Keep our rivers, clean, wild, and free
My husband and I have floated and fished many rivers, small Missouri streams like the Huzzah, Courtois and Meramec, all of which we fought to keep free-flowing back in the...
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It’s all about being present
I got invited on a trip to the Grand, and I had to quit my job and say, “I’m doing it.” Being able to step out of your life for...
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In my arthritic cottage I love to remember that I went on a “float” trip on a rubber raft on the Snake near Yellowstone. My friend and I were not...
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I wrote the bill to designate Missouri Breaks as Wild and Scenic
When I worked on the Senate Natural Resources Committee in the 1970’s, there was talk of erecting a dam that would have flooded the Missouri River Breaks in Montana. The...
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I am the best possible me on the river
Rivers have been part of my soul for as long as I can remember. Whether I am fishing, rafting, or trying to restore habitat, rivers are my strength. I am...
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Fly Fishing as a Sack of Potatos
Fly Fishing started for me when I was the size a of a sack of potatos. Growing up with two teachers for parents from central rural New York with a...
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A few years back on a beautiful summer day floating down the Bitterroot river, my fishing buddy and I were having little luck finding fish willing to participate in our...
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First Fish on the Fly
My sister came from Georgia to visit my dad and I who live near Vail, Co. My dad and I both love to fly fish and thought it would be...
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