by Rick | Apr 28, 2024 | Blog, The Outdoor Life
The mountains are calling, and I must go. – John Muir I’m heading out on a week-long fly-fishing trip in the mountains of Colorado in this fine camper. It was originally a utility trailer we borrowed, then flipped and, as my dad always taught me, “You break it;...
by Rick | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, The Outdoor Life
Kansas is a great place to fly fish because of the varieties of fish you can catch. Bass, walleye, crappie, and every other species that live in Kansas water can be caught fly fishing. Since fly rods are typically much longer and have much lighter action than...
by Rick | Apr 7, 2024 | Blog, Inspirational
“Our communities need us to dream for them.” Marcia Taylor-Trump As I traveled to Howard down the undulating two-lane road sandwiched by sienna-colored prairie grasses of the Flint Hills, I reminisced about previous trips there. In my high school football days, I...
by Rick | Apr 6, 2024 | Inspirational
I walked the city of Washington Amongst the statues standing still As cherry blossoms danced on the breeze Of springtime’s early chill I shared the morning sunshine With travelers from across the earth The cacophony of the songbirds melody Harmonized along with...
by Rick | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog, Inspirational
Isaac McNary – Potwin’s champion for the poor A Potwin native – and our son – Isaac McNary is in East Africa installing solar powered water purification systems in various schools in the country of Tanzania. These systems take bad water and turn it into...
