Fishing the Vermilion River for Smallmouth Bass
The morning sun cast a warm glow over the Vermilion River as I eagerly loaded my fishing gear into the back of my pickup truck. Today, I was embarking on…
Another Fishing Trip to the Apple River
At what point should I just not mention that I’m using ChatGPT to generate these stories. Tags for AI and ChatGPT will be used, is that enough? If anyone bothers…
Fishing the Apple River with ChatGPT
I asked ChatGPT the following: write a story about fishing the Apple River in Illinois through it's limestone bluffs in first person I then generated 4 different versions of stories…
New Public Land
Originally published on kengortowski.com on February 25, 2019. ________________________ When I hear the phrase New Public Land, my eyebrows arch and my eyes bug out a bit. If I already…
Note to Self
Note to self and others... If you go out wandering around in the early spring... And you find the skull of a year old buck with the antlers, some hair…
First You Have to Get There
First you have to get there, that starting point upstream on the creek. That's what the picture at the top shows. Sure, there are other ways in, but after years…
Old Back Road Cemeteries
Heading west and south of where I live, it's not unusual to come across old back road cemeteries. Some are now tucked away next to subdivisions and shopping centers. Twenty…
A Minimalist goes Wandering
A minimalist goes wandering is a nice summary of what I wound up with in terms of photo's, but that's not how things started. The sky was filled with fair…
A Much Needed Walk in the Woods
Took a much needed walk in the woods today. Since I quit fishing I don't get out for long walks through woods and down creeks. I'm woefully out of shape.…