Great post. One of the things I try to do as well is encourage people to sit back and look, listen and appreciate these amazing places we fish. The older I get (I'm not old and never will be, but I do get older) the more the appreciation of the beauty of God's creation means to me and the more I appreciate it. Hey CP, any chance of me getting full sized copies of those last 2 shots?

One of the days I spent in Ark this spring with Darryl we just scouted and didn't work too hard to catch fish. We just had a great day on the water and I had the chance to soak in the lake (not literally) and its beauty and get to know Darryl better. I had a great day even though we didn't get much. Can't wait to go back there and do it again. I was in a little bit of a fog though from the 80 degree temperature change from NY to Ark in March this year. I look forward to spending more time there when my body is more in equilibrium. Just about the time I started acclimating to the change I had to go back north. Maybe 2 or 3 weeks next time, or months!!