by aaron | Jul 5, 2016 | Travels
The other day I fished a portion of the Wisconsin River with two of my cousins. We didn’t catch much—one pulled in a good sized carp, or sucker as they’re called up this way, the other succeeded only in catching himself on a series of rocks and holes in...
by aaron | Jul 2, 2016 | Travels
I spent the majority of my Saturday fishing in a couple lakes and rivers of northern Wisconsin. I’ve been rather remiss in updating this space, but for those who’ve been wondering where in the world I am—and for whom that opening sentence didn’t...
by aaron | May 27, 2016 | Travels
Dear readers—apologies for my having been remiss in regularly updating this space. I’ve been moving-moving-moving, looking for the end of that long white line, as the song goes. I pulled into my folks’ place in Michigan this past week and will hopefully...
by aaron | May 4, 2016 | Travels
A large part of what is making this trip I’m on interesting is the people I’m meeting along the way. For today’s read I’ll ask you to imagine a campsite just outside of Moab, Utah. Big red cliffs tower on one side while the Colorado River sputters slow and dirty...
by aaron | May 2, 2016 | Travels
For those following along, the Focus and I had arrived in Rexburg, ID, because she wasn’t playing nicely. The problems were legion—most notable among them was the rear suspension, which was so misaligned as to leave me feeling, when I took certain turns or was...
by aaron | May 2, 2016 | Travels
[This is the second part of a story about my time in Rexburg, ID. For those just tuning in, the first part can be found here.] I realize that many of us have some preconceptions about Mormons, most of which have something to do with finding them to be a weird cult...