http://www.troutoil.com some things about stuff, in general Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:24:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To those of you that have checked for posts, I know we have been terrible about putting up new ones. Sorry abut that, we just sort of got out of the habit. In any case, summer has just flown by, with its ups and downs. On the up side of ... http://www.troutoil.com/2008/09/22/our-new-place/ Well, looking at our pictures I see we haven't put up a post in a while, so this one will cover some lost weeks for you. Winter was starting to get the best of us... long, cold, and more snow than we had ever seen. As March rolled around, I ... http://www.troutoil.com/2008/05/06/out-like-a-lion-in-like-a-grizzly-bear/ Hey All, I'm putting up quick links to music, videos and funny sites at share.troutoil.com. Check it out. http://www.troutoil.com/2008/03/25/sharetroutoilcom/ Well, its mid February and we are learning that winter is quite long here. Here I am posing in my two new favorite winter items, my Red Wings hat and my Sorel boots rated to 60 below, a great investment out here. Here I am looking a little marshmallow-like as I ... http://www.troutoil.com/2008/02/16/the-middle-of-february-six-feet-deep/ Fall | Winter So, we got somewhere in the neighborhood of sixteen inches of snow last night. What does sixteen inches of snow look like? I don't know, it was added to the roughly 48 inches of snow already on the ground. Here's what 60 inches of snow (give or ... http://www.troutoil.com/2008/01/28/fall-and-winter/ As part of my new job training in Yellowstone, I have taken a few trips into the park now during this Winter season. Here are a few pictures of Yellowstone buried under a thick blanket of snow. The bison don't seem phased so far by the snow and cold. In fact, ... http://www.troutoil.com/2007/12/22/rachels-training-trip-to-canyon/ Well, with Christmas right around the corner, we set out into the National Forest to find ourselves a Christmas tree on a balmy West Yellowstone morning. While it got cold at times living in Michigan, we certainly have gotten to know new levels of cold. Here's Brennan trudging through the snow in ... http://www.troutoil.com/2007/12/21/gettin-pretty-christmasy/ Well, we made it all the way to Detroit and then all the way back to West Yellowstone. It only took us two and a half weeks. On the way out we stayed with the Schwesers, and got to hang out with their little girl, Sonja. Here she is wondering why ... http://www.troutoil.com/2007/12/06/there-mi-and-back-again-mt/ Again, sorry about the lack of updates. We've really settled in out here, and maybe that's removed some of the urgency we've felt to share our new experiences. We promise to try and update more frequently, however, I don't think we can promise to actually update more frequently. Here's a shot ... http://www.troutoil.com/2007/11/14/untitled-2/ Ok, so it's been a while, so sue us. We've been busy. Well, busy may not be the right word, but at least active. A few weekends ago we hiked into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone for some good views and cutthroat fishing. As you can see from the shots above, ... http://www.troutoil.com/2007/08/16/seven-mile-hole-friends-brookies-in-yellowstone/