Weerrrreee Baaaccckkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy shit, blogland! What a long strange trip it's been. So here's how it all went down: Last monday the she-B and I decided to go down and visit some friends down in Mccall, ID. As soon as we got down there the skies opened up and it started DUMPING snow. Teusday morning we awoke to 6 fresh inches and by the end of the day we had an even 10 inches. After a dinner at the pub, a soak in Rick's hot tub, and a good nights rest we awoke wednesday to another 8 inches of snow and snowing hard! Thank's to Brundage Mt. resort's relaxed lift ticket checking practices, we rode those 2 days of fresh pow absolutely free! Thursday morning is where it really gets killer (by the way, it hasn't stopped snowing!). Some firefighter buddies of mine in Mccall have a backcountry yurt out in the Frank church wilderness complete with an approach snowmobile, cut wood, and all the ammenities. All the she-B and I had to do was provide the food and booze. So, after a 13 mile snowmobile ride into the yurt, we settled in for two days of AMAZING backcountry skiing in snow so deep it was damn near over your head! We also got in a soak out at Burgdorff hot springs. Saturday afternoon we headed back down the trail into Mccall and back into Ricky's hot tub. The next day (still snowing, hard, never stopped), we went down to Tamarack resort for 7 inches of untouched powder and the US snowboard grand prix national championships, all complete with 2 dollar micro-brews! With sore legs and great big smiles all around, we decided to head back to Sandpoint today. I mean, after all, fishing season opens up this thursday! Long story short, we went down for 2 days and ended up staying for 7 days of the best skiing of the year. Big thanks to Rick and Kat for their selfless generosity!

You may have seen this post before, but I found a better version......

Back from Wenatchee...

Howdy Y'all,

The she-bandit and I have returned from North Central Washington. Had a great time at the wedding and my Bro's birthday par-tay. Celebrated his B-day at Joe's log cabin in the 'snatch with lotsa free drinks and some good games of pool. Don't worry Blogfather, nobody barfed and brother spent the night at our hotel across the street. As promised, here are some pics of the fish and one of the Bandit on a backcountry ski trip last week. Enjoy.

Trout fishing in America....

Spent the last two days fishing the Clark Fork river downstream from the Cabinet Gorge Dam. Wouldn't exactly say I knocked 'em dead but I did manage a couple of fish. The first day I caught none, but the she-bandit caught a nice brown. We cooked up some mac and cheese over an open fire for lunch and washed it down with a chilly cup of chardonnay. Day two was spent by myself as it was raining like a sumbitch. I caught one rainbow, one cutthroat, and one mackinaw (lake trout). All fish mentioned in this blog were caught on spoons (I gave up on the fly rod after day one!). I will post the pic of the cutthroat and the brown tomorrow as my camera is out in my truck and I'm currently in my 'jammies. For now, here are a couple pics off the web of the specimens we captured. Headin' west here in a few days for a friends wedding and am hoping to throw some flys at rocky ford creek. Stay tuned to see if I catch something.

Funny Duo's

Put these in your ears........

Now podners, I know the majority of my blog viewers are in the fifty years young crowd and don't much listen to that newfangled music, but I gotta tell ya about some killer sounds. Not just music, but bass music (not the fish). Put these albums in your stereo and crank up the bass. Let it move yer innards. Bring some gals over and have them sit on the speakers. Take small fragile items off high things so they don't fall off. Whatever ya gotta do, just check these albums out. Do it for El Bandito. Rock on.

The bandit rides again....

Hello blogland, It's been a while but it's glad to be back with y'all. As some may know I just returned from a trip down to the shack to spend some time with the blogfather and ol' malihini. We had a hell of time as documented on the blogfather's address but as all things in life it just seemed too short. Needless to say I can't wait to ride south again. Back here in the north there has been no new snow, however some is predicted for later in the week. I leave you now with requested images of hole in the rock. Hole in the rock is in the escalante-grand staircase national monument in southern Utah and was carved out of solid rock so the mormon pioneers could get across the colorado river. Let me tell ya, it is a long way down to the water which is higher now due to the glen canyon dam. enjoy.