07 January 2016
07 January 2016 I feel in my beard the itch that calls me to go outdoors. I struggle with the reality that I have to actually work for a living, at least for the moment. In reality, I cannot wait until...
View Article08 January 2016 – Mantracking
The other day I was practicing, or possibly honing, my tracking skills, using my dogs as the reference. Their feet are large and easy to see and they are heavy enough to leave a deep imprint in the...
View ArticlePapa Bear Journal – Introduction
While I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, some folks think I hold valuable information in the old gray matter. That being said, this is the location for some of the thoughts and activities...
View Article12 January 2016
I was preparing my Duluth Canoe Pack today with wax in order to make it waterproof. When determining what to use, in my mind, I had two options: regular wax or petroleum based wax. While there are a...
View Article18 January 2016 – Weekend Outing
Thanks to my lovely wife, I was able to spend some much wanted downtime with a good friend of mine. While this was not necessarily deserved, it did cause me to reflect on a couple of things. First, the...
View Article25 January 2016
After many months I apparently now have a burr in my saddle to start writing a book again. I pondered this many times and have written several pages but never completed the work. As the files were...
View Article01 February 2016 – The Backyard Outing
I sit in a hotel room pondering yesterday’s activities. It is cool and definitely rainy today. The sky is overcast at home as well. Yesterday brought a different thought pattern when it came to the...
View Article23 November 2016 – Thankful
It is cold outside, not bone chilling but cold. I have released the hounds for their morning fun chasing birds they cannot reach and squirrels that I could easily pick off with a slingshot or the .22...
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