I was sitting looking over my trip journal from this past summer the other day and jotted down a few thoughts. I thought I would share them with you.

What I've learned in the woods:

• A charlie guide can find his way out of any situation, be in waist deep moose muck, financial hardship or a hard to reach goal at work, just by sheer tenacity and improvisation.
• There are few friends better than those who you meet on the trail. If those friends are bearing fresh fish or blueberries, all the better.
• Shadows are wonderful things. They're always a friend, and if you need to you can find your way by one.
• Always look ahead, but remember fondly the memories of yesterday.
• Money is a wonderful thing to have, but don't earn it at the expense of something you love.

Regards to everybody,

Mike "Bing" Bingley
Charlie Guide - Bissett - 1999