So, There I Am...
This is Travis Jay Vernon and Welcome! to the So There I Am... Podcast. I have been spending time in the outdoors since I could walk. I started out catching frogs and insects, and then hunting with everything from a BB gun and archery gear, to chasing big game with a rifle. I have been an avid fisherman everywhere I have lived and traveled. Cooking, foraging, fishing, and hunting have been a driving force for me. The only thing I am more passionate about than these things is sharing them with others and teaching those who want to learn. Along the way I have told, heard, and lived different stories.Stories told well allow a listener to live vicariously, reminisce of past experiences, or even dream of adventures to come. I will be sharing stories with you from my own experiences as a fly-fishing guide, retail manager, outdoor enthusiast, traveler, explorer and just everyday life. There will be stories from guests and stories from friends and others in different locales and varied walks of life. Every day is an opportunity for new adventures and expanding your own story. Let’s get to the stories!So, there I am…
Episodes
57 episodes
57 Pranks at Work and Other Fun Stuff
Show Notes:57 – Pranks at Work and Other Fun StuffI love pranks and tend to do a lot of them on friends and family. One of my favorite targets is my friend “Wis”. I probably pick on him a little too much but it just shows how much...
56 Find the Adventures Wherever You Go – Off the Beaten Path
Show Notes:56 Find the Adventures Wherever You Go – Off the Beaten PathFrom my personal experiences I believe that everyone likes things for different reasons. Just because someone we know had a good experience at a restaurant or ...
55 Being an Adventure Grandpa – Adventures with Kane
Show Notes:55 Being an Adventure Grandpa – Adventures with KaneWhile I could not have any children, I have been blessed to have 5 amazing step-kids from 2 different marriages. In turn they have all gotten married and/or moved on i...
54 Be the Change, Find the Good, and Never Give Up Hope
Show Notes:Mistakes are made; Changes happen. Some lose hope, others push forward a sense of purpose. Be the change and the hope you want to see in the world. Do not let things beyond your control change the person you want to become. Fi...
53 Go on Adventures and Fun Dates
Show Notes:I’ll never understand how the youth can have the same girlfriend or boyfriend for the entire time they are in school. I always used dating as a means to meet new people and learn what you like and dislike and to find a compati...
52 New Year and New Fish to be Caught
Show Notes:52 New Year and New Fish to be CaughtCrazy how fast we age and life moves on. In this episode I discuss breaking down and buying a pair of reading glasses. Things change and so do all of us. I love spending time on the ...
51 Teaching Youth and Critical Thinking to Form Your Own Opinions
Show Notes:51 Teaching Youth and Critical Thinking to Form Your Own OpinionsThe youth are still amazing, and I look forward to seeing what they are able to accomplish. As a Gen Xer I was able to live during a time of no internet a...
50 Embrace Chaos and Let People Help You!
Show Notes:I started to see a trend the last couple weeks while guiding this summer. Sometimes People are so intent on forcing the experience to happen a certain way that when it doesn’t, they feel like they have failed. Bad casts catch ...
49 Summer Fly Fishing and High Mountain Streams
Show Notes:It has been a great start to the summer fly fishing season. I absolutely love to fish the high mountain streams for trout. This podcast I talk about fly fishing and why the high mountains are some of my favorite places to fish...
48 North Carolina 10 Year Anniversary Trip
Show Notes:Nancy and I just recently returned home from our 10th anniversary trip to North Carolina. We fished at some great places and had an amazing time visiting with friends and exploring a place we had not been to yet. W...
47 Outdoor Boys and Not Selling Out. What does Selling Out Look Like? Promotions and Sponsorships and Guide Discounts
Show Notes:This past week one of the people I have admired in the YouTube realm decided to hang it up for a while perhaps forever. His departure was sad for me, but I understand why. Doing podcasts and YouTube videos is very time consumi...
46 Guiding a Late Season Muzzle Loader Elk Hunt
Show Notes:46 Guiding a Late Season Muzzle Loader Elk Hunt – A Great Way to End My 2024 SeasonWhat started out as a slow hunt turned out to be amazing in the end. We chased elk on a multiple of ranches. 2 guides and 2 hunters. The...
