Exiting Montana…

...Without winning the big fish lottery, AKA, fishing the Madison River in the Fall for lake-run browns and rainbows. This year, I picked a losing ticket. I caught a few nice average fish, but nothing special. Last year wasn't great, but it felt better than this year. A guy I chatted with at Barnes Hole … Continue reading Exiting Montana…

Norcold Circuit Board

The Joys of RV Life, Norcold Edition

The first time I set off in my new-to-me Funmover Motorhome, I had no experience with the world of Recreational Vehicles. Apart from the prior two months I had spent fixing all of the problems that I'd found with my new home, that is. (water damage, wiring problems, broken bits and bobs.)  It wasn't a … Continue reading The Joys of RV Life, Norcold Edition

Lower Laguna Madre

A Troutbum on the Texas Coast

I didn't plan on coming to Texas at all.  A year ago I was wrapping up a stretch of work and planned on spending Summer in Montana... it was glorious for the most part.  But by the middle of October I had to make a decision on where to go next, and since it was … Continue reading A Troutbum on the Texas Coast

Floating Ennis Lake

A Thousand Miles, Thirty Days

1010.16 miles at 1.4 mph. That's what Garmin's track has to say about my travels since I turned it on leaving Reno on June 21, 2018. Not including the prequel spent in the high Sierra of California or the week in Reno waiting for news about my Dad.  He died on on Father's Day, back … Continue reading A Thousand Miles, Thirty Days

Smith Lake, Nevada

Starting the Fourth Year on the Road

It was April in 2015 that I left my job and headed out on the road towards unknown destinations. As I am getting ready to take off again for new unknowns, I thought I'd take a look back at those first weeks on the road. It took longer than I had anticipated to prepare my … Continue reading Starting the Fourth Year on the Road