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Jack didn’t know it yet but he was going to catch a big fish today. A very big fish. Just as big as the one his dad had caught five summers ago. Jack didn’t care about the size of the fish he caught, though. He just loved to fish. He seldom even measured his catches. Feeling the line go taught and the thrill of the fight was all he needed to be happy. Little bluegill and big flathead catfish - he loved them all the same. But, lately, Jack didn’t even enjoy fishing. He had gotten quite used to doing nothing. He didn’t want to go out at all. It was just easier to stay home. He didn’t know how to get his mind off of her. Today, his dad made him leave the house. So, deciding fishing was worth a try, he headed to the river.

Five hundred and thirty miles. That’s how far I am from the beautiful place I was only a few short days ago. Yet, the memories are still fresh in my mind. I can recall the sweet taste of a Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, hear the roar after a skip shot on sixteen, and feel the lush, thick grass underneath my feet. Although I am no longer there, a dream had come true, I attended a Tuesday practice round at the 2023 Masters Tournament. 

I recently heard that Ernest Hemingway, when asked during high school about what he wanted to do with his life, said simply that he wanted to write and travel. A straightforward and honorable dream. I feel like Ernest and I may have been friends being that I share a similar aspiration. I want to write, also just create content in general, and the things I want to write about most are travel and adventure.

The very first episode aired on January 1st, 2012. That very first episode is titled Into The Clouds and Rinella chases Sitka blacktail deer on a remote lake in Alaska’s coastal rainforest after being dropped off by a float plane. Since then, Rinella has chased everything from whitetail deer in Wisconsin to mountain goats in Montana and monkeys in Bolivia on the show.

Wow. What a day in the woods. Driving home from my family’s property where I do most of my hunting, the events of that morning seemed so far away.

As my wallet gently weeps on the desk beside me after recently purchasing a plane ticket to Jackson, Wyoming from Cleveland, Ohio I write this to justify the purchase.

My Experience & A Guide To Ohio’s Most Visited State Park!

Becoming a Wilderness First Responder was one of the best educational experiences of my life…and it made me a better outdoorsman.