Keep Pushing Pedals

Keep Pushing Pedals

Climb big and keep pushing pedals (or keep pushing whatever it is that brings you joy). This was my last climb of 2019, an Indian Summer day on the 25th of October here in Southwestern Montana (on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route). Winter locked in the next...
A Letter to My 2020 Angler Of The Year

A Letter to My 2020 Angler Of The Year

Dear Huck, I promise I’ll pull this down after you go to bed and have a time to read it. It sounds like you and your dad shared a special day in Ennis, yesterday. It also sounds like the fishing was tough. I wanted to take some time to write you a letter,...
COVID Chronicles: Shut It Down

COVID Chronicles: Shut It Down

So, let me get this straight. My friend just shut down her spin studio; restaurants nationwide are closing; the tourism industry is all but frozen for the foreseeable future; gyms are shutting their doors (all doing the socially responsible thing). We’ve all heard it....
Turning the Focus

Turning the Focus

I know there’s a lot of uncertainty out there right now and everyone’s circumstances are different (and many will feel the fallout from this more than others), but that’s why perspective is so important. So much of life is out of our control, so many of our...
Daddy/daughter

Daddy/daughter

I love this picture from my TEDx talk The Healing Power of Rituals and Routines. I’m a big believer in the power of the word and so I began writing my daughter lunch notes in 2nd grade and it’s something I still do today. Every note ends the same, “Love,...