Outdoors
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Gut feeling indicates author one of lucky ones
The colon is a 5-foot long inner tube that is the last part of your guts and mine and is responsible for solid, liquid ...
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Screen-free weekend turns out picture perfect
My kids are driving me crazy.
I know – that’s sort of a “dog bites man” lead sentence. Not exactly earth-shaking material. Some might even ...
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This week’s ponderings: owls, a movie, whether we should keep working
Being a column about recreation, this is also where we consider important questions of life. The word “recreate” is, after all, literally about reviving ...
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Well situations, like need for new pump, show value of water
“When the well is dry we know the value of water.” That quote, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, rang true last Sunday night as I ...
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Better to attend Winter Jamboree early to catch famous burgers
This past weekend was one of those in which I did nothing special, but it ended up being quite special in its own central ...
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One last grouse hunt on Mead comes up empty
“Only a fool seeks grouse when bluegills are biting through the ice,” friends Dan and Jim must have thought last weekend when I told ...
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Heart of winter brings flurry of retirements
Tuesday’s snowstorm was a big block party that brought all the neighbors out for a fiesta of snow throwers and shovels. There were almost ...
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Birthday muskies run in family during November trip
A Chris-Craft is a hand crafted wooden boat named after Christopher Craft, whose middle name was Columbus. Christopher Columbus kinda rings a bell. Wonder ...
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Grand Junction serves as meeting place for dog exchange
This is the second installment of the column I call, “On the Road to Ames.” It’s a tale that has connections with seven states ...
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Nothing better than parks and penguins, but watch for foxes
On my first day back in the office from Australia, I was encouraged by my employer to “walk like a penguin.” Meant to remind ...