Outdoor Rubbish
It seems, at least for me, that society in general is draining both mentally, emotionally, etc. Just about daily, anytime I turn on the news, read a conversation on social media or simply go out in public, I find myself wanting to just run away to the woods and get some peace. The reason I … Continue reading Resurrection
The sound of the truck tires hitting the gravel and leaving the pavement mark my arrival at the aspen cut, and I slow the Chevy down to survey the cover. Golden yellow aspen mixed with edges of dark green conifers, with a brown tannin-stained creek cutting through the middle of a swamp, provide the edges … Continue reading A Dogless Autumn
While packing for a recent Florida fishing trip, I tossed my Kindle into my duffle bag along with more clothes than I had any right to be taking for seven days. I took the e-reader in case the weather kept us holed up in the beach house for any length of time, or for those … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Habits of Trout and Other Unsolved Mysteries” by Tim Schulz
As I type, I’m only five days away from loading an overabundance amount of fishing and kayak gear into my truck and driving south for a week of chasing rebellious redfish off the panhandle of Florida. The timing is perfect too as Old Man Winter seems to be walking through at a snail’s pace this … Continue reading The Salt Is Calling
“Do you know where Grandpa’s fly rod is?” I asked my grandmother. Grandpa had passed away four months ago, and I was hoping to look at his fly-fishing rod and reel. Being the only fly angler in my family, I was probably being a bit presumptuous, but I assumed the rod would go home with … Continue reading Shakespeare & Duct Tape
Again, here is another fictional bowhunting tale that I wrote many years ago. I wrote it when I was still in my twenties. Needless to say growing old means something totally different to me now in my early fifties, than it did back then. However, I think the younger me had a good grasp on … Continue reading The Bitter Cold
Author's Note...The following story was written what seems like many, many years ago. It is still one of my favorite pieces, if I do say so myself, and holds a special place in my heart. Not only is it about a subject near and dear to my heart, but it was also the story that … Continue reading Jacob
This fictional story was originally posted on one of my previous blogs, in September of 2012. I enjoyed writing it and therefore wanted to share it here. I hope you enjoy it as well. The elderly lady stepped up to the coffin and lovingly looked at the shell that was once her husband. She knew that … Continue reading That Damn Hat
A Cranky Woodsman 