Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Basking in the Sun
Originally posted on photographybycjp:
I took this picture a few weeks ago at a local lake while fishing. These guys were just enjoying the sun like all the people there. I didn’t have my Nikon with me so I…
Coming Back: California condor population breaks 400
The California condor is making a comeback but it isn’t out of the woods yet, according to federal wildlife officials. A survey of condors found 405, a far cry from 23 in the early 1980’s. Condors remain on the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, California Condor, Endangered Species, Environment, Lead Poisoning, Nature, Pesticides, Wind Farms
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Four People Die on Mt. Everest
Four climbers said to be old chums died on Mt. Everest this past weekend. Reports so far are that all four died from altitude sickness. The climbers come from Germany, South Korea, Canada and China, Discovery News reports today. The … Continue reading
Who said bears were lazy?
This one is demonstrating remarkable determination and agility. Proof you need to tie your food bag out from a tree when traveling through the bush. Great post by Fortune Bay Expedition Team on Facebook.
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Tagged Bears, Bird Feeder, Fortune Bay Expedition Team, Nature, Photos
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Government killing of 8 wolves suggests Upper Peninsula may be overcrowded with wolves
By Howard Meyerson A couple of weeks ago, I read with some dismay about eight wolves shot and killed in and around Ironwood, a western Upper Peninsula town. Ironwood is a gateway community, a popular tourist town — population 5,380 … Continue reading
It’s plastic baby: Imagine every day like this
Ever wonder where all those plastic bottles end up? A post on the Electric Treehouse Blog reports that of 31 billion bottles of water sold a year, only about 10% are recycled. That means that 27.9 billion plastic bottles end up … Continue reading
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Tagged Canoeing, Environment, Oceans, Paddling, Photos, Plastic Bottle, Recycling
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1,100-foot fall causes first death of season on McKinley
Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak, claimed its first climber for the 2012 climbing season. The climber, as yet unidentified, fell 1,100 feet Friday after turning to retrieve a backpack that was sliding down a slope, Denali National Park officials … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Climbing, Climbing Accidents, Mountains, Mt. McKinley, National Park Service, National Parks
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Michigan’s lighthouses: State’s oldest to reopen
Fort Gratiot Light, the second-oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes, after Ohio’s Marblehead Light on Lake Erie, is being reopened today, the Detroit Free Press reports. About 1,000 people are expected at the public event at the mouth of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Gratiot Light, Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, Lighthouses
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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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