Tagged With: Camping
South Carolina Hog Hunting
Late one winter evening, I went scanning the internet looking for an early spring adventure. What I found turned out to be one of my favorite spring escapes to date. March or April is the perfect time for a shake winter off your back and welcome spring adventure. A friend and I drove 400 miles south … Continue reading
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Enjoying The Fall Colors
I was in the mountains to hunt. My quest was ducks in the mornings and deer in the evenings. However, I stepped into a world of fall colors so vivid that even a totally colorblind person such as myself could not help but take notice and enjoy.
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Tent Camping in Style
During a recent late summer tent camping trip, I found myself doing the familiar butt scoot when getting dressed in the morning. At this point I realized the truck was parked a mere ten yards from the tent and that maybe I didn’t really need to be in backpacking weight saving mode with my gear. For … Continue reading
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Rain Gear that Keeps You Dry
The good old stand-by is still the best at keeping you dry. I first started to use Helly Hansen rain gear when I worked in Alaska. In the daily rain of Ketchikan Alaska, I guided tourist through the Alaskan Wilderness in open wheeled buggies. The rain suit preferred by the locals and the one we … Continue reading
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Deer Hunting with Crossbow
Deer Hunting with Crossbow Late on Sunday evening I sit down to relax having returned to the Washington DC apartment. With a tumbler filled with three large ice cubes and splashed with my favorite whiskey, the weekend comes to a perfect close. It had been a grand weekend.
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OVERLAND EXPO EAST
Want to go on an adventure? GET TO OVERLAND EXPO EAST As a teenager, we used to take our four-wheel drive trucks and Jeeps up into the mountains to camp, fish, hunt and explore. Little did we know that what we were doing had a name – Overlanding. Ever thought about, ok, dreamed, of taking six … Continue reading
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The AT Trail, The Movie “A Walk in The Woods” and the Big Picture
Will the Movie “A Walk in the Woods” help things or make matters worse? A few days ago, I read the story Can the Appalachian Trail Survive “A Walk in the Woods” in Outside magazine on-line. Kathryn Miles brings to light some important issues surrounding the current condition of the AT trail and the … Continue reading
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5 Items Every Driver Should Have in Their Vehicle
This past weekend, I had the unfortunate experience to see several car accidents and witness a biker lose control and flip his bike as he hit a guardrail. He will live. I was able to administer aid until the paramedics arrived.
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Expedition Overland Trip to Central America
I’ve been fascinated with Expedition Overland since they first started to post videos on YouTube of themselves running around the rocky two tracks of Montana. Then last year Clay and his adventurous band of wanderers headed north to my favorite state, Alaska. I followed them weekly as they would post a new 20 to 30 … Continue reading
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Road Trip
This article first appeared in the Carroll County Times on Sunday July 26, 2015. Merriam-Webster simply defines Road Trip as a long trip in a car, truck, etc. A pretty simple definition for such a meaningful paired two words. After a weekend of exploring the lesser traveled dirt roads of Maryland, West Virginia and … Continue reading
