I’m back in Missoula after another couple days wallowing in real-life Montana backcountry trouting, and while I’ve got three days worth of photos and reports, they’ll keep until I’m back home in Mt. Shasta.
With 100+ degree temps forecast for Wednesday, I’m heading home Tuesday to spare myself the extra 5 degrees (14 hours in a truck without air conditioning forces you to think like a trout; too much heat kills).
Lots more Montana fly fishing to come. See you on the (hot, sticky) road, Tom Chandler.
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Lets Catch Reel Big Fish 07.08.08 at 3:50 am
I know what you mean about too much heat. When it gets that hot you want to be where its cool. Just like the fish. Down deep!
Tom Sorenson 07.08.08 at 8:26 am
You’re making that drive without AC?! Ugh, I feel for you - although, not really. You’ve been fishing for, what - two weeks? All bets are off at that point. No sympathy for someone that’s been off having that much fun!
cbchandler 07.08.08 at 4:13 pm
I wonder how close you are to home? Let us know when you hit the best driveway in the world. It is the one to home……
Smellslikefish 07.08.08 at 6:21 pm
Here’s the road update: TC called me early this afternoon from somewhere north of Bend, Oregon - and it didn’t sound as if he were having the time of his life on the drive.
Remember that line from Field of Dreams, “Is the heaven? No it’s Iowa.”
I think in his case it was more like “Is this hell? No, it’s eastern Oregon in July with no a/c.” Pretty much the same thing.
Tom Chandler 07.09.08 at 5:43 am
Tough crowd. And yes, the Majesty of the drive had worn pretty thin at about hour nine (somewhere around Bend, OR), though Mom Underground hits its pretty much perfectly - there’s no place like home…