Back From A Seasonal Sabbatical

For six years and eight months I wrote religiously in this blog every single month.  Sometimes I wrote just one entry per month, but more often than not I wrote multiple entries for each month; usually about the various adventures that I’d have every few days and weeks.  I last wrote in July, about a family trip Up North and a muskie that I had caught that week.  I didn’t upload that particular post until August.  I haven’t written anything since then.  I needed a break.  I needed a sabbatical.

My outings for the last 4 or 5 months have mainly been teaching and running.  I’d escape periodically with a hike up a creek here, or a paddle down a river there, but I didn’t write about those intermittent times.

And so I now find myself on the doorstep of the Winter Solstice; at the last day of fall and the first day of winter.  Most see this time of the year as drab and depressing; especially on the backside of the holidays.  I typically see this upcoming season as the start of the time when I can get out and about in the woods.  It’s when the mosquitoes, ticks, and poison ivy are on hiatus and I’m free to roam.

Before I set my sights on those adventures to come, let me reflect on the couple of times I was able to fish or paddle this fall.  It seems like a fitting tribute as I bounce back from this seasonal sabbatical.

See you along The Way…

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PHOTO ALBUM

A Little Small Mouthed Bass On Turtle Creek (8-15-21)

A Local River Clam - Can You Name The Species? (9-5-21)

Canoeing With Scott - A 29.5" Pike (9-5-21)

An Early Morning And Heading North (Labor Day: 9-6-21)

A Prayer & My Traditional Gift Of Cedar Before I Begin (9-6-21)

A 14" Brown Trout (9-6-21)

A Shallow Little Creek In SW Wisconsin (9-6-21)

A Warm Afternoon For Trout Fishing (9-6-21)

A Sunset On Turtle Creek (9-11-21)

A 16" Smallie That Jumped & Fought Hard
Before Being Released (9-11-21)

A 12" Smallie In Clear Water (9-11-21)

An Early Morning Smallie (9-19-21)

My Friend Scott Rogers Creek Fishing With Me (9-19-21)

A Furrow Orb Spider Hanging Out Over The Rock River
Walking With Cindy In Beloit, Wisconsin (10-6-21)

Tag Alder Cones - Final Trout Outing (10-10-21)

Trails To Out Of The Way Places (10-10-21)

River Pike Fishing In The Rain (10-10-21)
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A Chunky 24" Pike Caught & Released (10-10-21)

A "Gulo Adventure Clan" Gathering
For A River Outing (10-24-21)

Andy And I Manning The Canoe (10-24-21)

Andrew And Justin Cruising The Currents (10-24-21)

Scott, Justin, Andrew, Andy, And Doug
Waiting For Our Breakfast To Cook (10-24-21)

Scott Adding The Final Touches - Eggs (10-24-21)

Kora Enjoying Her Portion Of The Outing (10-24-21)

Kora, Me, Andy, Justin, Andrew, Scott, And Doug

The Floatilla (10-24-21)

A Stretch Break (10-24-21)

Loading Our Gear Up To Head Home (10-24-21)

Kora's Ready To Go! (10-24-21)

Cindy And I Hiking At Hononegah Forest Preserve (11-7-21)

A Happy Pup On The Fall Trails (11-7-21)

A Final Fall Evening In The Kayak (11-7-21)

At Two River Forest Preserve (11-7-21)

The Sunset Became More Awesome
The Later It Got (11-7-21)
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Deep, Rich Colors

Finding Peace At
The Mouth Of The Sugar River (11-7-21)

Heading Home As The Planets Chase The Moon

Kissed By Kora On A Warm December Day (12-19-21)

We're Back From The Sabbatical
And Ready For Winter Adventures
Down By Dry Run Creek (12-19-21)