New guy on the block,,: When you continue to lie to yourself every year for 30 years thinking you’re getting acclimated to the frying pan heat index of Phoenix, nothing like waking up...

Scott Wininger Loc: Gilbert Az

When you continue to lie to yourself every year for 30 years thinking you’re getting acclimated to the frying pan heat index of Phoenix, nothing like waking up to a cup o crazy. Heading north up to visit the black hills for the summer to beat the heat & meet new friends.
❤️ Fishing ❤️ Golfing ❤️ Hiking
❤️ Concerts ❤️ Dining ❤️ Arts
My passion is poetry my love is life,
my motto,,, “every day is a holiday“.
Every day is a gift, so I search and I sift. Only the best do I choose, as I examine and peruse, upper crust for me or nothing at all, I’m all in, and not afraid to fall. We get one shot, at this thing called life. I say, live it to the fullest, without fear or strife!

No mistakes, just happy accidents.

Looking forward with much anticipation to seeing some black on those hills and some brown on those trout! 😎😎😎

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Welcome Scott - stay in touch with us, you're gonna fit right in. You'd have loved the navy - everyday a holiday, every meal a feast. Hadn't thought of that in a while. Please be sure to post photos of your journey - we love pictures. Especially of fish, but some of us don't read to good and get bored easily.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

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Welcome aboard Scott and Thanks for filling out your profile. Hope you tease up with some pics from up there in them there hills.

Fishin Fool 69 Loc: Etowah, TN

Welcome Scott, you will really like this site.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

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Welcome Scott,
I lived in the Hills for a couple years in the late 80s. Beautiful place. Not much black in those hills anymore, due to a bark beetle (very sad), but the rock formations are spectacular. Never caught a brown trout there, but plenty of rainbows, brookies and splake (brook trout/lake trout hybrid). Played golf there from Hot Springs to Spearfish and a few nice courses in between. Have a great time. Give George, Tom, Abe and Teddy my regards 😉

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Welcome Scott an good luck up in them hills. Beautiful country up that way an alot of history.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

OJdidit wrote:

Welcome Scott,
I lived in the Hills for a couple years in the late 80s. Beautiful place. Not much black in those hills anymore, due to a bark beetle (very sad), but the rock formations are spectacular. Never caught a brown trout there, but plenty of rainbows, brookies and splake (brook trout/lake trout hybrid). Played golf there from Hot Springs to Spearfish and a few nice courses in between. Have a great time. Give George, Tom, Abe and Teddy my regards 😉

I would like to see someone try to topple those boys. Welcome to the Forum, Scott. Have a safe and good trip. It does get a little warm in them there hills though.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

flyguy wrote:

I would like to see someone try to topple those boys. Welcome to the Forum, Scott. Have a safe and good trip. It does get a little warm in them there hills though.

Agreed, we are in troubled times, though. If we tear down our history, or deny it, or fail to learn from it, we may be destined to repeat it...are we not?
Luckily, it is a dry heat 😂
100 degrees there feels like 70 in Milwaukee. Stay hydrated Scott. Safe travels.

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

OJdidit wrote:

Welcome Scott,
I lived in the Hills for a couple years in the late 80s. Beautiful place. Not much black in those hills anymore, due to a bark beetle (very sad), but the rock formations are spectacular. Never caught a brown trout there, but plenty of rainbows, brookies and splake (brook trout/lake trout hybrid). Played golf there from Hot Springs to Spearfish and a few nice courses in between. Have a great time. Give George, Tom, Abe and Teddy my regards 😉

Myrna and I went up there about 2 years ago. Beautiful country.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Randyhartford wrote:

Myrna and I went up there about 2 years ago. Beautiful country.

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Randyhartford wrote:

Myrna and I went up there about 2 years ago. Beautiful country.

Now that is some awesome pics. Thanks Randy i am going to copy and paste these for sure.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Randyhartford wrote:

Myrna and I went up there about 2 years ago. Beautiful country.

Thanks for sharing, Randy. Beautiful pictures, beautiful country, and beautiful people. What time of the year was it?

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Welcome Scott. Have a safe trip and send some pictures.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Randyhartford wrote:

Myrna and I went up there about 2 years ago. Beautiful country.

Thanks for sharing the pictures Randy. Awesome.

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

flyguy wrote:

Thanks for sharing, Randy. Beautiful pictures, beautiful country, and beautiful people. What time of the year was it?

We were there the first part of November, 2018. It was cold as a titch’s wit the day we went to Mt. Rushmore, with 20mph winds and light flurries. Once we got off the mountain, it wasn’t bad at all.