![]() Spill a big batch of filtered water, treat a horse like a car rather than a living being or behave in some other entitled way, and you might get saddled with this moniker. That’s why I sometimes call them “water poopers.” I’ve met a lot of people from all over the country, and, sad to say, too many seem oblivious to how scarce clean water is in the outback and also how much work it takes to make water safe for drinking. It adds up to around 100 nights a year sleeping rough. Then, I spend the fall guiding horseback hunting in wilderness. It comes out of what I do: For the past decade, I’ve guided multi-day whitewater fly-fishing trips through western Colorado’s Gunnison Gorge in the summer. Sometimes the terms trend a little negative – “flatlander” comes to mind, and there’s another name I’ve come to use but need to explain. ![]() ![]() On horseback they’re “dudes,” on the river they’re “mers” – short for customers – and they’re “sticks” if you’re trying to trick a trout. Guides in the outdoor industry inevitably come up with collective nicknames for customers. ![]()
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