Weather Permitting
Author’s note: I penned this story several weeks back, right after my son RJ & I came out of what (as can be seen in the photo above of RJ kayaking into camp) after a very wet start, turned out to be a great 4th of July weekend in...
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My Farewell to Colden
Author’s Introductory Note: Originally drafted in 2011, “My Farewell to Colden” became my first professionally published piece. It appeared in Adirondack Life Magazine’s 2014 “Annual Guide to the Great Outdoors” issue, beginning on page 8, under the title “A Place In Time”. They paid me $540.00 for the piece....
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The Bear Dance
A Brief Outlaw Note: Ahead of this story, as a map check, I wish to share a few thoughts. My goal for this blogging adventure remains simple: Share Some Day’s I’ve been In. Within these posts my readers will find rugged Adirondack hikes, canoe trips, hunting...
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Olympic Outlaws
How Two SLHS Outlaws Were Thwarted in Pursuit of the Gold Author’s Note: ( “Olympic Outlaws” appeared in The Adirondack Almanack’s March 18, 2021 online edition) ********** I first met Chris in the spring of 1978. We were both freshman milers on the Saranac Lake track team. I...
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