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Earlier in the depths of doom scrolling through social feeds, a spark of collective creation came up and demanded pause. A group of individuals, many guides, all individuals somehow called to nature and inspired by it. A beautiful connection of creators, poets, academics, artists, and so many other intersection of human existence and the outdoors were called together by a “tadpole” of an idea, in the words of Founding Editor Seneca Kristjonsdottir.
Nelson approves.
An international pandemic changed a lot with the initial concept gaining traction just before, and while we took time to grow, learn, ground ourselves, speak up, or whatever took up our time during this unending Monday of a month/year/moment. Thankfully, the resiliency of artists and dedicated caretakers persisted.
I’m going to keep this short as the voices included in this publication speak for themselves — and you should read them! Go check out The Thalweg and order your Fall 2020 issue of the publication, including a Junior Guide to juvenile trout species and hallmark flies by yours truly. It’s a stunning artifact I can’t wait to dive and squirm around in. I hope you find one in your mailbox someday soon.