It's Not About the Fish

[LumenLux]

I have posted a new show, " It is not about the fish" on Beechbrook.com I hope the show may provide some enjoyment for some viewers. As always, I really do welcome any comments. As mentioned in another post, I did have a little "fun" in solving an issue or two. The show is not that fancy, but I would like to know if it runs as intended. I would even like to know if the show hesitates or hiccups on any slower machines. Actually, I guess the last "hiccup" I observed was on the fastest machine I tried it on, so let me know please.

[LumenLux]

Taking a cue from Al's "Dempster Highway" show, and in response to a question or two, here is a little narrative that relates to " It's Not About the Fish".

The first slide only is on the McKensie River in Oregon. Gorgeous river, and this time (June 2003), also gorgeous Chinook Salmon. I am a guest in that part of the country. The rest of the slides were all taken on one day, last Monday, in my "home". Although Utah is my home, I guess I am also a grateful "guest " here too - anywhere on earth. The country is so beautiful that the experience at times almost overwhelms me.

The show was sort of motivated by a friend who couldn't go with us last Monday. As I told him I could not guarantee that the fishing would be so good next time, he responded "I wouldn't care if I didn't catch any fish." So I took that to heart and also maybe just a bit wanted to show him what he missed. And of course it is fun memory for the two of us that "fished" that day.

The location is the Uinta(h) mountains about 90 miles from Salt Lake City. The little stream, in spite of all the scenery, also provided us with a dozen or so Brooktrout and Native Cuthroats in the long morning. After keeping enough for lunch, we decided to hike to the little Lofty Lake where we only had an hour or so for fishing and still made it out only in pitch dark. Hence the red glow on the mountains as we headed down the trail.

We had such a great time last Monday, that my son-in-law and I went back to the same stream on Saturday. My son-in-law is a fly fisher "purist" and a very good one at that. He fished from 4:30 pm until 8:00 pm. He caught and released 49 fish! Most the fish there are small, but that is still a lot of action. I found myself wanting to explore the landscape a little more and as you can guess was always attracted to a potential photo op. So besides catching a few fish, I stumbled on to a veritable wildlife paradise. I mean deer, moose with calf, beaver, sandhill cranes, squirrels, rabbits, man the adrenaline was pumping. Camera was swinging from flower to fish to beast. What a great evening. The flowers change from week to week as to what is in bloom. Considering the multi-year drought here, I am amazed at the blossoms this year.

[think(box)]

Nice show! And the way I like them - full screen.

Since you asked, there was one "hiccup" in the middle of the show with closely timed vertical line effects. The picture started its song and dance and then restarted and completed the transition. To Igor's credit, the new music player never skipped. System is 400MHz P2 512MB, OS is Win98SE.