10 Fathoms Deep

Dangerville, warrior of the woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, fighting the many enemies of nature. This is the job of the Guardian of the Forest, Rangerville, pouring rain, freezing cold, blistering heat, snow, floods, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain lions.

Yes, all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done. Winter is just as wonderful a time of the year as spring, summer, and fall. The beauty of the snow is it drapes the quiet pines, the crisp cold on a clear day, the pureness of the air after a snowfall.

And then of course the winter sports. Most winter sports are speed demons. They are just the thing for folks and young people who crave dashing down at a bog and slide, or zipping down a mountainside on skis at breakneck speed.

But there's one winter sport that requires great patience and dressing in heavy and warm clothing. This sport is ice fishing, and it attracts hundreds of enthusiasts every year. Let's put a handle on this story.

We'll call it 10,000 steep. Say, the crowd, the ice festival, the crowd is right. More and more folks see in the come out each year for this event. You speak truth there. They make better red funnels now and people not afraid of cold I think you hit the nail on the head, Dre Wold.

I see you at the department store that they got some newfangled insulated suits out now that they're supposed to keep you warm as to. Yeah, that's right. Built on a couple of those suits for you to wear stuff.

He did. Special suits for you think I was holding away a talk? Why? That's like having a blanket wrapped around you. I ain't gonna wear it. You always talk about aching bones. Maybe I knew! So what? You young whippersnappers talk like that with people and ready for a chair by the soul.