Larry L wrote:

"Conan The Librarian" wrote

Chuck Vance (who should be on a Smokies stream at this very moment,
dammit)

Well, Dang! Hope it's nothing too long term getting in the way. I hate
it when the "real world" gets in the way of enjoying the Real World.

I had a run-in with what was probably pneumonia/bronchitis combined
with my 30+ years of smoking. Doctor just dismissed it as COPD and
din't even treat me until I showed up again a week later barely able to
breathe. Took him two tries to get the right antibiotics, and in the
meantime I was using inhalers and even an oxygen machine just to move
around the house and sleep at night.

I'm OK now, but there was no way I was going convince SWMBO that I
was strong enough to traipse around the mountains when I couldn't walk
up the stairs in our house without gasping for breath.

I just got off the phone to some friends in Montahoming ... baring the
unforeseen I'll head that direction in about a week. The ice "normally"
comes off Hebgen about right now, but it's still "pretty thick" this year
I'm told. Clearly this season is going to run a bit later than average
and nobody was willing to commit to fishable conditions for either the
Madison wade section opener next week or the YNP opener a week later.
This is all good news, of course, for anyone heading out in July as you
might get to find out how good June is G

From what I've read, it's a good snowpack year as well, no?


Chuck Vance (who wouldn't mind spending a few days on the Madison
again some day)