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    Back-Country Route Making back in the day

    While at Enjar & Hamar I was looking hard at that rock wall directly to the East. Up & over that then down the valley would lead a guy to Snowking lake right at the base of the mountain. I had been there previously & the fish in that turquoise colored lake absolutely lacked any fear of man...
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    Back-Country Route Making back in the day

    If anyone has done similar trips please chime in. I'm more in the armchair audience now
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    Prospecting for Goldens

    Beautifully done. Your travel log style with the geological input makes it over the top cool. Appreciate the effort to put that together
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    Back-Country Route Making back in the day

    My backpacking days were like my Father before me, all fishing driven. My timeframe was the decade between 1974-1984. Starting off with a July 4th trip to a mostly frozen Found lake in 74 up out of Marblemount 🤕 Spent quite a bit of time up there with 3 trips to the Found / Snowking system...
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    Waders - The awesome, the bad, the leaky

    I've had two pairs of Simms waders both of them I bought brand new. They both leaked within the first couple years of service and I'm very easy on waders. The 1st ones I actually sold to forum member Yard Sale without knowing they had developed a leak. We worked it out with a refund & return...
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    LCI 5' Ultralight Spin Rod

    Put a little no name spoon on it and took it along in the raft. Hooked a decent red-band native the old stick had a healthy bend in it & made me smile. Makes trout in the 10-14" range quite sporty. That tiny reel is a crack up, makes an unusualy loud sound while on retrieve that I didn't...
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    SFR Advertising Crossover

    Another example is Whites boots, here's a little background. White's Boots originated in 1853 when Edward White established a one-man handmade shoe shop in Virginia. Built initially for loggers and miners, the family business relocated to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s. Today, the...
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    SFR Advertising Crossover

    I find it interesting how different brands can reinvent themselves. Or perhaps how a subgroup of users will imbrace a legacy brand and make it there own. Case in point. My 97 yo father in law has a favorite sipping whisky here's some history on it, it's know as I.W. Harper "Isaac Wolfe...
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    Sage RPL 4 WT Blank

    If you do a WTB be braced for scammers & vet them accordingly
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    Cant fix stupid!

    He spoke with reporters today had his Femur broken in 4 places & lots of bruises. He's a tough guy, l hope this event makes a comfortable retirement for him after he heals up
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    Anyone remember?

    Good to know. It's a favorite image of mine, use it as my screen saver. So zen
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    Does anyone know what type of butterfly this is.

    Clodius Parnassian butterfly Parnassius clodius American swallowtail butterfly known for its white wings with translucent patches and solid black antennae. Nice bug
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    Anyone remember?

    Google lens... This photograph was taken along the North Santiam River near the Detroit Lake area in Oregon, United States. [1]
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    Anyone remember?

    This image? Possibly from a 2016 Fall / Winter catalog or wall calendar. Love to know the watershed as well if anyone recognizes location c/22
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    Cant fix stupid!

    I'm really glad he's ok, that could have easily been fatal
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    Cant fix stupid!

    New logo for Duluth trading company
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    Cant fix stupid!

    That thing was just pissed off for some reason & he happened to be in the wrong place. He was moving pretty good till the buff hooked him
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    FS 6'6" Sharpes bamboo 4/5 weight fly rod $300

    Very cool Dave
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    Patagonia Forra Wading Boots

    I currently have this style. An older Simms lightweight. Have the stud kit installed
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    Ideas for an August trip

    I've been in your boots. Gave up on the late summer freshwater trickles and went offshore for salmon. Lapush usually, but have done a few charters out of Neah. Even rented a boat out of Sekio once during a pink year That or fish the tide changes on the lower Quilliute you can use the Dicky...
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