... A Little Closer to Home: January 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016

Fly of the Day

Deer Hair Mouse
Thinking about spring bass fishing.
This one is for you mom; know how you love the mice!

#4 Streamer Hook
UTC Kevlar Thread
Chamois Tail
Spun Deer Hair Body
Black Sharpie Eyes

Friday, January 15, 2016

Fly of the Day

WD-40 Variation
Size 12 &16 Hooks
Thread is Dark Brown UNI 6.0
Pheasant Feather Tail and Wing Case instead of traditional Wood Duck.
Burnt Orange Ice Dubbing for flash.

The Big Picture

The picture above is Denali (the local name meaning "the big one") or Mt McKinley for us in the lower 48 states. I took this shot June 2007 on our trip to Alaska. We were 35 miles from the mountian and 60 miles in from the lodge in Denali National Park and our bus broke down. We had just encountered bears along side the bus less than a mile a way at the time.

A few days later I found a outfitter service in Talkeetna and flew up up to 12,000 ft around Denali. Worth every penny of the $200.

A good book on Denali is, "To the Top of Denali" by Sherwonit. Here is a quote, "On the mountian, you have to consciously make yourself eat, drink, and even breathe ... What comes naturally down here, you have to force yourself to do up there. If you don't, you'll never reach the summit."

I think these are good words for both mountian climbing and ministry.