Days Afield

Escape Velocity

I’ve been feeling uneasy. It’s been this way, more or less, for over a year.  I went into last upland season feeling rushed and…

The Baseline Hike

Climbing mountains, the only way to really know how bad climbing mountains with heavy packs is gonna be. And getting the young Setter, Hawk,…

Challenges

Every time one of these birds comes to hand, it’s an affirmation of the core elements that can make life grand — hope, effort,…

The Journey

I learned to bird hunt with friends — we weren’t reading about it or seeing it online or in social posts because there wasn’t…