Fireside Chillin'

This fall, we were able to enjoy camping well into September due to the sustained warm weather. On January 10^th, in 40^o weather, I fished one of my favorite stretches of a flies-only stream that is open all year! Go figure. Two light takes, no fish.

Long after our trout season closer gathering, I enjoyed several trips to my favorite lakes and streams only to decide against fishing in favor of building a campfire and mellowing out for a few hours. I would sometimes turn the radio on and listen to some of my favorite programs on NPR as I tended the fire and policed the campsite.

On January 12th, we received our first significant snowfall of the season, about 6 inches. It turned very cold up here for the first time this winter, but the weather forecast is predicting upper thirties by Monday. I'll have to check out a couple of my favorite fire pits.

　
Royal Dun