/End+of+my+hike.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZPNOhIBBlUQEMY1SIVfPsO7jVtGVWEtk0OQq0V4zoO7EnYAijyAMi70eqf-A5g43ukoA1OEGSo9MtPqIYHhfaPl2vA2YE_0qkHnBMcBgqVSeBJz9_85gVCdZrMrKIiT4xkD4Dkiv-q6M/w733-h976/End+of+my+hike.jpg" width="733" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-53771927423654327532020-09-08T19:29:00.000-05:002020-09-08T19:29:37.913-05:00Dispatches From El Escondido, Vol 3, Tuesday<p> Winter weather arrived in Creede today. The forecast called for rain and snow beginning at 6 AM today. When that didn't happen, I did the logical thing. I went fishing. </p><p>Apparently I was the only one with that bent this morning, at least on the creek I visited. There is a campground nearby (many have already closed), and I could smell bacon cooking as I hiked down to the water. That was the only distraction I had. Not a soul was astream. The fish were very cooperative. Maybe they sensed the coming storm and were on the feed. Strikes were aggressive - no sipping dry flies today. This day called for nymphs. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIh1tePcG_ycRKArmOhhpFPWRzDeyPXWvIm2MYPlyta2wdTG28Ll0vUAmM42a1h7Q_ILBGM_z8uu-mnkehG8U61xY5kX_uabx6ihyphenhyphenYVS0-p4fTlZD6v51BiUiUlH3aJE317AoL-6JUulW/s2016/BC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIh1tePcG_ycRKArmOhhpFPWRzDeyPXWvIm2MYPlyta2wdTG28Ll0vUAmM42a1h7Q_ILBGM_z8uu-mnkehG8U61xY5kX_uabx6ihyphenhyphenYVS0-p4fTlZD6v51BiUiUlH3aJE317AoL-6JUulW/w733-h976/BC2.jpg" width="733" /></a></p><p>This creek is in a tenebrific canyon. There are places sunlight seldom touches. The fish are darkly colored, lean and muscular as they should be. And they fight. I learned the hard way to fight them with side pressure to keep them in the water - for if given a chance to leap, they shake the hook and escape like a piscatorial Houdini. </p><p>This is a low water year. The place I originally planned to fish today was just too low. It was really sad to see. Fortunately the creek I ended up fishing draws it's resources from an alpine lake. Technically it is a tailwater, though the character of the stream is that of a freestone. </p><p>Yesterday I wet-waded, as temps were in the low 70's, Today with the foreboding forecast, I donned waders, fleece, and a waterproof wading jacket - choices that proved prudent as the morning wore on. </p><p>While the wind was blowing a bit, I was protected in the canyon. I kept a wary eye out for beetle-killed trees that might come down in a blow. Once the thunder started around 1:30, I knew it was time to go, but I delayed just a bit to fish through one final run. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUP2Swk8VpIQrE9TGZOFT5vk2cwfmhFFtoBueNTQ_sfW8VjzSAQeRUN2rdFFA2cMd3RQEyK4fwcHco8BUcDeEp1FrXTyIGfpU6FU531W4rOVasJVED7BIRRA4-h_Eqbelxc_qY1oN6Rsz/s2016/BC+road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUP2Swk8VpIQrE9TGZOFT5vk2cwfmhFFtoBueNTQ_sfW8VjzSAQeRUN2rdFFA2cMd3RQEyK4fwcHco8BUcDeEp1FrXTyIGfpU6FU531W4rOVasJVED7BIRRA4-h_Eqbelxc_qY1oN6Rsz/w733-h976/BC+road.jpg" width="733" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Rain and ice pellets started coming down lightly, and my cabin is higher in elevation that the creek, which could mean more snow than rain. However since temps were in the 50's this morning, most everything that fell melted almost immediately. </span></div><p>Once home, I began doing a few chores to prep for the cold night ahead. Temps are supposed to get down into the teens. Nobody had to tell the birds - they were already sheltering under the eves of the porches. I fear they would invite themselves in if I left the door open a moment too long, and who could blame them? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZprVz9aWabkjCnECCaFKLpjvDmuW_9sw2DVuTtpXnMHNYyuF6Vt1GqjroRQbSdcYRGHGuAoztjR_6dSGKbaLauWkOSRPj88zPd850qctmef30dVCXoufGUVKguOpJ2tNCWc4wFs_yApn/s2016/snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZprVz9aWabkjCnECCaFKLpjvDmuW_9sw2DVuTtpXnMHNYyuF6Vt1GqjroRQbSdcYRGHGuAoztjR_6dSGKbaLauWkOSRPj88zPd850qctmef30dVCXoufGUVKguOpJ2tNCWc4wFs_yApn/w781-h586/snow.jpg" width="781" /></a></p><p>It is snowing heavily now. The mountains I know to be there are hidden from my view from the dining room window as I write this. The smoke we had yesterday from the California and Utah fires now appear to be washed away, but the mountains still hide. </p><p>I love the day after snowfall - the quiet is unmatched. Here, safe, warm and provisioned in the cabin, I watch the gathering storm with wonder and thankfulness. </p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-6017017617684726572020-09-07T23:51:00.001-05:002020-09-07T23:51:47.980-05:00Dispatches From El Escondido, Vol 2, Monday<p> Labor Day, 2020, random musings. </p><p>This morning dawn brought light winds out of the northwest, 40F temps and hazy skies, perhaps from the 139,000 acre <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6906/">Pine Gulch fire</a> near Grand Junction. Pine Gulch, started by lightning, has become the largest fire in Colorado state history, surpassing the Hayman fire of 2002 near Colorado Springs. <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/">Inciweb</a> says it is mostly from the fires in California and Utah. Either way this evening I could barely see the other side of the valley. </p><p>The hummingbirds and bluebirds that were so ubiquitous 3 weeks ago appear to have headed for warmer climes. Change is in the wind. In fact the latest weather forecast calls for an 80% chance of snow/rain mix beginning early tomorrow morning. Up to two inches of accumulation during the day, and up to eleven more tomorrow night, with a low of 18 degrees. Just in case, I carried a few armfuls of firewood onto the porch where they should remain dry. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8aU0lr0l0TR4bVxlv-mRQT27nqvsrQzCq49ae6LW-WJ8lzGX1fzm2yOxHm8jvxcXuZSAuzDbp5xapAVM2b24__ds3ALRvrtlBUKhBQZhYFU6G4Jhdb61BoySVRuknkmKurEolj8cswCz/s2016/Creede+Church.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8aU0lr0l0TR4bVxlv-mRQT27nqvsrQzCq49ae6LW-WJ8lzGX1fzm2yOxHm8jvxcXuZSAuzDbp5xapAVM2b24__ds3ALRvrtlBUKhBQZhYFU6G4Jhdb61BoySVRuknkmKurEolj8cswCz/w625-h469/Creede+Church.jpg" width="625" /></a></p><p>I have mentioned before that for me, there is something uniquely spiritual about being in the mountains. I am not sure of the reason...but I take solace that Native Americans seem to also have felt it. Perhaps it is the limiting of one's line of sight, or the quality of being reminded of one's smallness in the presence of grandeur. Psalm 139:5 comes to mind - "You hem me in, behind and before, Such knowledge is too wonderful for me." The mountains have that quality of taking a person in. </p><p>I had a few errands to run in town today, and made a little detour to the Creede cemetery, which is probably best known to have been the initial burial site of outlaw Bob Ford. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5YqqPt90n6WCnzwRzv4-E-PGIkGNNASQ2rsC1HurAr_nzYjfjStC-R4FbZ88GdmB9ymirYAMZhNqqn7xSAvL7Da9vsq3jZvntU3mPyETxi70IL1SIxSs07Si1Oj9CDZANTvmPPdkmi5a/s1280/Creede+Cemetery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1280" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5YqqPt90n6WCnzwRzv4-E-PGIkGNNASQ2rsC1HurAr_nzYjfjStC-R4FbZ88GdmB9ymirYAMZhNqqn7xSAvL7Da9vsq3jZvntU3mPyETxi70IL1SIxSs07Si1Oj9CDZANTvmPPdkmi5a/w625-h579/Creede+Cemetery.jpg" width="625" /></a></p><p>Ford was an outlaw, a member of the infamous James-Younger gang. He earned fame by betraying and killing Jesse James for the bounty that was on James' head. Later, Ford owned a saloon in Creede where he himself was killed by an assassin. There is a marker where Ford was originally interred, but he was exhumed and moved back to Missouri. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0o8HI2T_0RJSdvl2tW_KKXUATEWQt8Zj2qukd_HWKuww16J8Lbi4I-bz5C_nS2zlX8R6TuiFtTUGWntH_8sydrinq5_RoC9fuqvTVTWi4CArFJB_OMyivJ1eDJrEWzqW5ZqMfrT1DAhay/s2016/Bob+Ford+burial+site.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0o8HI2T_0RJSdvl2tW_KKXUATEWQt8Zj2qukd_HWKuww16J8Lbi4I-bz5C_nS2zlX8R6TuiFtTUGWntH_8sydrinq5_RoC9fuqvTVTWi4CArFJB_OMyivJ1eDJrEWzqW5ZqMfrT1DAhay/w625-h469/Bob+Ford+burial+site.jpg" width="625" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>It was a hard not to take notice of how many people buried here died young. Life was hard in a mining town in the old west. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f5nge8t3vuzCZyTpKdtdm0sxKz55K8q8y3JlZBNnRGO-8DJeiIX3YPKCyAaNbEhokPJUnHnacny48YqfASLO68a6gu8IdFqsfmp7TogRfnRY0-Ee4n_Jy2jp07cVwA6E6cMi6cb1Ozwx/s2016/Truck+in+cemetery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f5nge8t3vuzCZyTpKdtdm0sxKz55K8q8y3JlZBNnRGO-8DJeiIX3YPKCyAaNbEhokPJUnHnacny48YqfASLO68a6gu8IdFqsfmp7TogRfnRY0-Ee4n_Jy2jp07cVwA6E6cMi6cb1Ozwx/w625-h469/Truck+in+cemetery.jpg" width="625" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>There is a creek just a few minutes from the cabin I wanted to fish today. Small and brushy, but a new adventure. This is a picture from the trailhead looking back toward Creede from my last visit, when there was no smoke haze. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM82VWf4rpfYlEBX-4CvgP9jRYhRcIxySZJtK_4szvh7D46deXtiXxxySQlh2pV8kVjLki_l1uNZywbDwMCuh4SgEtA-Dw-IC0tUD9eEyv3U2V354BRe7nuvjr_Iua5NSZIrMT5Vx-Nif/s2016/Creede+from+Deep+Creek+Trailhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM82VWf4rpfYlEBX-4CvgP9jRYhRcIxySZJtK_4szvh7D46deXtiXxxySQlh2pV8kVjLki_l1uNZywbDwMCuh4SgEtA-Dw-IC0tUD9eEyv3U2V354BRe7nuvjr_Iua5NSZIrMT5Vx-Nif/w733-h976/Creede+from+Deep+Creek+Trailhead.jpg" width="733" /></a></p><p>My personal dia de los Muertos continued. Apparently life on a wagon train was risky business. I wondered if her parents continued on with the train, leaving their daughter on this lonely mountain side. There is another grave just a few feet away, but no marker. A somber beginning to my fishing. </p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEI6nmam3ODcE-abDvJ3BKzAoLXlKLoY88ayiBNynpVBx1FglxELyfxchEA-SBBkw0Av78Nyt2oPQYg-HJhVvcnwN89d_0T19pi-mwAyMGPTqN4WrJJA6PeeS5hRc2viE97K7g9mXWvlR/s2016/little+girl+grave+at+Deep+Creek+trail+head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEI6nmam3ODcE-abDvJ3BKzAoLXlKLoY88ayiBNynpVBx1FglxELyfxchEA-SBBkw0Av78Nyt2oPQYg-HJhVvcnwN89d_0T19pi-mwAyMGPTqN4WrJJA6PeeS5hRc2viE97K7g9mXWvlR/w781-h586/little+girl+grave+at+Deep+Creek+trail+head.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVjYuOwwCdHnudtezSDrtZE2EyNys9Q2gCq2cDuH-PGRLkaVQq5cXK1QgyTrmoxYWMLbg4frjMv_I7PgkdHeTADaQYHbT1ScDY7YxhYSfX6L7m9GQT2_IGWJQuGJOszgttMlrkznSrRax/s2016/unknown+grave+off+deep+creek+train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVjYuOwwCdHnudtezSDrtZE2EyNys9Q2gCq2cDuH-PGRLkaVQq5cXK1QgyTrmoxYWMLbg4frjMv_I7PgkdHeTADaQYHbT1ScDY7YxhYSfX6L7m9GQT2_IGWJQuGJOszgttMlrkznSrRax/w781-h586/unknown+grave+off+deep+creek+train.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><p>My last anecdote for today was a first for me. As I was fishing, a little male pine warbler swooped down to the water and grabbed my foam grasshopper fly, hooking itself in the process. I crush all my barbs, so I knew I could be able to get him loose easily, but reeling in a bird is a bit different than reeling in a fish. Fortunately I got him in quickly before he could get lodged in a tree branch. As I was taking the hook out, his mate (I swear I am not making this up), landed on my shoulder and watched as I freed the male. Then both flew off. Pretty cool way to end the day. </p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-14059948926998066522020-09-06T23:10:00.001-05:002020-09-07T07:45:52.445-05:00Dispatches From El Escondido, Vol 1, Sunday<p> Awake before dawn, I grind beans and urge the coffee maker to life. The alchemy is a mystery to me, but coffee in the mountains tastes better than anywhere in the world. This morning it was 37F on the front porch, and the warmth of the cup was welcome. </p><p>I watched the first rays of sunlight of sunrise play with the crags across the valley, changing them from somber sentinels to majestic palisades. Few clouds were present at muster; the sky an azure blue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHyYEq4DoLxkbqdNSIIwVoWK8NClqJNnP7BgyO2UVOsSOVHVJivAUih13SGOE9Hk6wmmF5xGEhPxaqV6ux0JsImsIpY_YkDT3tbXt1MN5YqKXw8tc91jCJ95Ui4YAxrxE8xzYy_KdVhbP/s2048/Creede+sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHyYEq4DoLxkbqdNSIIwVoWK8NClqJNnP7BgyO2UVOsSOVHVJivAUih13SGOE9Hk6wmmF5xGEhPxaqV6ux0JsImsIpY_YkDT3tbXt1MN5YqKXw8tc91jCJ95Ui4YAxrxE8xzYy_KdVhbP/w625-h469/Creede+sunrise.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It is dry in the San Juans. Not enough snow this year. Monsoon rains brought some relief, but they were not enough to bump up stream flows. For now, this area that endured the West Fork complex/Papoose fires in 2013 has stayed relatively free of fire. </p><p>Mountain folk know the names of big fires like salty folks on the the coast remember the names of a hurricanes. Disasters have a way of leaving marks on both people and land. </p><p>After breakfast, I take out my bow and get in some practice. I have a new one-pin adjustable site I am still getting used to. It's nice to step out the back door of the cabin to fling some arrows without worrying the neighbors. </p><p>I drive into town to pick up my fishing license, and get a serenade from a bagpiper in the city park. I suspect his family encouraged him to practice someplace other than at home. </p><p>The town is much quieter than normal on a Labor Day weekend. Usually the streets would be crowded with spectators for the gravity derby, and hot air balloons would fill the sky. But no one will use the word "normal" to describe 2020. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgc6uBh91913lbj32y9ouBCsLiun3nmKxSxYFePnRmxb1aGcck62GhcigFDCP4Q-ldG-fDHadbxPTVELtYkFDBqzkSk9oRFSgQJk1snwWWMZ6eLmaUTRbBuiQleOIJPMq5Gs3yAYBlR80r/s2016/Creede+Stree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgc6uBh91913lbj32y9ouBCsLiun3nmKxSxYFePnRmxb1aGcck62GhcigFDCP4Q-ldG-fDHadbxPTVELtYkFDBqzkSk9oRFSgQJk1snwWWMZ6eLmaUTRbBuiQleOIJPMq5Gs3yAYBlR80r/w586-h781/Creede+Stree.jpg" width="586" /></a></p><p>The weather called for a high of 71 today. An early cold front promises to bring snow showers and much colder temps mid-week. The aspens are still mostly green - but I suspect they will put on their fall finery later this week. </p><p>I have a couple creeks I want to fish before the cold hits, and one that I am saving for after. Today did not disappoint. Small waters, dry flies, and perfect fish that you have to earn. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUSzAsnPV8mfCYFxfD8nl54V5UZAXyYKhF6uMVCNdm8KHp6kTbgeayPpjJcD_g4n89Qk0lOIiRNwITjOPmYCtWugvhSg5P1_jKTXCgQ1Q0ickukNU5Z-3_9CaHGcHfhfCvXDXzo7DTALd/s2016/Creek1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUSzAsnPV8mfCYFxfD8nl54V5UZAXyYKhF6uMVCNdm8KHp6kTbgeayPpjJcD_g4n89Qk0lOIiRNwITjOPmYCtWugvhSg5P1_jKTXCgQ1Q0ickukNU5Z-3_9CaHGcHfhfCvXDXzo7DTALd/w586-h781/Creek1.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAaU6ObfdOG7I-6FxTOxI1dDWf-aI5iHpd-ovRXUpxEPmkRPK1ZnAER_yFXukh73Kdo1ODd_DBmZIThj-8yZy42VzGbzOpAN20c4LM2wbGEsWBsFuGYS2qG5CzDIsKLcsa42-8Cz48Mot/s2016/Shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAaU6ObfdOG7I-6FxTOxI1dDWf-aI5iHpd-ovRXUpxEPmkRPK1ZnAER_yFXukh73Kdo1ODd_DBmZIThj-8yZy42VzGbzOpAN20c4LM2wbGEsWBsFuGYS2qG5CzDIsKLcsa42-8Cz48Mot/w469-h625/Shot.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf-aqfiam2m__1PHeG2j00YFC0Ib71bN5OZorKHTbNkCHz45TZFDBlJsV_l4rJ6MpHqvpZPog-VrjJ05cdxLzIm2MSCMRPt-JXUlpt9KQDq9Feavy9WKPdiwDB83svwB1p746dvEbog3B/s1794/RGCT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1345" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf-aqfiam2m__1PHeG2j00YFC0Ib71bN5OZorKHTbNkCHz45TZFDBlJsV_l4rJ6MpHqvpZPog-VrjJ05cdxLzIm2MSCMRPt-JXUlpt9KQDq9Feavy9WKPdiwDB83svwB1p746dvEbog3B/w469-h625/RGCT.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p></p><p>A hawk flew into a tree 5 yards away and watched as I fished. A little later I was preparing to loose a bow and arrow cast, and a small bird flew into my rod tip, startling us both, but thankfully he seemed no worse for wear. </p><p>Tonight I am tired. I hiked over six miles today at nearly 9,000 feet of elevation. A hot shower, grilled steak and a good book are in my future. Tomorrow another creek awaits. </p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-15691476146809272482020-08-30T13:44:00.002-05:002020-08-30T13:44:36.685-05:00Deep Creek - Finding Hope in the High Country - A Review<p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">"Hope deferred makes
