Tuesday, March 24, 2026

There's a reason I say, "Be Prepared, Be Safe, and We’ll See You on the Trail"

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  I always end my Old Ranger’s Backcountry podcasts with, “Be Prepared, Be Safe, and We’ll See You on the Trail.” There is a reason for that...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Stream Fish in Winter? In a MinneSNOWta winter??

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( Apologies for no recent posts. I have a "part-time" retirement job that seems to keep morphing into full-time, despite my best e...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Wilderness Waters: A Book That Touched My Heart

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  The final line of Norman Maclean’s epic short story, A River Runs Through It , is, “I am haunted by waters.” I turned 71 last week, and mo...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Conundrum: Caught in the Horns of a Dilemma

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I admit to being caught in the horns of a dilemma. What do you do when a politician that you don’t care for makes a good proposal that would...
Saturday, July 05, 2025

This Land was Saved for You and Me!

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This land was saved for you and me! Thank you, @backcountryhunters @troutunlimited @thetrcp @outdoor_life @outdooralliance @fieldandstr...
Monday, June 23, 2025

CALL to Action!

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Call YOUR Senators on June 25, 2025! The Senate wants to sell off  up to 3.2 million acres  of OUR public lands—lands that belong to the Ame...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Our National Forests Are Under Attack, and Nobody is Even Talking About It!

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  You read that headline correctly. Our National Forests are under attack by forces that seek to dissolve the US Forest Service that manag...