[mark shipp]

I have to praise the John Graves book Goodbye to a River anytime outdoor books are brought up. It truly is a great American read. He has this really beautiful narrative style, an excellent writer. The book has become one of my favorites period. (I may have to read it again now, just posting about it!)  Here’s part of the wiki clip on Goodbye to a River:
It is a “semi-historical” account of a canoe trip made by the author during the fall of 1957 down a stretch of the Brazos River in North Central Texas, between Possum Kingdom Dam and Lake Whitney. The book presents both the author’s account of the trip itself and numerous stories about the history and settlement of the area around the river and of North Central Texas. The title refers to Graves’ childhood association with the river and the country surrounding it, and his fear of the “drowning” effect that a proposed series of flood-control dams (most notably, Lake Granbury) would have on the river.

[mark shipp]

Awesome! reunited!
(someone else told me a very similar story about the car top, not long ago — his was gone when he went back to look for it…this is a common malady apparently…easy to do.)

[mark shipp]

Whenever I see a reading list for fishing books, outdoors books or just great books, I  have to add Goodbye to a River by John Graves. It is a wonderful read!

I am actually reading now..Lefty Kreh’s Presenting the Fly. Casting chapters. Oh Lefty – he makes it seem so easy in his books too.  

[mark shipp]

Whenever I see a reading list for fishing books, outdoors books or just great books, I  have to add Goodbye to a River by John Graves. It is a wonderful read!

I am actually reading now..Lefty Kreh’s Presenting the Fly. Casting chapters. Oh Lefty – he makes it seem so easy in his books too.  

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