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"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end ... down into a desert of red rock ... where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you.” — Edward Abbey

After a few years of low returns, including one closed season, the Sacramento River has bounced back and is teeming with salmon. Limits of salmon have been the rule for guides and fishermen on the Sacramento River for a month, and it’s not slowing down. In the ocean, tuna fishing is still a possibility, as warm water is within reach, and anglers hope the albacore are hungry when they can get out.

I met Dr. Bill Morris several years ago at a neighborhood gathering. He briefly shared about his work as a palliative care doctor-an area of medicine I knew nothing about. However, it wasn't until my mom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and eventually sent home to die, that I became interested in learning more about end of life care. As a result of this experience, I decided to interview Dr. Morris. He begins his story: