thanks

to all of you for your good wishes for Dad. It's been a tough week but he's had some good moments too, like when he got to watch Ryan, his uber-cool GREAT GRANDSON as he explained trucks to us all. Or having all of us kids with him at least one more time.

I'm grateful to my friends for all your prayers and love.

I ALSO, when I could, attended a very fun family reunion. Here are the players:








Now I leave for the Eastern Sierra...Dad's set for now and its time to harass some unsuspecting trout!


More to come...

In San Diego the past few days

Had a scare at the conclusion of my raft trip...My father had a fall in his house and was admitted to the hospital for four days. Hard on an 88-year-old. He had a TIA (mini-stroke) and it has thrown him for a loop. Drag...he's needed us to be on him 24-7 since late June to be sure he stays on meds and doesn't fall again. We've been wrangling out a new care deal for him...he is *understandably* reluctant to relinquish more of his (already dwindling) personal independence. If you are out there and are dealing with this kind of thing, I would love to talk to you.

Concurrently with this has been a family reunion. I've gotten to know a side of my family (connected with my brother-in-law Steve) that I didn't know well, and enjoyed all of them greatly. Very different and very interesting. I hope this will continue.



I am off day after tomorrow for Eastern Sierra and some flyfishing. more to come.

Summer 09

....since many of you do actually are asking:
I haven't been posting. Shame on me! I've been having a great summer! As soon as school got out, I took a group of eleven friends for an 8-day float on the beautiful San Juan River in Utah. It was so very much fun. My first attempt to run a group as trip leader. I had good coaching from my Brother in Law Olie, as well as Julia McIver and Mike "Mojo" Clifton. It was a great learning experience and I think everyone had a good time.

I'll post more and more pics...stay tuned!