Apr 9, 2009

The Family Album Straight Up With A Twist.

That’s Walt on the left behind a cloud of his own cigarette smoke — Jesus, isn’t that something? Then Freddie, Frankie, Johnny, Dinny, and Lawrence—and the whole gang of them, plus Bud, are on a weekend pack trip through primitive Popo Agie, a wilderness region two hours west of Casper.

The pack horses belong to a buddy from work, but mostly the fellas are here to fish. Popo Agie consists of a series of high jagged peaks cut with lakes and ponds and streams that crash through canyons and race down sheer walls of granite.

But the fish — the fish! Man, you can dangle a handkerchief over the water and the rainbow trout hop out. Walt’s never seen anything like it.

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11 comments

1. 1
   on April 9th, 2009 at 11:57 am
   foolery said:

   How could Walt ever go back to suburban or urban life after THIS adventure!


2. 2
   on April 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
   Reeb said:

   Did your grandmother tell you all these stories? Are you making them up? In either case, they’re so fascinating. My family doesn’t have many casual photos like these.


3. 3
   on April 9th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
   Grandma J said:

   That Walt! A real mountain man at heart. And boy can he weave a tale….I mean dangle a handkerchief.


4. 4
   on April 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
   Cheri @ Blog This Mom! said:

   Now I have an Almondine craving.


5. 5
   on April 9th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
   Mr Farty said:

   *sigh*

   That was well worth the wait. Thanks x


6. 6
   on April 9th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
   dgm said:

   And I’ll bet Walt caught a fish that was [ T H I S B I G ! ]


7. 7
   on April 9th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
   Maureen in IL said:

   *sigh* I’m envious of all the cool photos. Not to mention the stories behind them.


8. 8
   on April 9th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
   Catherine McP said:

   I’m with #1, How did Walt leave this life that he seems to love? What made him go back?


9. 9
   on April 9th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
   CupcakeMurphy said:

   How do you do it? This is such a mesmerizing tale! I wish I could Netflix it.


10. 10
    on April 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
    Momo Fali said:

    That’s my kind of trip.


11. 11
    on April 13th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
    Laura said:

    One could also dangle a hanky too!