It would be more accurate to say that fly-fishing led me to Rivendell, actually....
Mountain Sports Limited in Bristol VA, a Rivendell dealer, is also an Orvis fly shop. I was in there talking to Patrick when I noticed the Rivendells. That's how I got to know Bobby and Steve. But, an older hobby of mine, which is how I got to know Patrick and got into fly-fishing in the first place, is old Series Land Rovers.... (I've got a '72 and a '60). I took the '72 apart and put it back together on a new chassis; the '60 is going to be my next project, as it needs a chassis, too. I can be found on several Rover boards. In what seems like a previous lifetime, I was a grunt in the Marines. Went into college, became a geologist (or, perhaps more accurately, discovered I was a geologist, and got a degree or two to show it). Part of the tie to Land Rovers (was Jeeps previously, transitioned out of Jeeps to Rovers over a dozen years ago now), is that when you have a tendency to drag rocks home w/ you, backpacking out w/ them isn't so much fun, a 4x4 makes that easier. Work on reclaiming coal mines now. Don't know if you know much about geologists, but I think I'm pretty typical, coffee by day, beer by night. (Part of the reason I need to bike more, eh?) Not a high-brow coffee guy (not roasting my own beans, grinding, french press, etc.; I'm happy w/ JFG, or Joe Muggs, or Starbucks' dark roast; but, I probably go through two pots a day...? Close to, if not more....). I like Fat Tire, 1554, Dead Guy, Bass, Guinness, Negro Modelo, ales and porters and stouts, not so much on the pilsners or hefeweizens. Along w/ the infantry-bit, goes camping, hiking, and shooting. I do short overnight backpacking trips along the AT along the TN/NC line, the Smokies, Mt Rogers area of Virginia. Help out w/ a lot of naturalist rallies in the area here. I wouldn't say that I play guitar. I have a couple, a shallow-bowl Ovation and a Fender Stratocaster; I would say I occasionally pull them out and beat on them, but what little skill I had decades ago when I was a teen in high-school, has long since faded from disuse. I've got a Dagger kayak, an old Blue Hole canoe, but don't use 'em as much as I should. In addition to the Ram, I have an old Nishiki MTB from my college days, but plan to replace it w/ a Bombadil. Haven't fenced since college. Used to do 3-weapon, but don't know of any fencers w/in an hour's drive of here. Am a Nikon fan. Started into photography by kidnapping my dad's Canon when I was beginning on annual staff in high-school, then he got me a Nikon, and I've had several. (N4004, N70, D80... want a D300s, but keep spending my money before I buy one). Not a great photographer, use my SE phone as a camera more often than anything else these days, just because of the convenience, but often have to pull a camera out at work when documenting things for reports, etc.; 'work' photos instead of 'art' photos. Most of my time, though, is in being dad. Kids and I rode 20 miles Sunday afternoon here in town.... brisk day, not cool, but windy. Good day. -L -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
