going away party

Thank you everyone for such an enjoyable going-away-party. Great gift Rob. Nice to see you out on the skis again Ryan. I will see everyone again in December. 

ADK

Adirondack High Peak Region
Greg and I headed into the Adirondack mountains aiming to hike about 8-10 peaks...when it was all said and done with, we did 5. O Well, we had a great time hiking Noonmark, Gravestone Stream, Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, and Blake. We were supposed to meet up with Ethan and some of his friends at Indian Head...Unfortunately, finding someone in the High Peaks proved to be more difficult than anticipated. The first picture is of the summit of Dial, second the summit of Nippletop, third the summit of Colvin (I am pointing to the place we started from), fourth the summit of Blake (not much of a view...one rock in the middle of a dense forest).

phishing II

Okay...we did not return to Cole's Creek. Instead, we put our canoe in at the Madrid Yacht Club. I exclusively used the Holla Popper and landed the two large mouth bass that you see in the photographs. This surface lure proved to be quite affective and quite exciting. In both catches, the bass jumped from the water twice as I fought to reel him into the boat. At the end of the evening, Jon 9, Chris 3, and Greg 1. The bottom shot captures Ethan and I night fishing for Waleye...instead, Ethan landed this ugly Bullhead.