Not exactly the same, but I also have eaten humble pie in the outdoors.
When I was 25 I went to Las Vegas with my wife; and on a lark decided I would solo hike Red Rock Canyon outside the city. I was uber fit at the time and decided I could do the trail to the top of Turtlehead in gym shoes...
Old threads never die. Count me in if something comes together! I've fly fished most of the major streams in the Ozarks and a few oddballs (Crane Creek). I also shoot skeet, trap, NRL, and some long range target.