the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."</span></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Proverbs%2013:12&version=NIV">Proverbs
13:12</a></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">Author Pam Houston gives us this gem of a book, and I am biased. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemoIbcHKUnbfouqAo5lPs6J0LZ8ANqH9YaIObZYmN_R5Yj3gOLSDBhpKtogoRDhSr3_dHXrOBSv5yMBzMw0pZqpc9IJrWvqicKIPWbx_xBu71wlxL3B6uR3iSTY3Hwd9qo4y3f7lMrMG2/s429/Deep+Creek.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemoIbcHKUnbfouqAo5lPs6J0LZ8ANqH9YaIObZYmN_R5Yj3gOLSDBhpKtogoRDhSr3_dHXrOBSv5yMBzMw0pZqpc9IJrWvqicKIPWbx_xBu71wlxL3B6uR3iSTY3Hwd9qo4y3f7lMrMG2/s0/Deep+Creek.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">I am biased because the book is set in one of my favorite places, Creede. Colorado. My love affair with this little town began sixteen years ago. On a recent visit, my wife and I decided to hike the Deep Creek trail that runs behind the cabin where we stay. The day was warm, beautiful and clear, and we found trout in pools even though we were not fishing. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">After arriving back home in Texas, I started doing a little internet sleuthing to see if anyone has recently posted a fishing report (spoiler alert - Deep Creek is a very brushy stream that one can very easily step across...no trophies here). In my search, this book popped up. I read some reviews and placed my order the same day. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">I was not disappointed, except when the book was finished; it left me wanting more. Pages seemed to turn of their own volition, a credit to the author's conversational style. I found myself envious of the Houston's lifestyle on a 120 acre ranch. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">The book is mostly a memoir - Houston intersperses flashbacks to her childhood with "ranch almanac" entries, describing some of the challenges dealing with fire, predators (both four and two legged), and butting rams. The section called "Diary of a Fire" about the 2013 West Fork complex fire is spellbinding. I have hiked the burn scars, and fished the Rio Grande near her ranch when ash lined the banks. But until now I could never imagine the terror it must have been for residents. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">The story of Deep Creek, as the title infers, is a story of hope and healing. How ties to a place, responsibility for it's health in in a changing climate both politically and atmospherically, lifted the author out of the bondage of childhood abuse and trauma. This doesn't come without hardship, heartache, and risk, but rather in spite of it. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">Houston opines the potential death of the planet if we don't change our ways, but then marvels at the ability of nature to take our worst abuses, and when given an opportunity, begin to heal. </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2">Perhaps it is that unflagging resilience that speaks the deepest to her...and to us all. <br /></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s2"> </span></p>
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-9827026211835933202020-08-29T22:57:00.000-05:002020-08-29T22:57:07.126-05:00Medicine<p> The trip originates in the suburbs, and I take pains to use the back roads out of town. </p><p>After thirty minutes, the master planned neighborhoods thin out, replaced by 1-10 acre "home sites". I fight he urge to speed. </p><p>At about the 50 minute mark, I begin to pass actual ranches....the Rocking S, the Diamond D, Twin Mountain and the Drop Tine. My pulse slows, and the pressure on the accelerator eases just a bit. The tension in my shoulders begin to ease, my breathing downshifts. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMD__MvpTAA_V566QhurHfCJCTSDSnjZfS9uohecVkA84HaoZvOlbxA_NUJXc2SqMnEcbTfuPjypbkMvZsD2MtX88UtYUF94HzSK51fn-2lJGB0baAV_Oxb0863TRpIZoFfr7hn5PenBF/s1096/droptine+gate.