Into the Backing

A glimpse into my life as a wanna-be flyfisherman and cyclist

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@kaitlinkelty gave Teddy his first fly fishing lesson in NunyaBiz, WY on the 4th of July. They did way better than dad did. https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyXrU1lEsd/?igshid=1ohihc1fkwdfm

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A little post-dinner, pre-bed walk. Fashion is not the boys strong suit, but having fun in the out of doors is. https://www.instagram.com/p/BzZgWj0lrob/?igshid=1p3e9m3owtiki

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A huge thanks to @gunnerkennels and @igetducks for helping set up the Kaczmarek crew for our newest addition coming next month. The boys were a huge help in assembling the kennel. #gluttonsforpunishment https://www.instagram.com/p/By4IACDnbmg/?igshid=r3qy43314f3z

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With elk season rapidly approaching thought I should get serious and really start throwing some weight around. #sitkagear #huntprep https://www.instagram.com/p/By4HImHnRlZ/?igshid=1eiisfrmigh0s

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Spent a great couple days with the team @whitetailproperties and @mattmccormick05. Thanks for the hospitality. @sitkagear https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYZYXfFKyb/?igshid=am0uutqqfvyq

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Family road tripping. Long and awesome weekend with the crew in Utah means tuckered out kids and moms. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByS7pWilSVD/?igshid=fh7e5rkvejsv

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Memorial Day hiking trip up Hylite Canyon to Palisade Falls. The boys loved it as evidenced by their faces. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-oMiaHf2s/?igshid=waqtm2bx86qz

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This year is lining up to be a great hunting season. Have my new home state of Montana tags and received this email last night. I drew my elk tag in one of the prettiest, most black bear infested, and coolest elk woods. The La Sal mountains cover everything from the alpine, to conifer and aspen forests, to P&J lands, to sagebrush flats. Elk can be found in all of it. Thanks for tje going away gift Utah! Looking forward to it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxcWzEilgGO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gdyvb79icud1

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First hunting season prep hike. 35lbs in the bag. Steep side on the M Trail up, long way down. Not a bad view to boot. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxRJlJsBVJp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ogsywukx7u9

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My office mate looks a lot different these days. #longbeard #sitkagear https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv0TelYhHSE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g7ks9zrrk580

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Its been a year since my best friend lost his battle to cancer. I think about and miss Flint Dog every day. He gave me so much in his short 5 years. I love you buddy. "The perfection of life with a gun dog, like the perfection of an Autumn, is disturbing because you know, even as it begins, that it must end. Time bestows the gift and steals it in the process." - George Bird Evans https://www.instagram.com/p/Buowb5pBydf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f53kaj7rblsx

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Theodore had his first MMA fight tonight. As you can tell by that smile he did pretty well. https://www.instagram.com/intothebacking/p/BrUPssmB9EF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1clm7c9ahrov5

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Day 1 of @conservationalliance fly in in the books. Great day meeting with Senators and Representatives from many states to discuss LWCF and public land packages. Progress was made (hopefully) and the next few weeks during the lame duck session will be key. A big thanks to @senatormartinheinrich and @senbennetco for taking the time to sit down with us and for supporting piblic lands. @senatormartinheinrich thanks for swapping a few hunting stories to boot! https://www.instagram.com/intothebacking/p/Bqx-pt6hwrN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m9no82bx21yg

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Montana. Thanks for a great week. Good times with lots of great people. However, 2 things happened that I am most thankful for: 1) Meat crisis averted. We were on the verge of running out of wild game. While this won't last too long I am extremy thankful to the buck and birds to help fill the freezer back up. 2) Don't hunt having expectations. The biggest lesson for me this week is that zero of my expectations going into the hunt were realized. And thats a good thing. Hunting requires egos to be put away and to be in the moment. https://www.instagram.com/intothebacking/p/BqYu_eoBy0F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1smvja0cafb5t

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The end of year one. The sequence pretty well sums it up. Theodore loving life and his first hit of sugar. Callahan wanting mom and skeptical of new foods. William Wallace made and appearance and a Velociraptor ate some cake. Happy Birthday Little Dudes. @kaitlinkelty great job. No need for me.to party plan...EVER.

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The end of year one. The sequence pretty well sums it up. Theodore loving life and his first hit of sugar. Callahan wanting mom and skeptical of new foods. William Wallace made and appearance and a Velociraptor ate some cake. Happy Birthday Little Dudes. @kaitlinkelty great job. No need for me.to party plan...EVER.

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First day of school tomorrow. Damn near a year and the boys are still alive. @kaitlinkelty and I are still alive, if by biological definition only. Good luck tomorrow little buddies. Kick ass and take names. Only 20 some odd years of school to go!