45 Learning to Cope with Life and Death – Raising Chickens and Guiding for Money
Show Notes:45 Learning to Cope with Life and Death – Raising Chickens and Guiding for MoneyLife and death are parts of life and not so much a beginning and an end to me. I have struggled a bit being a guide for big game. Taking mo...
44 Our Anniversary Trip to Scotland and Ireland to Fish, Stay at a Castle, and Explore
Our Scotland/Ireland Adventure!Day 1: Flew to Edinburgh, rented a car and stayed at an Air BnB (hotel) near Falkirk, Scotland. It had a pub attached so we ate there. Nothing fancy.Day 2: We drove to Inverness by way of Stonehaven ...
43 A Life of Art, Painting, Drawing, Woodworking, Decoys, Knife Making, Fly Tying, and More
Show Notes:43 A Life of Art, Painting, Drawing, Woodworking, Decoys, Knife Making, Fly Tying, and MoreLocations: Everywhere I have been and ongoing 1970’s to PresentFrom my youngest moments I have been an artist...
42 Growing Up, Hyper Focused, ADHD and Adventures – I am lucky my mother and wife are Saints
Show Notes:42 Growing Up, Hyper Focused, ADHD and Adventures – I am lucky my mother and wife are SaintsLocations: Everywhere I have been and ongoing 1970’s to PresentAs I grew up I would get hyper focused on thi...
41 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - BWCA You NEED to visit this place in your lifetime!
Show Notes:41 The BWCA – Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Locations: Boundary Waters of Northern MN This is one of those very special places to me. I love going on adventures and seeing new place...
40 No Excuses, Just A Lot of New Adventures and Life Changes These Past 2 Years
Show Notes:40 No Excuses, Just A Lot of New Adventures and Life Changes These Past 2 YearsLocations: These last 2 years in Evanston, Wyoming2022-PresentIt has been a crazy past 2 years. In helping my parents while th...
What I Have Learned and Continue to Learn from Teachers, Employers, and Co-Workers
Show Notes:39 What I Have Learned and Continue to Learn from Teachers, Employers, and Co-WorkersLocations: Everywhere I have been and ongoing 1970’s to PresentIt is funny the different paths that simple decision...
Video Games and Pranks with Jared
Show Notes:38 Video Games and Pranks with JaredLocations: Utah, Ongoing 1980’sJared and I have always been fans of video games and it changed us a lot when Nintendo released the original Nintendo entertainment s...
Rockhounding Adventures with Nancy
Show Notes 37:Rockhounding Adventures with NancyLocations: Wyoming and UtahThere are some amazing rocks and gems you can find in the outdoors. I grew up looking for fossils and rocks. Rockhounding has been a part of my life...
Fall 2021 Big Game Guiding
Show Notes 36:Fall 2021 Big Game GuidingLocations: Wyoming and UtahI have always been fascinated by big game. Elk and mule deer are a magnificent animals and superb table fare. I love teaching others and enjoy guiding peopl...
Another Hobby: Brazilian Paper Hot Air Balloons (If you do this be careful!)
Show Notes 35:Another Hobby: Brazilian Paper Hot Air Balloons (If you do this be careful!)Locations: Utah and WisconsinI am weird about my hobbies; they have always been cyclical with me. I would do one and dive in feet fir...
Looking for Treasure and Lost Spanish Gold with my Grandma Betty
Show Notes 34:Looking for Treasure and Lost Spanish Gold with my Grandma BettyLocations: UtahTreasure hunting has been something I have pursued my entire life. The hunt for lost gold and mines from the Spanish that were in ...
Hobbies and How I Got Started Carving Duck Decoys
Show Notes 33:Hobbies and How I Got Started Carving Duck DecoysLocations: Utah and IdahoHobbies have always been a money drain and a release for me. I have a lot of hobbies and a few of them I am passionate about. When I wa...