From the Blue Ribbon Flies (West Yellowstone of course) IG feed yesterday and the ever-creative mind of John Juracek (one of the originals in the shop there), Golden Triangle fly fishing icon, and master photographer / author.
The TRCP circulated a pic of this letter recently; TR’s endorsement of “vigorous, manly out-door sports” comes as no surprise, though his cautionary statement should perhaps cause some of the lifestylers to sit up and take notice – “…but when they become, instead of a pastime, a permanent business, or whenever they interfere with serious work, then they are a sure sign of decadence.”