Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Tides

From StarTalk on YouTube

 

Now you know. 

 

StarTalk at YouTube

Letowski Is Hurt (old)

..."There's a big hit by Kyle Mclaren on Trevor Latowski and Letowski's hurt". OoooHHHH!!

This is a YouTube clip for back in 2010 (I think) by YouTuber thereaperjkidd.

I think one of the most brutal hip checks by the great Kyle Mclaren that I have seen...and he had A LOT! 😆

This video is probably somewhere else on this site, but it never hurts to post it again. I'm unsure of what Kyle Mclaren is up to these days. A quick web search didn't turn up anything recent. He was one of our favorite Sharks player back in that era. Thanks for all the great memories Kyle!

Big Mac

We Used to Do This Thaaang...

UPDATE: Planning for Dirtbag Desert Holiday#6 2024 is underway!

...in the California desert. For New Years celebrations, a small group of us would get together and spend three or four days climbing desert peaks. It was called Dirtbag Desert Holiday. We did it for five years in a row, but people started to drift away and it was hard to find other people crazy enough to freeze their asses off while they climbed peaks in the winter.

The best parts were sitting around a blazing desert campfire in the evening and reliving the days climb... 

Cherry and Leo

Andrew, Mika, and Ting

Mika, Ting, and Ken

Fly Tying

Segmented Fly

Winter Travel, Stormy Weather, and Hot Springs

Thinking of winter travel and the cold weather approaching got me remembering some of our favorite hot spring visits. Hope to visit a few in Oregon this winter. 

Buckeye Hot Springs near Bridgeport, CA.

Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah.

Spencer Hot Springs outside of Austin, nevada.

Benton Hot Springs in Benton, CA. One of the best!

Wild Willy's looking west at the Eastern Sierra.

Wild Willy's looking Northeast at the White Mountain Range.

Bog Hot Springs in Northern Nevada.

Carson Hot Springs in Carson, Nevada (commercial).

The outdoor hot spring fed pool at Carson Hot Springs .

Travertine Hot Springs near Bridgeport, CA.

Grover Hot Springs State Park at Markleeville, CA.

Keough Hot Springs along Highway 395 south of Bishop, CA (commercial).

Trego Hot Springs in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.

Echo Rock Hot Springs on Owyhee Lake in Southeastern Oregon. This is a boat-in hot spring.

 

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Along Interstate 5 in Northern California, a few miles South of the little town of Willows, you will find this nice wildlife refuge. The largest of five refuges that make up the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

There was plenty of water, and large numbers of waterfowl, but it should get better later this month and into January.

More Info...

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/sacramento

Sacramento NWR Complex: https://www.fws.gov/story/sacramento-nwr-complex-plan-your-visit

Fly Tying - Sierra Trout Jig

I'm starting a fly tying project to tie a set of flies for next trout season in the Eastern Sierra that emulates a popular and successful brand of rubber trout jigs. The rubber jigs are about 1.5 inches long, so tied like this on a size 8 euro nymphing jig hook it matches it pretty well.

PARTRIDGE SLJ short shank, wide gap, size #8

Popular Rubber Jig (not to scale)

December 3 - Larry Csonka Best Highlights

Larry Csonka was a beast!

 

Here is another YouTube video of that Dolphin Backfield: https://youtu.be/WsLVOXH0VM4?si=fw7e6LqNtvKHkI2q 

 

Year 65

Life milestone event. Milo celebrates his 65th birthday with an 18 year old he has been looking at for awhile.

The Dalmore

Fish Arsenal Added

I've added two new fly lines to my 6 weight outfit. Couldn't pass up this Black Friday or Cyber Monday or some fooking sale. $40 for one, got the other for free. A $130 value. Website link below.

The Peach/Orange line is a floating 6 weight with a short shooting taper head for fishing balanced leech, chironomid, etc. under an indicator on stillwater.

The black/Lime line is just a standard Sink-Tip Type 5 with a shooting head for getting a little deeper on stillwater, or nymph fishing deeper runs on rivers or streams for trout and/or steelhead.

Moonlit Website Link: https://moonlitflyfishing.com

Moonlit Website Page Link: https://moonlitflyfishing.com/collections/fly-fishing-line

How To Make Campfire Mulled Wine

This looked good, so I'm putting it here so I can find it next time I want it. It's from a web-site called Fresh Off The Grid (link below), which has great camping/outdoor cooking recipes.

Campfire Mulled Wine

Here is the link to the article: https://www.freshoffthegrid.com/campfire-mulled-wine/?utm_source=FOTG%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11.29.23

 

Link to Fresh Off The Grid home page: https://www.freshoffthegrid.com/

The Lost Coast Loop

Typically, on the Thanksgiving long weekend, we take off for a four day camping/hiking/caving trip to Lava Beds National Monument. We/I have been traveling quite a bit over the last couple months so decided to stay home and work on home and yard projects this Thanksgiving. That was the plan, but...after a couple days of doing boring home tasks and clean-ups we decided we needed to get out on a single day sortie and drive the Lost Coast Loop that has been on my list for several years.

The weather was perfect, the crowds were non-existent, and it was a great one day 12 1/2 hours of driving, site-seeing, beach combing, and photography. We left home at 4:00am and pulled into our driveway at 4:30pm.

Total drive Time: 12 1/2 Hours

Total Driving Miles From Home: 392.0

Total Lost Coast Loop Miles: 96.0

Temps in the high 20's as we work our way to Honeydew

Hey...The Bear Flag bear on a closed campground gate

The one lane bridge at Honeydew

We are headed to Petrol/Ferndale

The General Store and Post office at Honeydew

Crossing the Mattole River a few miles west of Honeydew

Road art

The Post Office at Petrolia

The road climbs up out of Petrolia and finally drops down to the coast

There are several pull-outs with beach access as you get closer to Cape Mendocino 

We shared our lunch spot with this pelican

Looking south down Humboldt's Lost Coast

Beach combing

The forgotten settlement of Capetown between Cape Mendocino and Ferndale