NATIONAL PARKS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Ansel Adams and his camera (1902-1984) The last 100 days have been an uneven and relentless series of events and executive orders that make one’s head spin. The dismantling…
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MT KATAHDIN Backwoods blog; in the woods and on the road… “Mt. Katahdin in Winter” I think each person, if they stop and reflect on their own life, can identify one (or several) defining experiences that stand out as significant over a…
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JOURNALS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “coneheads” (photo by Dave) I started keeping a journal and daily calendars back in 1990 when I had just sold my business and decided to move to…
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WINTER SKATE Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Winter Skate (1968) Childhood memories are a long look back in the rear-view mirror of life (and these days the look back is getting longer all the time). These…
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A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Bob Dylan (1965) Getty Images Recently, Linda and I have watched two movies that pair nicely as a double-header; “Beatles ’64” which recounts the…
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THIRSTY DAWG Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Kent’s Kolsch (2024) Anytime someone visits Houlton and they ask what they should check out while they’re here, at the top of my list is The Thirsty Dawg…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… As December quickly winds down, I’d like to wish all Backwoods Blog readers a splendid transition to the new year in 2025. Thanks for following the blog and coming…
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AURORA BOREALIS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Aurora Borealis (2024) The night sky featured several cosmological events during the month of October; the aurora borealis, the dramatic appearance of comet “Bob” and a supermoon with…
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PINE NEEDLES Backwoods blog; in the woods and on the road… Walden Pond Contact Sheet (2004) As I returned through Hosmer’s field, the sun was setting just beneath a black cloud by which it had been obscured, and as…
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RIVER WORK (part two) Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “Rock & Sky” (2024) Part Two: River Work Last week after the work crew was gone, I went back to get more photographs of the “new…