With some more time (between fishing trips), I've been doing some writing in other places. You can catch a few pieces on the BWB website as well as Backcount...

I just finished a couple of books, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, and The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr. Both good reads. While initially...

“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes fr...

I took a walk yesterday, on snowshoes, across the road from my house. Ground I've covered before, but on a day when the truck wasn't going anywhere, it was n...

Change is hard, especially when you like the status quo. And our culture is changing. The rural way of life feels like it is under attack. Everyone wants dev...

Transitioning from a non-hunter to a hunter is a complicated process, especially as an adult. At some point, being in the woods with the honest intent to tak...

Dad and I arrived in Jackman on Sunday of the 4th week ahead of a snowstorm. We got our grocery shopping done and settled in early. We spent some time doing ...

I adore the pursuit. To take a track in the snow, determine who made it, then follow where he goes until some end is reached...nightfall, a blown stalk, a bu...

My grandfather, when talking about someone, would sometimes compliment them by saying, "He's a guy you could float the river with." Oddly enough, ol' Harley ...

I was walking the dog the other day, thinking about my involvement in some non-profit groups, as well as some issues at work. Nothing serious, just contempla...

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer A former co-worker stopped by the office during the holiday week when he was back in town and, because we often di...

Wilderness. Solitude. Wild. Remote. What do these words mean? Sure, there are dictionary definitions- nouns about place and adjectives for character; usually...

Can you hear it? "Hear what?" you might ask. The clock ticking, of course! Ticking its way down toward deer season! While summer isn't even here yet, the pre...

I've written here about loss before. I think part of me needs to write when I lose someone, almost as therapy. My angle on this loss is different, for while ...

Just back from the BHA Rendezvous in Boise, ID. Wow. A great event that involved so much. Chapter leader training, pint nights, good food, brew fest, awesome...

With 12 weeks of strength training in the books, along with plenty of time on snowshoes and a little treadmill running, my focus in April shifts to building ...

Welcome to the last installment in my strength training series for this off season, the loaded carry, as part of the Big Five Movements (Push, Pull, Hinge, S...

Continuing the theme of strength training, I'll cover two more components that are important to consider: Pushing and Pulling. With the emphasis still on mov...

In my day job as a Physical Therapist, I spend a lot of time working on muscle tension- trying to decrease it when there's too much and even increasing it wh...