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Category: Nature

Another Re-visit and Breather

April 29, 2022 Michael

Some days, you just need a place to stop, soak up the sound and feel of nature, and let things…

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Posted in: Nature, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryflyfishing, Waters

YRC, today

April 17, 2022 Michael

Quick drive up to Ellensburg, today. An ask from one of our daughters, which I took as an excuse to…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Waters

Tough week…

April 15, 2022 Michael

I just wanted to drop a line to wish everyone a good weekend. Tough week, work-wise, and not much chance…

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Posted in: Nature, Random

“They” made me do it…

April 10, 2022 Michael

We took a drive to Seattle, yesterday. It was time to deliver our daughter’s friend to her home, then we…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips, Waters

Revisit and More Detail

April 1, 2022 Michael

Yesterday was a great day to get out, on my way back from Seattle, and explore in more detail the…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Trips, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryflyfishing, Waters

Yakima River in Late March

March 27, 2022 Michael

In my part of the state, the Yakima River is the only one that is fishable all year, per the…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Rainbow Trout, Waters, Yakima River, Yakima River Canyon

First Day of Spring, 2022

March 20, 2022 Michael

If (I know, big “if”) the forecast is correct, last night’s 27 degrees may well be the final sub-freezing temp…

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Posted in: Nature

First visit to a new river

March 18, 2022 Michael

My drive to/from Seattle, when work or life calls for that, has a long portion that is running parallel to…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Waters

Five River Scouting

March 14, 2022 Michael

Sunday kicked off looking great. Interesting sunrise, warm day, and clearing skies. I rolled down the drive around 1, to…

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Posted in: Nature, Trips Filed under: American River, Brown Trout, Bumping River, Cutthroat, Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Naches, Rainbow Trout, Tieton, Waters

Ramping up…

March 9, 2022 Michael

It’s been a long time since I have felt this energized and ready for spring. Between our house fire, my…

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Posted in: Camping, Equipment, Flies, Nature, Random Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Waters

Last Sunday in February, 2022

February 27, 2022 Michael

Not much of a sunrise, today. In fact, it kind of matches the mood, if one watches the news and…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Random

Sunrise, Dinner, and Changes

February 19, 2022 Michael

So, this morning started out with a very promising canopy of clouds and a gap for the sun to shine…

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Posted in: Good food, Nature, Special Events Filed under: dinner, family, Sunrise

February Scouting…

February 18, 2022 Michael

This was a Seattle week for me. Not a long visit, but productive. It also, however, showed me what an…

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Posted in: Nature, Random, Waters Filed under: canyon, cle elum, dryfly, dryflyfishing, river, sunset, yakima

Hints of Spring?

February 5, 2022 Michael

Okay, so that might be a bit too optimistic… We are supposed to get into the 40’s, today, if you…

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Posted in: Good food, Nature, Random Filed under: Addison's, COVID, Freezing Fog, Moon, Sunrise

Mid-January … Hard to Believe

January 16, 2022 Michael

Looking at my wall calendar … then in the organizer software on my various work computers … then re-checking on…

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Posted in: Good food, Nature, Random, Special Events

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