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMD__MvpTAA_V566QhurHfCJCTSDSnjZfS9uohecVkA84HaoZvOlbxA_NUJXc2SqMnEcbTfuPjypbkMvZsD2MtX88UtYUF94HzSK51fn-2lJGB0baAV_Oxb0863TRpIZoFfr7hn5PenBF/s640/droptine+gate.JPG" /></a></p><p>I begin watching passing license plates of those in a bigger hurry than I am, wondering where their journey is taking them and why. I wonder if people look at my plate when I pass them...for some reason looking at one another's plates reminds me of dogs sniffing each other's butts, and that makes me laugh. </p><p>After an hour I roll through small town. I stop to buy 400 pounds of corn for the feeders, and top off the truck's gas tank. </p><p>Westward, the vista begins to open. Rolling hills and valleys, some covered in juniper, others manicured, with some live oaks and grass. The hilltops here are not clustered with McMansions, just an occasional house or outbuilding with more four legged inhabitants than two. </p><p>Apaches and Comanches used to fight each other for this land, then they fought the Europeans. This arrowhead found me while I was bow hunting a few years ago. Who made it and how they lose it? <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAciaUY9sPcfo1NXJ-jPNX3PauREmwVqkc2ME5r5OrMHb3m10WCikrHExvL8FOkCJvmhv0XKWLg0LRJnDpj2Ih2MFFdaWAYut_ZJW_ML1sfnyTpiBiIHKm94PAo41HpVD2IGgi-PMKbZ2L/s1296/arrowhead.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAciaUY9sPcfo1NXJ-jPNX3PauREmwVqkc2ME5r5OrMHb3m10WCikrHExvL8FOkCJvmhv0XKWLg0LRJnDpj2Ih2MFFdaWAYut_ZJW_ML1sfnyTpiBiIHKm94PAo41HpVD2IGgi-PMKbZ2L/s640/arrowhead.JPG" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> The land in this county is often rocky, and usually dry in August (like this year). It is also prone to flash floods when a sudden storm makes an appearance. It's a tough place to make a living from the land. I admire those that do. </p><p>At about the 90 minute mark wind turbines begin to appear; recent arrivals to the area in the last 3 years. I like the idea of mining the wind, and I am glad the landowners have another revenue stream. But they sure don't improve the view. I can't pass one without thinking they are sentinels from "War of the Worlds". </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4Br3Ube7Uo7nLn6_3ZUMl9mRBJ1oBTGBMiF9wSVRNH1IxNYwfYufIw1pE1PcYGHpxoLec9kFPGjoHjfRVnwUIMr1AH_saK8wh4QEgMfDfWew5_NbBTvRw0gEg83JySl5grCpgxq6_32D/s2016/IMG_2825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4Br3Ube7Uo7nLn6_3ZUMl9mRBJ1oBTGBMiF9wSVRNH1IxNYwfYufIw1pE1PcYGHpxoLec9kFPGjoHjfRVnwUIMr1AH_saK8wh4QEgMfDfWew5_NbBTvRw0gEg83JySl5grCpgxq6_32D/s640/IMG_2825.jpg" /></a> <br /></p><p>Thirty minutes more and I am at the big gate to the ranch we lease. It tops a ridge with a panoramic view. Sunsets here are gorgeous.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5q-hz-g4I9K-NJZw1RdsOqFz9Ae2wvUpWMN-4ramh-m5CCgQGW_ji1aeeqp5D_ojteO9XQbJBV0bOJEyYd-3GVG-HTvzuHonX_-bxH_zc8TigvGtqdQAiM_0cg3SnvPAIpF2zk-zUYjA/s3066/Big+gate.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="3066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5q-hz-g4I9K-NJZw1RdsOqFz9Ae2wvUpWMN-4ramh-m5CCgQGW_ji1aeeqp5D_ojteO9XQbJBV0bOJEyYd-3GVG-HTvzuHonX_-bxH_zc8TigvGtqdQAiM_0cg3SnvPAIpF2zk-zUYjA/s640/Big+gate.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOesCGPMehxliWz03E6z53a64z35FkZTxOSndJTkYXDJxotjtB6a-0-Zj_jwR-PU1ZbBBAh8aKXXTUs4hkiL4_ABLB1eVXHJb_FmRGQp9UkYe9qmFQOSd8sag6lgxiBj3GdvwvJp5THMB/s1954/IMG_3025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOesCGPMehxliWz03E6z53a64z35FkZTxOSndJTkYXDJxotjtB6a-0-Zj_jwR-PU1ZbBBAh8aKXXTUs4hkiL4_ABLB1eVXHJb_FmRGQp9UkYe9qmFQOSd8sag6lgxiBj3GdvwvJp5THMB/s640/IMG_3025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The sheep dog barks at me - he isn't friendly, nor is he aggressive. Aloof is more fitting. He seems out of place to me, more at home with sheep than with other dogs or people. Satisfied he has protected the her from me, he moves on. <br /><p></p><p>I get to my section of the ranch, fill feeders and adjust the timer. I pull camera cards and replace them, and add fresh batteries. It