Well the weekend is finally here . . . Of course I am working today, but I took vacation so I get a 3 day weekend. This weekend I get to do the one thing I live for in the summer . . .
FISHING. I just moved back to the mainland from Hawai’i about 2 years ago, mostly to go back to school. I really hate the weather here and can’t wait to get out of school so I can start making plans for my return to PARADISE.
Currently my wife and I are living in Denver, CO. The scenery here is AWESOME to say the least, but the weather is really crazy. for example . . . this spring in April, we had some 70 and 80 degree weather. You would think with weather like that, spring is certainly here. Not here in Colorado . . . as a matter of fact… It was only a week later and we had a snow storm and the weather got cold all the way through May. This is the way the weather here is all of the time . . . Totally Unpredictable! I do want to recommend that if you ever come out this way to visit our great state be prepared for any kind of weather you can think of . . . Including snow in summer . . . I have heard from people who grew up here it has even snowed here in July . . .
Anyway . . . This is 4th of July weekend. My wife and I are going camping at a place called Estes Park. This is awanderful place nestled up right next to Rocky Mountain National Park. The scenery is awesome and there will be fireworks over the lake there. But the ultimate for me is the fishing. I can’t wait. I am not much on eating trout, there is only one way I like it: Fried. But, that is the goal… My fish of choice is a fish that has eluded me since I have been here . . . Walleye.
Just to show the lengths I will go through to catch a walleye . . . I joined a fishing club just to get more information on how they behave and what tricks others use to catch the ever ellusive Walleye . . . As of yet I am still skunked . . . So far this year I have been fishing 8 or 9 times and have yet to catch anything . . . I just cannot give up hope of catching that walleye so I fish for nothing else… I am sure that if I fished for anything else I would probably have no problem, but I just won’t give up . . . They have taken control of the one thing I like to do to relax. It gets to the point where I can’t relax because I am so determined to catch walleye that I see nothing else . . .
This weekend will finally be different. I know that there are no walleye at Estes Lake so to fish for walleyes would be stupid. Finally a relaxing weekend in the national park and fishing . . . what could be better . . . The view of the mountains, national forrests and me in a boat in the middle of a lake in the valley looking up at the scenery . . .
For those of you that are not going on vacation this weekend… I hope I can relax enough for all of us . . . but I still miss Hawai’i.
Happy 4th of July every one, and be safe… Fireworks are a lot of fun but can be dangerous toys . . . I cannot stress enough . . . Be Safe!!!
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