Iām not sure how old I was, but I was definitely knee high to a grasshopper. Mom, Dad, my brother Rick ā that was our family back then. It was before David and Susan came along, so I was probably seven or so. The Hilts clan was camping in the Adirondacks and Lewey Lake in […]
First trout a memorable one
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