is uncharacteristically calm today, so there is no noise from the turbines to the north and south of my stand. I am the only person on at least 1850 acres. I allow myself the illusion of owning the place - feeling like I have a stake here. </p><p>My pace is slower on the ranch, more purposeful. Many years of westerns fused into my DNA cause me to adjust my stride when boots and a Stetson go on. Care is taken when I place my feet. Rocks are ever-ready to roll an ankle, and we have the occasional rattler or copperhead to keep us alert. </p><p>The ranch is a tonic for me, whisking me from the virtual world of flat screens, social media, and smart phones to a physical one. Where putting in a day's work results in having something tangible to show for it, not a tick mark on a spreadsheet. </p><p>Some days, like today, that is the only medicine I need. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCIWxWCxdO_BbcxqUnNdfhMzW3jIrXrNr-oo17oHkCxVuH_9uB_9n4Lkr2qMVEGOH8VDEna43seJLf9nuPnsKne1XwJfifBVwQulNZBRmvGaNhR9BcDDvs8Gf3YZ7uTMBmDRj4jNfToo4/s2016/IMG_3092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCIWxWCxdO_BbcxqUnNdfhMzW3jIrXrNr-oo17oHkCxVuH_9uB_9n4Lkr2qMVEGOH8VDEna43seJLf9nuPnsKne1XwJfifBVwQulNZBRmvGaNhR9BcDDvs8Gf3YZ7uTMBmDRj4jNfToo4/s640/IMG_3092.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p> <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-17040489843772528922020-08-08T04:07:00.000-05:002020-08-08T04:07:20.525-05:00Crowding the Eye<p> </p><p>This week's to-do list included filling in some gaps in my trout fly boxes. Mayfly and caddis patterns are in good supply, but terrestrials were a bit thin, especially ants. <br /></p><p>Charlie Craven posted a video recently of his Fat Angie, a foam ant pattern. After watching the video, a materials list was hurriedly jotted down, followed by a masked appearance at my local fly shop. Returning home I laid out the materials and deployed the tying desk. <br /></p><p>My tying tends to be in spurts, with long droughts between. After an absence from the vise, it takes a few flies to knock the rust off my tying skills. The Fat Angie was no different. <br /></p><p> When I started tying flies, all the new skills needed was overwhelming. The biggest challenge was learning proper proportions of particular pattern. While this has become easier over time, a new pattern can make me feel like a rank beginner. </p><p>The biggest tell-tale sign of improper proportions is when materials come too close to the eye of the hook, known as "crowding the eye". In addition to marring the aesthetics of a well tied fly, trying to coax tippet through a partly clogged hook eye can be an exercise in frustration. Too many of my flies suffer this indignity.</p><p> Usually the problem is corrected after sizing up a few less than desirable flies, noting their deficiencies and making adjustments. Some get razored off and the process begins again. Others get fished, as long as they can be threaded onto my tippet. </p><p>A hook shank is as fretless as a fiddle, with few "you are here" clues to tell you when you are running out of space. <br /></p><p>I have a hard time getting my eyes to believe that less material is better. When I go to a BBQ I dont want to see any open plate space - I want that spot covered with burnt ends or ribs. Apparently that spills over to my fly tying. <br /></p><p>Eventually I give in and put my flies on Weight Watchers. Proportions hedge a little closer to ideal, and I can actually see the eye of the hook unobstructed. </p><p>But then comes the head cement. Alas, another opportunity to make a fly almost unusable. </p><p>Back to the vise. </p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934220227144884820.post-85177200053035151712020-07-25T18:00:00.002-05:002020-07-25T18:06:43.589-05:00The Great Melancholy <div>My ex father-in-law wasn't much of a fisherman or hunter. For him the joy of the outdoors was planning an adventure. When he hatched a plan to fish at the Texas coast or do an overnight crappie trip to a local lake, he would begin gathering the sinews of war weeks in advance. