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The journey isn't so much about becoming someone, it's about getting rid of everything that isn't you.  The Big Ideas: What Do We Fear? Nothing in life can create stress for you. Instead stress is a product of how we perceive the situation. From the NY Times If you defy death — and gravity — enough, everyday life stops being so scary. Alex Honnold climbing onsight, or without advance knowledge of the route, near Las Vegas. Honnold took months to prepare for his most famous climb, a free solo of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.Credit...Christian Adam By Alex Honnold Alex Honnold is a professional climber who has completed dozens of solo ascents. This essay is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which writers respond to a single question: What do we fear? You can read more by visiting The Big Ideas series page. I free soloed Half Dome, in Yosemite National Park, for the first and only time in 2008. I climbed alone, without a rope or protection, and reached the route’s first major difficulty, or crux, about 300 feet up the wall. It was a shallow corner feature that required absolute commitment and execution to manage without falling. I had climbed the wall with a rope before and knew that I was physically capable of doing it, but now, with my life on the line, it suddenly felt much harder. The footholds seemed more slippery, the body positions more tenuous. I was scared, and overgripped with my hands as a result, which only made me tire more quickly. My vision narrowed and my movements got jerkier. Despite all that, I made it through the crux. I still had 1,700 feet to

Photos from https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/the-buzz/whats-the-difference-bobcat-vs-lynx Americans tend to equate a mink coat with the epitome of luxury.   However, the most expensive fur coats in the world are defined by the rarity and density of the pelts, with Russian Sable leading the market at prices often exceeding $150,000 due to its silky, silver-tipped texture. Lynx follows closely, commanding high prices because designers use only the white, spotted belly fur, requiring a massive number of pelts for a single garment. Chinchilla is prized for having the softest and densest fur on Earth, while Vicuña, though technically a wool, rivals these furs in cost due to the extreme scarcity of the South American camelid fiber. Together, these materials represent the pinnacle of luxury outerwear, combining intense warmth with storied status. My daughter became interest in bobcat fur, as she attends college where the mascot is a bobcat.   A bobcat fur coat retailing on a specialist fur site might start around $2,000 for a basic sectioned bobcat coat, but most go for a lot more than that if well made from the prized spotted belly fur of well selected pelts.  Bobcat is often confused with lynx, as the pelts look similar, even more so than the animals. Lynx coats generally cost more than straight bobcat because the fur is rarer and thicker/softer: about $5,000 – $25,000 or more for new high-end pieces. Some luxury pieces with prime lynx belly fur can be much higher ($30K-100K), depending on styling and heritage. A lynx belly fur coat uses only the rare, pure white, spotted underbelly for ultimate luxury, making it extremely expensive, while a full pelt coat uses the entire skin, including the browner, less uniform back, offering a more affordable but

Ron had a .38 colt detective special, blued 3rd generation with pachmayer grips, and buckshot loads for snakes, but .45 ACP we got in the SW Governor may be even better as it also shoots .410 shells in addition to .45 ACP.   Ammo for Governor recommended at Cabela's was Herter's .25acp 230gr FMJ, Herter's select .45 long colt, 250 gr, LFN, and Winchester Super X .410 2 ½ in., ½ ox shot, #4 shot.   

Nick Sawyer writes about this on chalk streams of the UK. https://ezinearticles.com/?Improving-Rivers-For-Fly-Fishing&id=4219154 The Fario Club talks of it repeated occurring throughout France.

The author, Nick Sawyer, is the grandson of the great fly fisherman Frank Sawyer MBE. Black Gnat. The Black Gnat is deadly all year round but is at its best early in the season when there are few flies hatching. Grey Wulff. An all time classic that represents a large number of species. Can be used in larger sizes as a Mayfly pattern or as an olive pattern in smaller sizes. This dry fly is a must for all anglers and should be the fly of first choice if you are unsure on what pattern to use. Para Adams. The best pattern by some margin according to my catch returns. The Para Adams is generic and comes in the full range of hook sizes. The parachute pattern allows even the most heavy handed caster to present the fly in a delicate manner. I sometimes use a size 10 to represent a Mayfly but most often use sizes 14-18 in the summer to imitate olive flies. If you don't have this pattern in your fly box you are, in my opinion, lowering your chances of success. Fly Fishing With a Buzzer Nymph By Nick Sawyer  |   Submitted On May 03, 2010 There are a great many representations of buzzer nymphs available on the market. Some of them are very good and no doubt most of them will have caught fish at some time. As far as I know, there is only one bow-tie buzzer and that is the pattern designed by Frank Sawyer. Any others are simply copies of the original in just the same way as all weighted nymphs are developments of the Sawyer Pheasant Tail Nymph. Frank Sawyer spent a lot of his life teaching others how