I stopped by Dan Bailey’s fly fishing shop this morning. It’s a sweet little store with a beautiful display of flies and fishing gear. They also had a selection of my favorite brands of clothing. A friendly woman chatted with me as I shopped. I bought some shirts, some locally made face masks, and a coconut Luna bar. The face masks were expensive but the woman told me about her friend who sews them and her mother who wears them. I just wanted to give the store and the seamstress money, so I bought 4.
The woman and I discovered we both know my friend Dan (not Bailey) who is a guide in Livingston. We nicely argued about the names of his brothers and where they guide. She was really nice. I love small towns.
Just now in our hotel room in West Yellowstone, I found a book on the nightstand, from the previous guest I suppose? It’s called Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park (second edition). My friend Tom Woods is listed in the acknowledgements. He worked in Yellowstone a long time ago. He helped put shingles on the roof of the house we built. Anyway, Montana is like a very small town. You can’t do anything without running into a friend.
The woman and I discovered we both know my friend Dan (not Bailey) who is a guide in Livingston. We nicely argued about the names of his brothers and where they guide. She was really nice. I love small towns.
Just now in our hotel room in West Yellowstone, I found a book on the nightstand, from the previous guest I suppose? It’s called Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park (second edition). My friend Tom Woods is listed in the acknowledgements. He worked in Yellowstone a long time ago. He helped put shingles on the roof of the house we built. Anyway, Montana is like a very small town. You can’t do anything without running into a friend.