A classic quick “Currier” turnaround from Mexico to Missoula, MT took place yesterday. This means my winter speaking and travel season for 2019-2020 has officially started. Early Wednesday morning I drove to Idaho Falls and caught the 7:45 AM flight to Salt Lake City then on up to Missoula to deliver my PowerPoint presentation, “Trout Bumming the World” to the Westslope Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
You might be thinking couldn’t I have driven? It’s only Montana. Well, Victor, ID to Missoula, MT is listed on Maps as 5 hours 35 minutes. That’s on dry roads. Plain and simple, there’s no such thing as dry roads on a 5 hour stretch of Idaho and Montana in November. 11 hours behind the wheel could have easily turned to an 18 hour roundtrip. Instead I worked on my computer during the flights and arrived in Missoula at noon – just in time for a burger at the famous Missoula Club.
The Westslopes had a terrific turnout for the event. I counted 96 people which means there were likely over 100. That’s good for these gigs. And the first show of my season went smooth making me feel ready to rock for the upcoming show tour.
I’m already back in Victor where I have a heap of work to get done before Thanksgiving. This includes plenty of Sharpie art on Cliff Fly Boxes and Yeti products for lucky angler Christmas gifts. I also have two paintings to do and several writing projects. These will all be fun. What isn’t as fun for me, and it’s because I’m lucky enough to do it all the time, is packing for 18 days of saltwater fly fishing that starts November 29th. Stay tuned for details!
Don’t forget my fish art for “Gifts for the Angler that has Everything” and my new fish decals!