Originally posted by Agrontrutta - May 2009
Ummm, sorry, I forgot.
Seriously, some of the reports about the raucousness at the Big Woods Summits are a bit overplayed and some are just pure fiction (mostly). Like, for example, the Chief did not set fire to his pickup (just the camp stove, which was on the pickup, which now that I think of it could have set the truck on fire, but it didn’t so let’s move on). And the rumor of the big rumble at the Old Tannery Inn between Midger, Flyrodder, and the local woods folk over their shuffle board abilities is just that, a rumor, or so I’m told. No, the Big Woods Summit is mostly a congenial gathering of like-minded souls who want to get in touch with their inner fisher-child, commune with the earth, breath the crisp air, be baptized in the piscatorial waters flowing through Penn’s woods, and gaze at the dazzling palette of stars in the evening. In others words, it’s just cosmic.
This is what the Big Woods Summit is about, the glorious splendor of woods, waters, and fish--
Ummm, sorry, I forgot.
Seriously, some of the reports about the raucousness at the Big Woods Summits are a bit overplayed and some are just pure fiction (mostly). Like, for example, the Chief did not set fire to his pickup (just the camp stove, which was on the pickup, which now that I think of it could have set the truck on fire, but it didn’t so let’s move on). And the rumor of the big rumble at the Old Tannery Inn between Midger, Flyrodder, and the local woods folk over their shuffle board abilities is just that, a rumor, or so I’m told. No, the Big Woods Summit is mostly a congenial gathering of like-minded souls who want to get in touch with their inner fisher-child, commune with the earth, breath the crisp air, be baptized in the piscatorial waters flowing through Penn’s woods, and gaze at the dazzling palette of stars in the evening. In others words, it’s just cosmic.
This is what the Big Woods Summit is about, the glorious splendor of woods, waters, and fish--
And the remarkable beauty of all creatures great and small.
Now, sometimes the boys get rambunctious and fix up some special spirits but its just for sippin while the grub cooks over the fire.
And speaking of grub, its mostly simple fare--the kind that any Valencian or Catalonian peasant might throw together for his friends.
So, if you desire a tonic that refreshes the body and spirit, if you seek the tranquility that quiets the mind, if you are searching for the answers to life’s most persistent questions, then stay the hell away from Rossiter Lodge during Big Woods Summit, because we means to fish, eat, drink, and have a good time!
"The road goes on forever and the party never ends!"
8 comments:
What an ungodly post! But did you have to end it like a Frenchie?
I have yet to be "baptized in the piscatorial waters" this year, but I suppose it's only a matter of time. Tried out my new Chota RockLoc Wadin Boots in Fishing Creek earlier this season and amazingly stayed upright.
I honestly look forward to the sharing of my wood-fired paella with all my friends at the Big Woods Summit on Saturday night.
Great post!
Chief:
I tried to find the Spanish equivalent of Louisiana's state motto, but failed. What is Spanish for "The road goes on forever and the party never ends?"
¡El camino se enciende por siempre y el partido nunca termina!
Will Bowhunter be doing any real-time Twittering from the Big Woods Summit? So as to keep us less fortunate Pro Staffers who can't actually attend still in the loop.
Gracias!
Ok Wade what’s the excuse for missing the summit this year?
Twittering from the BWS, over my cold dead body. Why do you think there is no TV at the camp? Camp is for sitting around the fire with a cold tasty beverage. I’ll leave the Twittering from camp to you flatlanders.
Perhaps we need a telepresence node at the Rossiter, or maybe a web cam at the shitter pool, so we can link in flatlanders or absentees. The next thing ya know folks will be sayin they can't make it 'cause they're going to be in Africa, or burned out from fishing the Sulphers on the limestoners.....We ain't gettin any younger....As Warren Miller always says..."If you don't do it this year, you'll be another year older when you do."
This really does bring back some good memories. At least the ones the yucca didn't blot out!
Matt great post, it really does bring back some good memories.
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