Settling into work and a Winter mode after returning from the San Juan.
Now's the time of year for me to daydream about next year's trips. Over
the past year or so, I've been aware of more friends and acquaintances
dying or become sidelined by illness or injury and unfortunately,this is
a trend that accelerates as we get older. This has brought to my mind
the fragility and shortness of life, health and strength. It's also
motivated me to try and put aside the "I can'ts" and make the efforts
needed to do more of the things I want to do before I'm no longer able.

So I've daydreamed up a BUNCH of trips, hopefully most will come to be.
The one's that are floating around for me a

Belize in Jan. with Susan - get in a bit of fishing.

Jan./Feb. a trip to the Bighorn with Snoop during a warm spell.

Feb. to May good local fishing with BWO hatches with fishing improving
until runoff starts

May trip to Belize with RW and Bruiser or Penns (someone COMPETENT needs
to take charge of the weather)

June? Western Clave with a side trip to fish the lakes on the Blackfoot
Reservation

Rest of Summer local fishing with some searching out of some new
Greenback waters

September Bighorn for the black caddis hatch

Rest of the Fall locally some of the best fishing of the year

October? Steelhead in Washington

December The Juan


The others that are still "can'ts" because of the time needed: a canoe
trip to Northern Canada and a Summer exploring BC and Alberta. Then
there's a Winter trip to New Zealand when I can get Sue to fly that far
(after not flying for 25 years, hopefully she won't freak out TOO much
on the flights to Belize this Winter and will be more amenable to
flying) Maybe 2005.

Care to share your daydreams?

Willi