Here we go again. The ball has dropped. The tree is down. The craziness has ended. And, now it's finally time to start thinking down the road.

    I love this time of year, because it's a chance to look forward to all of the kick ass things we get to do each year. In addition to skiing as much as humanly possible, I've been busy planning trips to the Bahamas, Belize, Florida, Yellowstone, Montana, and Idaho. I've been dreaming about catching bonefish, permit, tarpon, cutthroat, rainbows, and browns. I've got a whole new hit list of back country streams in the park complete with corresponding pins on an old, tattered topo map. I'm working through my winter fly tying list one pattern at a time, and experimenting with new materials and designs. It's only a week into the new year, and I'm already nervous about getting it all packed in.

Here's to a prosperous new year full of adventure at every turn!