Outdoor Reflections It is ok to say no 24 Mar 202214 Oct 2026 It's ok to say no when you feel like a situation is not safe. This goes for guides, owners, employees, customers, family, parents, children, and on an outing with friends.…
Heritage & the Old Ways 🔦Camp Lights 7 Jan 202214 Oct 2026 Candle light It is challenging to pick my favorite camp light. Candle, battery, solar, iso-butane fuel, oil burning, wood, there are so many choices to brighten up the campsite.My oldest…
Heritage & the Old Ways… 👨👩👦Perspective of an Outdoor Dad 10 Dec 202114 Oct 2026 The Crossroads Between Adventure and FamilyOriginally published May 11, 2013. Revisited as a reflection on parenthood and the outdoors.There are moments when the pull of the next expedition competes with…
Outdoor Reflections 🎦Halloween Survival Thriller Movies 28 Oct 202114 Oct 2026 🎃 Halloween fun. If you cannot get on the water this weekend for a moonlit paddle or venture into the woods 🍂 🍁 to curl up around a campfire 🔥…
The Backcountry Kitchen 🍩Dutch Oven Apple Fritters 26 Oct 202114 Oct 2026 A Sweet Tradition Around the CampfireApple fritters have a way of bringing everyone closer to the fire. The sound of dough meeting hot oil, the scent of cinnamon, and the…
The Backcountry Kitchen 🍗Dutch oven Chicken Fajitas 25 Oct 202114 Oct 2026 Chicken Fajitas are a tasty and fun item to cook around the fire with a part of your Dutch Oven. Most Lodge Dutch Oven lids have a Concave means "hollowed…
The Backcountry Kitchen 🍪Peanut butter Smore Cookie 15 Oct 202114 Oct 2026 In the evening around the campfire many of us start to crave a sweet treat. Lately I have enjoyed experimenting with a stove top hot sandwich cooker (mountain/campfire pie iron,…
Heritage & the Old Ways… 🔥A Stove for every generation 13 Oct 202114 Oct 2026 The Stove My Son WantedI bought my Snow Peak GigaPower stove in 1999. It traveled with me on kayak expeditions, long hikes, mountain bike camping trips, and climbing adventures. It…
Florida Waters & Forgotten Places 🥾Hiking on water 12 Sep 202114 Oct 2026 Brooker Creek Preserve 2021 September, Pine Flatwoods The beauty of the Brooker Creek Preserve is in a few hours a person can experience four unique Ecosystems. Most of us with…
The Backcountry Kitchen 🥪Fresh hot sandwiches 20 Aug 202114 Oct 2026 Fresh hot sandwiches with a crispy edge are easy to make on a campout. I grew up in scouts around the campfire with long handle pie irons, laughing, and enjoying…