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2) I was born in Northern California where I caught my first fish (bluegill) on Lake Shasta and my dad hunted waterfowl and dove on friends& #39; farmland.
3) We moved to Texas when I was 8. TX is 95% privately owned, and Dad didn& #39;t know anyone who& #39;d let him hunt on their land, so he packed up his guns. I& #39;ve never been hunting. Instead, he took me fishing, and I haven& #39;t stopped since.
4) I loved fishing, and Dad and I began to think of ourselves as serious sportsmen. But there wasn& #39;t an outdoor experience to be had in my part of TX that didn& #39;t require fees, permission, knowing a guy, or at the very least rubbing elbows with a dozen other sportsmen.
5) Even thought of myself as a keen outdoorsman, even tho my only outdoor experiences were fishing & tent-camping at various lakes. I asked Dad how much he thinks he spent on boat ramp & camp fees. "Small fortune, but it was worth it." It was worth it because we could afford it.
6) At 16, Dad & I went backpacking in the Trinity Alps (CA), which was my 1st real wilderness experience. We brought our trout poles--the 1st time my dinner depended on my skills as an angler. After that, camping at TX lakes just didn& #39;t offer enough of a rugged experience for me.
6) At 16, Dad & I went backpacking in the Trinity Alps (CA), which was my 1st real wilderness experience. We brought our trout poles--the 1st time my dinner depended on my skills as an angler. After that, camping at TX lakes just didn& #39;t offer enough of a rugged experience for me.
6) At 16, Dad & I went backpacking in the Trinity Alps (CA), which was my 1st real wilderness experience. We brought our trout poles--the 1st time my dinner depended on my skills as an angler. After that, camping at TX lakes just didn& #39;t offer enough of a rugged experience for me.
7) In college, I transferred to a school in the middle of Portland, Oregon. OR& #39;s like a weekend warrior& #39;s theme park. Backpacking became an annual pastime, and I quickly transitioned from bass fisherman to a trout, salmon, and steelhead angler.
8) OR& #39;s beautiful, and there are outdoor experiences within an hour in any direction from Portland, but I still had to go pretty far if I didn& #39;t want to jockey for a spot on the river full of plunkers. The pic below is near Bend.
9) Wilderness is a relative term. One man& #39;s wilderness experience could be another man& #39;s walk in the park. But few people who& #39;ve been to Alaska can argue that it is not made up of the most rugged, vast wilderness on the continent....
10) 2 college buddies & I drove through Canada to Kodiak, AK, to work in a cannery for the summer. I loved everything about AK. But watching a community collectively wring its hands over the prospect of a poor season enlightened me to how fragile even massive ecosystems can be.
11) Thought I& #39;d live the rest of my life in AK "running wild & free," like the Hobo Jim song. So next summer I went back & worked on a tender boat, tendering reds in Bristol Bay & pinks in SE AK. I& #39;d never seen so much desolate land than Bristol Bay(Ugashik Riverhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">) or so many...
12) ...shades of green than in SE AK. The grandness and vastness of AK is frighteningly beautiful, and I wanted more of it. I wanted to be a part of the most beautiful land I& #39;ve ever seen.
12) ...shades of green than in SE AK. The grandness and vastness of AK is frighteningly beautiful, and I wanted more of it. I wanted to be a part of the most beautiful land I& #39;ve ever seen.
12) ...shades of green than in SE AK. The grandness and vastness of AK is frighteningly beautiful, and I wanted more of it. I wanted to be a part of the most beautiful land I& #39;ve ever seen.
13) I didn& #39;t end up in AK. I married the only girl I& #39;ve ever kissed & we found teaching jobs in Southern Idaho, in view of the Sawtooth Mnts. What I found in ID is the most freedom I& #39;ve ever known. Just 15 min from my house and I could be in the middle of a sage desert...
13) I didn& #39;t end up in AK. I married the only girl I& #39;ve ever kissed & we found teaching jobs in Southern Idaho, in view of the Sawtooth Mnts. What I found in ID is the most freedom I& #39;ve ever known. Just 15 min from my house and I could be in the middle of a sage desert...
13) I didn& #39;t end up in AK. I married the only girl I& #39;ve ever kissed & we found teaching jobs in Southern Idaho, in view of the Sawtooth Mnts. What I found in ID is the most freedom I& #39;ve ever known. Just 15 min from my house and I could be in the middle of a sage desert...
13) I didn& #39;t end up in AK. I married the only girl I& #39;ve ever kissed & we found teaching jobs in Southern Idaho, in view of the Sawtooth Mnts. What I found in ID is the most freedom I& #39;ve ever known. Just 15 min from my house and I could be in the middle of a sage desert...
