Of Amazing Views and Pleasant Hikes

I had a great hike around the Washington Sportsmen’s Show version of Fantasy Island in Puyallup, thank you. I found a couple things I thought might interest you, too. Along one of the twisting trails on the island, I found a group of young men and women from Eastern...

All about Trips to Fantasy Island

I love these outdoor shows. One of the best things about them is that each is an island unto itself. Sometimes you take a boat, sometimes you drop in from the air, sometimes there is a bridge, and sometimes you have to swim out, but a walk around any Fantasy Island is...

All about Seasonal Affective Disorder – SAD

We have had a fairly mild winter thus far. Still, “mild” means little to those among us with a particular sensitivity to our common overcast, gray skies. It just reminds me that, even in the 21st century, we are not insulated from nature. One of my favorite young...

About Fog and Freezing Fog

Whiners. The only subject on the agenda of Tuesday’s hastily-assembled meeting of the Reecer Creek Rod, Gun, Working Dog & Outdoor Think Tank Benevolent Association was the fog of Paradise. Homeys took turns grumbling. I’d heard it all before. One or another piped...

Another Brand New Year

Sometimes we think about the coming year endlessly. Sometimes we wake up suddenly to find it perched in our lap with some undefined expectations. Ready or not, 2015 is now in our lap. This column probably calls for a rendition of “Auld Lang Syne,” or something. The...