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Loved it. I even use the same slanted sycamore to hang clothing on. What MSR tent is that you have? And who is the song by?

Land is cheap here. Just buy a forest, bulldoze it, and put some dairy cows on it. I know the locations, but couldn't attach the files.

I need a fishing buddy for there! Anyone?

I hope you've had better luck with yours than I did mine. Mine lasted two weeks before it malfunctioned. Apparently, this is common for these cameras. The IQ was very low too. I only bought it because it was the only waterproof camera I could find with a 30 second self-timer, which is important for water pictures when you're alone.

Photo 13 is awesome!

Impressive. I could tell by the expression on your face, when I saw you at the cafe, that it was a good one!

The 4-pc rod is in good shape, comes with sack. I would take $75 shipped.

It was an 8' 4-wt. Signature Series. Worth the money.

What are you asking for the 70 acres? I'm out of the West Plains Mossy Oak Properties office, that is the edge of my driving range, but we have buyers calling all the time for special property.

I have some old Bear recurve bows. I also have a nice 52# Miami Valley custom longbow that I don't need. Is well made, quiet, and lightweight. If anyone is interested in a trade, I would be interested in a 9' 6-wt. rod and reels. Just needing a new setup and the wallet is too empty to get one right now.

Only paid $30 for the rod, might just put it on the wall of shame, or send it in someday.

Sounds like it was a great time, you couldn't ask for better scenery and weather. I wanted to go, but got tied down to something else and forgot all about it. Maybe next year.

Broke another TFO fly rod this week, now I really need to trade off my 7.5' rod!

Oh, I've been known to carry something potent once in a while. Problem is is that I usually sip it all before reaching a campsite. As far as phones, I lived without one for a long time, but had to breakdown finally. Now, I'm ruined.

Think I will do my NFOW fishing during firearms deer season, around cabins of course.

Because it gets DARK at 4! No, I hate fires. I can't stand the smell of smoke saturating my sinuses, I like to smell the world, not smoke. I have expensive gear, and do not want it to smell like smoke. You can't carry drinks 15-20 miles when you are lightweight backpacking. I have health problems too, so drinking is not on my agenda anymore. I have spent many a night watching fires in the past, and frankly it gets a little boring. Just razzing you a bit.

It does sort of stink when you're in a business that you need to be on call. I really hate backpacking out in December, when you have to go to bed at 4 p.m. and can't get up till 8 a.m. I'd be lying if I said I don't get a little lonely during the long night for something to read or somebody to talk to. I can't sleep for 16 hours! I don't mind mind having coverage everywhere, I just hate the unsightly towers.

That might be a good trade. It's in pretty decent shape. Used, not abused.

Umm, not sure where you're from. I'm a local, and I travel lots of local roads. I think about everyone in Alton and their hound dog has a boat, just in case you didn't know. If you're looking for one, this winter will be time to buy. There have never been any jobs in Alton, and now that the rest of the national economy is dead, they will be getting really cheap!

I'm a little curious if someone would be interested in trading their 9 foot 6-weight rod for my Temple Forks Outfitters Professional 7'6" 5-weight, 4-piece rod.

Several years ago, there was a local man that used a bulldozer to reroute the river around the new development area you speak of. He got into trouble over that, I'm not sure what ended up being done for his actual punishment. There were several hundred acres for sale for a long time. If you liked the scenic qualities of the river so much you could have bought it and preserved it. I am sad to see the old 13,000 acre Pigman Ranch on Eleven Point River divided more and more. You can still buy 6472 acres of it of for onlty $925 an acre if you'd like to not see cabins built up against the Wild and Scenic Riverways property boundaries. When I go to the Spring River I get disgusted. There is soooo much trash and litter at the accesses. Dam 3, the Bayou, and even some accesses on the Warm Fork up in Missouri. It is the most trashed up river I know of. The locals don't give a ____, they are a low caliber of people is a nice way to put it. I used to try to pick some of it up, but I just gave up after a while, The trash just kept returning, and, this year, it is worse than I can remember it

I should have some info about it, but am not sure where. My ancestors ran it till they built the Highway 142 bridge. It wasn't all that different than the ferry at Akers.

That sounds about right, got muddy. I sent a message to my uncle who gave me the article, so will find out more later. I think it was in a little book called the Ford's Reader, does that sound right?

Here is an old magazine article some may find interesting.

Take into consideration that the Indexes are up about 9% since July 1st. You could have went all in on an Index fund and been up just as much, but never ever go all in on anything of course. Sounds like you're doing okay, and you're not going to be hurting too bad since you haven't put a fortune into the fund...so learn a little something everyday. It takes years to really figure it out, and probably a year just to realize you actually know nothing and have to really start learning, and just when you think you think you have figured things out...