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Did not wet a line. This was Waldo Lake, which has no inlet, thus no silt/nutrients coming in, and is quite sterile. The water is famously clear. I think there might be some skinny stocked trout in there but I'm soooo past that.... lol....

In fact, the woods around Waldo are very sterile. We saw virtually no birds and only a few chipmunks for mammals. No deer or elk or bear scat or sign on the trail. No scat period! There is a burned area on one side, that had the look and feel of a zone ruminants would be feeding in.

The mushrooms were awesome though. Found one patch of porcini (King Bolete) that had several absolutely prime young ones, about the size of an orange, that would've been superb eats. Alas, not something that you put in your pack plus no way to properly cook.... Also, huge porcini the size of dinner plates that looked amazing but would've been riddled with maggots if you cut them open... a gorgeous young cauliflower mushroom, also a good edible... a few patches of spotted aminitas right out of Alice in Wonderland... russula of several types... lots more. I kept a eye peeled for matsutake; those travel well and I would've taken them home in my pack. There were some plain white veiled mushrooms- I think aminitas of another sort- that looked very similar to matsutake, but were brittle and didn't have the very obvious matsutake smell. I think Cyn got a pic of the giant bolete- it (they actually) might've been the biggest single mushrooms I've ever seen!

4 miles with my wife and Tiny E; got a little lucky and dodged the rain

4 miles with Tiny Elvis- put on my boots and my hunting pack with 45 lbs, pace was slowed a wee bit

Just a quick couple pics cause I keep saying I'd post 'em... look what finally followed me home yesterday! It's been a bit excruciating the last few weeks as I waited for my schedule to line up with the seller's availability to do the final deed... anyway probably the last I'll mention it here because I'm guessing, this boat won't generate a workout like my old boat, the roll-a-matic, does out on the ocean.

2010 Hewes Pro V 20', Yammie 115 main, 9.9 High Thrust kicker... she's seen a lot of salt use, so up close there's cosmetic damage here and there..... blistered paint, scratches from crab pots, and so on. Which saved me.... I dunno, about $12k over a pristine one.... which is awesome 'cause she's headed straight back into salt water!

Makes my truck look like a toy, haha.....

^ Noice!

Thought I posted these, but evidently not

Wednesday- 4 miles with a 45# pack
Thursday- 5 miles with a 45# pack

sadly said 45# pack doesn’t feel any lighter

half day of work, so got out on the trails for 4 miles w/ the still heavy 45 # pack, maybe ever so slightly less heavy

Welp. Tried to get the boat to where I want to park it and sure enough, couldn't get around the first pinch point in my loop. Rather than take down an Oak I'm fond of I spent about 3 hours moving dirt and digging out a tree to give myself an area to swing wide into. WHIPPED.

Looks like you need airbags.

Tiny E and I got out for 5 miles- one of us was packing 45# extra, the other 0

45# is a lot of weight for a little fella like E

4 mile hill workout with the pack (45#)- ~ 1200' of gain in 2 miles- this was brutish!

high volume day

for time

10 rounds squats/bench/pullups ( squats/bench75% of 1RM) 10/9/8/7.......2/1 reps

24 minutes; felt like crawling to my truck

4 miles on the trails with Tiny Elvis; still hauling the 45# pack, still not feeling light

everyone must be hunting

4 miles and 800' of gain for Tiny Elvis and I; I'm still lugging my hunting pack w/ 45 lbs of sand- still feels heavy

In Michigan at my wife's family place on Lake Michigan... should get some good beach walks in.

8 miles and 2000'-ish of gain w/ the 45# pack; grueling, but I think I'm finally getting a little used to the pack

I'm feeling it today baby!

this am- left the boots and pack behind and got in a 6 mile run (it's been awhile!) with Tiny E

this pm- to the gym
high volume day, this time with deadlifts and overhead presses

10 rounds of deadlifts/overhead presses/chinups deads/presses @ 75% of 1RM
starting out with 10 reps/exercise, then 9/8/7...../1

22 minutes

4 mile beach walk carrying a 15-lb beer belly.

Epic.