The Omnivore’s Backpack
And it sounds like a lot but all of this can be made up into a fairly compact little bundle with a little thought.
Read More The Omnivore’s BackpackAuthor: Cedric Keith
I live as much as possible off the beaten track, figuratively and literally. I spend time alone in the forest and on the streams with a camera, fishing rod, backpack, kayak, etc. My circuitous paths in life have brought me to the grand idea of libertarian ecology which I champion by all my meager means.
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New Territory Part 4
We managed to toss out the least desirable quarter of our collection. This was good; we were going to need this space for more rocks.
Read More New Territory Part 4New Territory Part 3
Something gleamed brightly from the bottom of this pan, something “hot” yellow, a vibrant burst of light in the dim forest understory. “Eureka,” I said to Susan.
Read More New Territory Part 3New Territory Part 2
The agates weren’t outwardly colorful or attractive but I was starting to develop an eye for their outer texture and translucence. The agates here were also larger than average, with some probably topping three pounds.
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Don’t ask me how I started thinking about agates, of all things. These rocks are utterly foreign to me.
Read More New Territory Part 1Rumors of my Demise Have Been Greatly exaggerated…
Yet, it’s also been a good year and I have much to be thankful for and I improved my own situation in many ways.
Read More Rumors of my Demise Have Been Greatly exaggerated…When The Waters Muddy
We’ve all experienced it: arriving at a favorite fish-producing creek only to find the water too high, muddy, turbid, silty, and opaque to even think about it. Maybe it’s time to go find another favorite creek. Maybe and maybe
Read More When The Waters MuddyAll Around The Midwest
Over the last couple of weeks, Susan and I executed our Fall getaway, traveling west to Milbank, South Dakota, north to Virginia, Minnesota and back east via Appleton, Wisconsin.
Read More All Around The MidwestsASSY AS IT gETS
“Rapala?! What’s a Rapala?! Get yourself a Sassy Shad – that’s what it’s all about! That’s what you’re gonna’ catch your trout, your bass – smallmouth and largemouth – your walleye, pike, perch, crappie, rock bass, catfish, everything, on!” exclaimed Mr. Schoenfeldt, now turning red in the face or moving to a shade just beyond. […]
Read More sASSY AS IT gETSThe Peak of the Season
I consider the last week of September to be the peak of the mushroom season here in southwest Pennsylvania. This is when the widest range of mushrooms is mature and when some of the very best species of the season are harvestable. Winter is sparse here, spring offers Morels, Pheasant Back and a few others, […]
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Woodrise 