July 2009 Recap - Part 3

For those that know me, they know that I am not the outdoorsy type. I actually enjoy getting out into the mountains and an occasional hike or campout, but it is not something I grew up doing, so it is not something I do frequently today. This past July, I went back to Colorado to visit my grandparents who are both in their mid-to-upper 80s.

I went back with my dad and brother, Justin. We decided that we would take my Grandfather's old aluminum fishing boat out to a nearby reservoir to fish for some trout. It was a beautiful day, and after getting the boat out on the water, for some reason I got stuck with the job of dropping anchor. There were two in the boat, and from what I could tell, they were both attached... you know where I am going with this. Anyway, I started to untangle one of the anchors, and listening to the instructions from the front of the boat to "just throw it in," I did so, and watched as the rope followed the anchor down to the bottom of the reservoir. Fortunately, we had a second one, which was in fact connected to the boat. And while I may not be the smartest angler, I was the one who caught the most fish. See proof below.

This is all you'll see from Justin... For him, this is all that fishing entails.

Dad finally got one right before we were leaving...


Count them...


I know it is tough to get past the pasty arms, but hey four fingers. I hadn't been to the pool much.

This is my grandpa overseeing the fish fry operations...


While life in small town Colorado can be slow at times, it was a good visit with my grandparents. Justin took some great pictures while we were over there.