jeff wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:
jeff wrote:
John is
bringing extra sleeping bags for you and Frank. If you prefer one of
your own, buying a new one in Marquette probably won't cost any more than having yours shipped.

didn't know john was bringing extras. that or buying in marquette makes
more sense, so i'll nix the fed ex deal.

O.k., the sleeping bag issue is officially laid to rest.

not sure of the streams we'll
be fishing, but i'm only bringing a 7.5' 4 weight and an 8.5' 5 weight.
based on the streams we fished last time, and my carry-on travel
limits, i figured they'd be adequate for this trip. anybody bringing
spinning rods and tackle? g

I've got a long list of potential streams, most of which we won't be
able to get to in just one week......****, the Escanaba watershed alone
looks like it would be worth a month. Your rod selection will be fine
for all of them. The only thing that might warrant bigger guns is the
possibility of encountering lake run browns IF any are coming up to
spawn this early and IF anyone should decide that the pursuit is worth
the time. I'll have my old St. Croix 7/11 wt. along for just such a
contingency.

jeff (starting to think about packing)


Hell, you are WAY behind. I've been thinking about it for weeks.

yeah, but i've done a lot of thinking about it in the last 24 hours (as
my fed ex excess shows). minimalist packing versus comfort needs... 2
of this, 3 of that... this-n-that... it's all been very confounding.
until just now, i remembered the nature of the merry band of fellow
travelers on this trek, smiled, and relaxed. it was a zen moment. but
zis is now, and i gotta be sure to remember to take...aaarrrggghhh!!!

I've been sitting here for the last hour or so, trying to make up a
packing list of my own. This is a new and not at all enjoyable
experience for me. In all likelihood I'll soon abandon the project in
favor wandering aimlessly around the back yard, poring wistfully (yet
again) over the siren song score of faint blue squiggles in the atlas,
or sitting and staring balefully at a clock I suspect has begun to run
at about half speed. Sometime in the late afternoon or early evening
I'll start to rummage through various cubbies, closets, the garage, and
the basement, and I'll slowly build an immense heap of stuff that will
unaccountably be missing everything of importance. Everything will
trickle into place over the next three days.

see y'all friday.

Follow the wet footprints out to the parking lot.

Wolfgang
ommmmmmm