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokQhgYFGDHx769t1yEGwTPW6WkgG3CEqsDKYlS6PnX5B5FVGGbV0oeBDdqEEDYutM7M4seE6EuA_mRCu1Wc5JqpARiDoNy7huQd8IgAwtTntguq4sbC1v3ICRr_mw-SBkF7F3ICFjghtt/s640/Lampasas+River.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokQhgYFGDHx769t1yEGwTPW6WkgG3CEqsDKYlS6PnX5B5FVGGbV0oeBDdqEEDYutM7M4seE6EuA_mRCu1Wc5JqpARiDoNy7huQd8IgAwtTntguq4sbC1v3ICRr_mw-SBkF7F3ICFjghtt/w480-h640/Lampasas+River.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He would spend hours prepping the boat and futzing in the garage. Trips to the local sporting goods store were required, but he did more shopping than buying. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The trip itself was somewhat anticlimactic for him. The joy was in the anticipation. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>One of the losses from the COVID pandemic is the simple joy of anticipation. What once was expected to last 6 weeks is now approaching 6 months, with no certain end in sight. Most of my co-workers have saved up all their vacation time in hopes that things would safely begin to open up...but we know how that is going.So we are loathe to plan or dream, because we don't know when the plans might come to fruition. We are averse to disappointment and disruption.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While the loss of anticipation doesn't compare to losing a friend or loved one, it is loss nevertheless; one of a thousand we have endured during this season. I am not immune to it, but I am learning to fight back with 3 tools:. <br /></div><div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Benevolent Detachment</li><li>Thankfulness</li><li>Horizon Shift </li></ul><div><br /></div><div><u>Benevolent detachmen</u>t Our souls are not made to carry the burden of every tragedy, injustice, crisis or conspiracy that demands our attention. Benevolent detachment is choosing to limit our exposure to it. <br /></div><div>Retaking control over the quantity and quality of the news and social media I allow to take up residence in my psyche may sound uncaring, but in fact it is just the opposite. Without benevolent detachment, I open the floodgates of anxiety, hopelessness, and apathy. My empathy is a limited resource that I want to spend wisely where it can do the most good. <br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Thankfulness</u>. I find it nearly impossible to be thankful without joy being part of the experience. Most of us by training or personality tend to look immediately to what is broken, failed or disappointed. Many of us make our living identifying and solving problems. Counting your blessings may sound like advise from an elderly saint or pious parishioner, but is a rescue. <br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Horizon Shift</u>. On an offshore fishing trip, I began to feel seasick. The cure, I had been told, was to look at the horizon. Because of its distance, it didn't bob and weave on the waves. When I followed the advice, my stomach stopped bobbing and weaving as well. But I am taking this horizon shifting in a couple of directions. I am looking at the distant horizon by planning for a bucket list trip next year, and also looking at the near horizon by planning things I can anticipate this week. I am learning to anticipate the smaller things I often take for granted.</div><div>A Friday Tex-Mex dinner with my bride. Work at the deer lease. Sunday morning coffee in the gray dawn watching the world awaken. And maybe...if I play my cards right, an escape to a local river. <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BR_A_XiOQ-fu3AcLbcwP8L-7MeBNVfvm5Xirqhk2xxSTHOfMoMzK7WIZaixJzJzpSQs1VzrXbMWijXs-ElsX1XtsucDZXhwxLXeYQGWM7gGcfDDODxUWaQMZ5cCT1lOYj8X7RnatjnQc/s1539/Lampasas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1539" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BR_A_XiOQ-fu3AcLbcwP8L-7MeBNVfvm5Xirqhk2xxSTHOfMoMzK7WIZaixJzJzpSQs1VzrXbMWijXs-ElsX1XtsucDZXhwxLXeYQGWM7gGcfDDODxUWaQMZ5cCT1lOYj8X7RnatjnQc/w640-h466/Lampasas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579009730116577345noreply@blogger.com0