Day four of a seven day backpacking / car camping / fishing trip found me exhausted. On day one, after a car camp at Lola Creek Campground near Stanley, Idaho, we packed down Marsh Creek to the confluence that forms the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, fished our way up Bear Valley Creek, discovering…
Category: The Muse
Feature style narrative of adventures new and old.
Too Beautiful
A thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness. ~John Keats I first crossed paths with the concept of being humbled by nature, it seems, through my grandfather, Louis Dufresne. His outdoor stories could fill the night air of a thousand campfires. He tromped about the…
Three Days in Bristol Bay
Opportunity knocked on a cold, winter Saturday Night. I sat on a folding chair in a one car garage, flanked by three great friends; two small space heaters; an endless array of tools, decorations, toys, and memorabilia; and discussion of life and fishing. The usual suspects included Phil Leonardi (the Garagmahal’s owner / operator), life-long…