Drifting The Prairie Ocean Outdoor Journal

Dear Carp, Unfortunately I did not get to pay you a visit today.  It was a fine day too.  There is a nature festival coming up - a celebra...

Since July 7th, we've had five rain events.  Now that may sound significant, but when I added up the total rainfall from each event the ...

To me the best time to take vacation is autumn.  When autumn comes around the air is cooler and crisper, and the leaves begin to put on a st...

On Sundays at the mercantile store we have what we call a "church rush".  After attending church services people come to the store...

At 6:15 this afternoon the heat index was still at 104, but I decided to go to the creek anyhow.  Arriving at the pasture we call Courtyard ...

There have been a number of times over the last ten or twelve years that fly-fisher Chris Adams has gifted me with some of the wonderful fli...

It's nice to watch the sun come up.  Rarely do I get to see a sunrise unless I step out the back door at the mercantile store.  Somehow ...

The opportunities for carp by fly outings have been few lately primarily because of other activities that are looming.  Hopefully, after thi...

It was wild!  Wildly entertaining, wildly fun, and wildly educational.  Of course, I'm talking about the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo 2010.  T...