Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest, breaks her own record
A feel good story if ever there was one. It gives this aging outdoor writer hope. Tamae Watanabe reached Everest’s 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet on Saturday morning, the New York Daily News … Continue reading
Michigan adding rustic campgrounds to online reservation system
By Howard Meyerson Eighteen of Michigan’s more popular state forest campgrounds are being added to the state campground reservation system this season. That’s a first for the remote and rustic campgrounds that have always operated on a first-come, first-serve basis. … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, DNR, Rustic Campgrounds, State Forest, State Parks
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Everest Expedition Calls Off Risky West Ridge Climb
Dry and windy conditions that transformed a normally snowy route into an icy one has forced a National Geographic team to call off their attempt to climb the rarely climbed West Ridge of Mount Everest. National Geographic reports today that … Continue reading
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Tagged Climbing, Mount Everest, Mountains, National Geographic, North Face
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One foot up: Army Bans Five Fingers Shoes
I tried them on at a store one time. I liked them, but I didn’t buy. It took too long to get my toes in place. But Five Fingers footwear has become the rage all across the country with runners … Continue reading
Wild Swine, the DNR and a Solution
Much has been said about Michigan’s feral swine problem in recent weeks, particularly now that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is enforcing a ban on those species that are considered an invasive species. Angry pig-hunt farm operators have alleged … Continue reading
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Tagged DNR, Environment, Feral Swine, Invasive Species, Michigan Land Use Institute, Pigs
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One Special Bird: The ruby-throated hummingbird
If I could pump my arms 55 times a second the way these birds flap their wings, I still wouldn’t be able to fly, let alone backwards. It’s amazing to think that they might fly 500 miles, non-stop over the … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Hummingbirds, Nature, Photos, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Pushback: UP brook trout proposal faces stiff opposition
By Howard Meyerson Marquette, Mich – State fisheries officials may be swimming upstream on the issue of brook trout regulations for the Upper Peninsula. A Michigan Department of Natural Resources proposal to double the daily creel limit from 5 fish … Continue reading
New Vision: State forest campgrounds repositioned
Campers can look forward to paying less at most state forest campgrounds from now on. Fees were lowered in April by $2 to $3 per night after Michigan Department of Natural Resources director, Rodney Stokes, approved the change looking to … Continue reading
Michigan tick problem growing, tips to avoid bites, Lyme disease
By Howard Meyerson Hikers and campers need to be careful on trails these days, particularly on the west side of Michigan. Warmer spring temperatures not only brought out the wildflowers, they also brought out ticks. A good friend of mine … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Camping, Centers for Disease Control, Deer, DEET, Dogs, Hiking, Lyme Disease, Michigan Department of Community Health, Nature, Paddling, Permethrin, Ticks
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Blame Cows for Los Angeles Smog?
I don’t know how far I want to go with this topic, but it did catch my eye this morning. “A study just published in the Geophysical Research Letters estimates that ammonia emissions due to dairy cattle in the Southern … Continue reading
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