Rowing Tip: Set Your Oars So You Can Touch Thumbs

By Kirk Deeter Believe it or not, I’ve been asked this question several times, so I’ll throw out my answer and then invite others to chime in with their own. “If you’re rowing a raft, how close—or how far apart—should your oars be? Where should you set them in the oarlocks?” If I grip the…

Gear test: Big Agnes MtnGLO four-person tent

This summer my family welcomed our second child. A July birthday in the Intermountain West means maternity leave at about the perfect time of year. I had grand visions of using that time camping and fishing with our girls. It turns out it’s just a little more complicated when you have multiple kids. I’m embarrassed…

Voices from the River: The voice in your head

By Chris Hunt The late August rain provided the symphony, a tinny drum beat on the camper’s roof and walls, while I sat at my “kitchen” table tying up a gawdy pink streamer. Parked beneath the bows of towering yellow cedar and Sitka spruce in a lonely Forest Servi ce campground on Prince of Wales…

Voices from the River: My broken heart …

By Rachel Andona My broken heart. Or broken arm. Same difference when your passion in life is fly fishing. But let me go back to that beautiful, refreshing morning. It was winter in the valley and it was Christmas Eve. With all of the stress that comes along with Christmas festivities I needed a break,…

Montanans back clean-water initiative for future mining

By Colin Cooney On Feb. 21, a clean-water initiative supported by a coalition of Montana conservation organizations, including Montana Trout Unlimited, was submitted to the Montana Secretary of State’s office. This initiative is simple. It’s about protecting Montana’s water, public health and Montana taxpayers from perpetual mine pollution and cleanup costs caused by new mines.…

The Tomorrow Fund

I landed at the Austin airport, and hustled over to the rental car company only to be told my license had expired the day before. The glee of the two clerks behind the counter was not lost on me. I was 90 minutes from New Braunfels, Texas, where I was scheduled in a few hours…