13) I didn& #39;t end up in AK. I married the only girl I& #39;ve ever kissed & we found teaching jobs in Southern Idaho, in view of the Sawtooth Mnts. What I found in ID is the most freedom I& #39;ve ever known. Just 15 min from my house and I could be in the middle of a sage desert...
14) ...where I can hike, shoot, camp, and not see another person for days. Some might find this desert boring, even ugly, but amongst the sage, I could imagine being the only man in the world, and that& #39;s beautiful.
14) ...where I can hike, shoot, camp, and not see another person for days. Some might find this desert boring, even ugly, but amongst the sage, I could imagine being the only man in the world, and that& #39;s beautiful.
14) ...where I can hike, shoot, camp, and not see another person for days. Some might find this desert boring, even ugly, but amongst the sage, I could imagine being the only man in the world, and that& #39;s beautiful.
14) ...where I can hike, shoot, camp, and not see another person for days. Some might find this desert boring, even ugly, but amongst the sage, I could imagine being the only man in the world, and that& #39;s beautiful.
14) ...where I can hike, shoot, camp, and not see another person for days. Some might find this desert boring, even ugly, but amongst the sage, I could imagine being the only man in the world, and that& #39;s beautiful.
15) I& #39;ve fished rivers completely alone and caught fish I feel undeserving to have caught--in waters fished by Ernest Hemingway.
15) I& #39;ve fished rivers completely alone and caught fish I feel undeserving to have caught--in waters fished by Ernest Hemingway.
15) I& #39;ve fished rivers completely alone and caught fish I feel undeserving to have caught--in waters fished by Ernest Hemingway.
15) I& #39;ve fished rivers completely alone and caught fish I feel undeserving to have caught--in waters fished by Ernest Hemingway.
15) I& #39;ve fished rivers completely alone and caught fish I feel undeserving to have caught--in waters fished by Ernest Hemingway.
16) In a sense, ID is a kinda microcosm of AK& #39;s vast wilderness. In ID& #39;s deserts & mountains, I& #39;ve never felt more free, more human, or more proud to be American. I now have a daughter, Lucy, & I& #39;ll teach her to fish & appreciate public land that she can pass on to her kids...
16) In a sense, ID is a kinda microcosm of AK& #39;s vast wilderness. In ID& #39;s deserts & mountains, I& #39;ve never felt more free, more human, or more proud to be American. I now have a daughter, Lucy, & I& #39;ll teach her to fish & appreciate public land that she can pass on to her kids...
16) In a sense, ID is a kinda microcosm of AK& #39;s vast wilderness. In ID& #39;s deserts & mountains, I& #39;ve never felt more free, more human, or more proud to be American. I now have a daughter, Lucy, & I& #39;ll teach her to fish & appreciate public land that she can pass on to her kids...
16) In a sense, ID is a kinda microcosm of AK& #39;s vast wilderness. In ID& #39;s deserts & mountains, I& #39;ve never felt more free, more human, or more proud to be American. I now have a daughter, Lucy, & I& #39;ll teach her to fish & appreciate public land that she can pass on to her kids...
16) In a sense, ID is a kinda microcosm of AK& #39;s vast wilderness. In ID& #39;s deserts & mountains, I& #39;ve never felt more free, more human, or more proud to be American. I now have a daughter, Lucy, & I& #39;ll teach her to fish & appreciate public land that she can pass on to her kids...
17) Because that& #39;s what public land is all about. It is a part of our American identity and is to be passed down to every generation of American, thanks in part to President Theodore Roosevelt. I can never take public land for granted again, and I never want to live in TX again.
18) And any threat to public land is a threat to my well-being and my identity as an American. And I& #39;ll shout it from the top of the mountain on my next backpacking trip, "I love #publicland!" https://www.accessfund.org/open-gate-blog/top-5-threats-to-public-lands">https://www.accessfund.org/open-gate...
Top 5 Threats to Public Lands

The battle for American's public lands has devolved into a collection of sneaky leadership appointments, subtle policy changes, big budget cuts, and arcane rule changes—a vicious combination that is…

https://www.accessfund.org/open-gate-blog/top-5-threats-to-public-lands
Credit 2 @publiclandlvr 4 the idea of doing this kind of thread #NationalForestWeek #PublicLand #PublicLandOwner #KeepItPublic #CleanWater #KeepItInTheGround #AmericaTheBeautiful #IDAHO #Fishing #Camping #Backpacking #SageGrouse #CleanAir #Backcountry #Wilderness #GAOA #LWCF #PNW
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