We woke to a beautiful morning. Everyone seemed to take it upon themselves to get some exercise before we headed up to Mammoth for the day. We golfed at Sierra Starr golf club today and what an amazing course. I personally did not play very well but I think everyone had a great time. We are a leaner and meaner group this year. (Getting old sucks) We headed back to camp after golf and met up with George and Eric who just got into town. Barbecued it up and had mor...

Fins & skins 2014 is upon us! Large group expected this year with a handful of newbies. Everyone is excited to share our traditions with new family and friends. So much to try and pack into such a short amount of time. This year we are adding Sierra Star Golf Club and June Lake Brewery To the mix. This years trip started this morning at 4am.JL and JJL rode up with me. RG and JJ followed with family. Hit the Ranch House in Olancha for grub and got into Bishop ...

Opening day is finally here! BB, CH and I were up at 435am and ready to go. We rushed out to waters edge to get our spot and to watch for the flare over the water that signals " its go time". We were greeted by 25 degree temps with 18 degree wind chill. That was the only thing that greeted us, i guess we didn't get the memo that everyone was sleeping in. We put our poles in the water and BB caught the 1st of his 6 fish within 30 seconds. We all caught our share ...

For years my friend George Luna has been inviting me to attend the Eastern Sierras Opener. Attending the opener is a family tradition that has carried on for 40 years. His family refers to the trip as Coopers Pescadores, named after one of the trips founding fathers and Georges Uncle who is no longer with us. Coopers spirit lives on with everything that goes on with the trip. Several generations of the family attend the event each year. I am honored to be invited...

My favorite holiday of the year is Thanksgiving, and for good reason. First of all its a 4 day weekend in fall which is the best time of the year, second, we usually camp with friends and third, the FOOD !! DUH I was really looking forward to this year because we had a large group going and we were headed back to Vail Lake Resort (one of my personal favs). For those that have not been there I strongly recommend it. There is so much to do at the resort and in the...