FFJ friend and contributor Dylan Tomine penned and posted this thoughtful query to recent Secretary of Interior appointee and former REI exec Sally Jewell on his own blog. Given the urgency of the issues discussed, we feel compelled to share this with our own readers.

"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."  -- Ed Abbey

Andros South. Photo: Jeff Galbraith

Whether a short run just past the bridge, or a 90 minute run to a remote spot, we caught bones. Whether we fished tan or pink shrimp, we caught bones. Wind or no wind, we caught bones.

 Copi Vojta on deck. photo: Jeff Galbraith

Sometimes it's as simple as pressing return on the "confirm" button: With a few keystrokes we had transport to Fort Lauderdale Intl and a Cessna Caravan flight beyond to Congotown, South Andros, Bahamas...

Forget about Siberia, Mongolia and Bolivia. Forget about inner-city carping and casting to mansheer in the shadow of Bhuddist temples.

That stuff is so, like, played out. Planet Earth is just one big sore-lipped aquarium now. It's time to pack your Tang, load up the heat-shielded 43wt and get Wookie wit' it...

Regular FFJ contributor, conservation maven and fine fisher Dylan Tomine releases his new fishing, foraging and parenting treatise, "Closer to the Ground", published by Patagonia's new book division.

Our latest joyride: Dragonfly standup paddleboard; designed for flyfishers and cold beer enthusiasts everywhere.

Photo: Fred Sears

Victory (well, maybe like 12th place) in Victor: Fighting Rett Syndrome one cutt-bow at a time with Team FFJ on the South Fork of the Snake.