With summer waning as mornings get crisper and cooler and days shorter, it brings me around to one of my favorite times of the year, fall. Fall conjures up images of overcast drizzly days and Blue Winged Olives buzzing around the back eddies of your…
I figured with the beautiful summer weather we’re experiencing in Montana (after 8 plus months of winter that it seems like we just got done with) it might be nice to pen a little article for all of the residents of the Bozeman area who haven’t…
It all started in Yosemite, circa 1970, the climbers who frequented the area discovered a past time that not only improved their balance and strength, but pushed their limits to the very edge. Slacklining is often confused with tightrope walking, but…
There aren’t not a whole lot of mantras that I follow in my fishing pursuits, after all what makes fishing fun is always learning something new and trying out things that you think others might not have. But when it comes to getting a young kid…
So for those of you who pay attention to my ramblings from time to time, you’ve surely heard me tout the wonderful golden exotic treasure that is only so fittingly named the Common Carp. Every year when it starts to get a little warmer outside…
For many fishermen around the world the famous Montana Salmonfly hatch is as much about myth and lore as it is about actually getting a chance to fish “The Hatch.” Many will spend a lifetime dreaming and reading up on the hatch only to travel…
Tips to making your bike more enjoyable to ride
We all know the feeling: you’ve got the perfect bike, whether old or new, that you absolutely love. It’s just what you want, except one thing. It doesn’t feel quite right. It nags you when you…
When one walks into a bicycle shop these days, he or she is confronted with an overwhelming variety of colors, models and prices to choose from. What happened to the good ol’ times when it was just “off-road” or “on”?…
Oftentimes the first thing that all fishermen think of when the rivers begin to swell and the waters turn the color of a cup of latte is to stay home or find a lake to fish. A common and forgivable mistake for sure. But for those of us who can’t…
If you have never been involved in the sport of triathlon, you are in for an amazing experience. No matter what distance you choose to start with, you should be exhilarated . . . and exhausted.
Preparing for a triathlon race is a fantastic endeavor…