OK, I am going to admit something to everyone here, in print. Gonna make it official. OK, deep breath … I can be difficult to work with. There, I said it! And this is no surprise to WaterLine publisher Josh Olive.

You see, it comes down to pictures. This column has grown more and more popular by the week (thank you, I love you all), which has allowed me a certain degree of control. We started out with a simple enough arrangement. Josh would accompany me on these little trips and document the experience with his camera. Not so much anymore. We’ve now reached the point where I am essentially posing for glamour shots in the wilderness (which is more than a little creepy, if you think about it for too long. Don’t think about it for too long).