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.

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.

New 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.

New 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.

New Territory Part 1

Don’t ask me how I started thinking about agates, of all things. These rocks are utterly foreign to me.

Rumors 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.

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

All 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.

sASSY 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. […]

The 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, […]