Taking the Long Way to Phoenix

After a week of shoveling, Tuesday afternoon Granny and I loaded my 1991 Explorer and headed south for Arizona.  We didn’t head south because of the snow but rather because we each have some time off.  Originally we were scheduled to work the Pleasanton Fly Fishing...

Baseball Consuming my Fishing Time!

Every angler has a vice beyond their fishing and mine is baseball.  I grew up as a second baseman and a Red Sox fan during the Carl Yastrzemski era but when I went to college in Wisconsin in 1983, Ryne Sanberg’s rookie year, I got hooked on the Chicago Cubs.  I never...

A Flyby at Home

The longest speaking road trip of the year ended late Monday night after the 14 hour drive from Pleasanton, CA to Victor, ID.  I love the peacefulness of the empty highways through Nevada.  It’s like therapy after the traffic on the west coast.  I was so happy to wake...