July 22 2021 National Hammock Day

I've always wanted a hammock. I saw a post from Ellens BeKind subscription box and they have packaway hammocks. Had to check it out and this is what I got. Onsale, 15 bucks off. Has a 450lb weight limit.

This company is unreal. Coalatree. They use excess fabric to create warm bedding and things for the homeless. They have a sustainable cotton farm in which they source most of their materials from as well. I couldn't resist. Their mission includes keeping the trails clean and safe. They contribute to stuff like boys and girls clubs and a few other organizations that do good locally and globally.

Aside from filmmaking, we're fly fishing guides who cover territory throughout Utah for 7 months of the year. We focus the majority of our trips on the high desert tailwaters and alpine streams in the northeast part of the state. Before we built up clientele it was all about us. Any spare moment was spent on a river somewhere in the west. The passion was flowing and we were charged up for every guide trip upon our return. After 6 years of watching the perpetual bobber down , yelling “set”, catching the same fish twice in a week, and getting boxed in on both sides by other anglers... we’ve decided were ready for a brief intermission.

This summer we are taking a few strategic days off each month during our PEAK SEASON to go explore. Fly fishing and the lifestyle it produces is an essential part of who we are, and sharing that passion with clients is an important part of the experience.

By no means is this a project about guides complaining about guiding. It’s a look into trying to maintain a healthy relationship with doing what you love for both work and play, how that balance plays out, and what struggles and triumphs arise with that sometime tenuous exchange.

Cheers,

Asher & Brandon bloodknots.com @bloodknots

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Some show off photos of their four-legged friends, I show off photos of my flower friends🌞🌵 #plantmomma

Get cozy with the @Coalatree Evolution Hoodie #coffee #crowdfunded #hoodie

We’ve written about Coalatree a few different times (you can check those out here), and I like the approach that they’re taking for things. They seem to have hit a balance between outdoors and travel, with regards to where their products would best fit (spoiler: it’s for both). Their latest entry is now live on Kickstarter, the Coalatree Evolution Hoodie.

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