Actually, my favorite Maclean book is the non-fiction "Young Men and Fire", published posthumously in 1992, about how and why 12 USFS smokejumpers died fighting a wildfire "blowup" in the 1949 Montana wilderness.
This man was just put on earth to write.
Fly fishing.
"Maclean ends his novella as an old man fishing in the “Arctic half-light of the canyon,” where “eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.”
For all you fly fishing disciples, here's an interesting perspective, 50 years after publication.
So much going on here...so powerful.
Two little toddler red foxes in the yard for spring…
"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." —Zohran Mamdani
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
Sad to learn about this. The polluters need to be stopped, charged and held accountable. Our elected officials need to stand up to support the Lumber and its users. Our natural resources are more important than foreign wars, Washington ballrooms and arches, and more tax cuts for the wealthy.
They're pursuing anybody but the billionaires, on orders from on high.
Have to learn how to spell it first.
Apply eminent domain.
Already done.
Great photo!👏
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
They SHOULD be sued! That study was paid for with taxpayer dollars.
I'm fussy too, thanks I guess to UNC history and english departments. Seriously, I wish we could edit posts here.
So proud of the brave Hungarian voters, who turned out in droves on this election day!
Coming soon to a town near you!
Absolutely!
We didn’t even take a beat between “it is wrong for any country to claim authority over the Strait of Hormuz” and “we are claiming authority over the Strait of Hormuz.”
such a pretty fall. is that manmade or what?
what do you throw when you walk up to a random creek like this?
I find it a welcome challenge in life.
Those are sad questions to contemplate, thanks to trump and the voters, politicians and oligarchs who unleashed him.
💯 I like salt marshes and creeks too.
💯 Quality tools and gear should last a lifetime (including a 907 graphite). My father taught me this 70 years ago.
I wonder how the Nikons got the nod? Merit? Or crew choice? Or due to promotional consideration?
Asking for a friend...who's a Nikon bum.
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a digital kiosk at the entrance of a parking garage with a dispensed ticket. The screen display reads: PLEASE TAKE TICKET BELOW. Panel 2: a T-Rex is sticking its little arm out the window of its partially opened car door, trying to reach the ticket.
Yikes!
Nice work! Is that a largemouth mixed in?
Outstanding catches! Already up on the big swim flies, I see!
