Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Woman to run 1,000-mile N.C mountains-to-sea trail
Ultra-Runner Diane Van Deren, of Colorado, plans to jog, run or trot 15 hours a day and cover 47 miles each day to beat the 24-day, 3-hour, 50-minute run made last summer by Matthew Kirk of Marion, N.C. Van Deren, … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Van Deren, Mountain to Sea Trail, North Carolina, Trail Running
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Fish Art: It’s not over yet.
I love good fish art. This spectacular piece is a limited edition print (#26/90) of a brown trout on the hook called ‘Not over yet’ The artist is A.D. Maddox, world renown for her fish art. She hails from Nashville … Continue reading
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Tagged A.D. Maddox, Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum, Fish Art, Painting, Trout
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Is Nothing Sacred: UP mine project faces sacred site claims
A proposed Upper Peninsula nickel and copper mine is tied up in the courts as a result of local tribal claims that the mine will be blasted into a sacred site. The Keewenaw Bay Indian Community and the National Wildlife … Continue reading
To all: The links on the safety in bear country post do work properly now. It seems I am still learning the fine points of creating hot-links. Thanks G-Lowe for letting me know.
Your Safety in Bear Country: A Yellowstone primer
Last year was a bad year for grizzly attacks in the U.S. Much has been written about the tragic incidents that took the lives of four men: two in Yellowstone National Park and two others in the Gallatin National Forest … Continue reading
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Tagged Bears, Camping, Grizzly Bears, Hiking, Hunting, National Parks, Paddling, Pepper Spray, Yellowstone National Park
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Natural Camouflage: An Eastern Screech Owl
It’s no wonder that so many owls are hard to see. I stumbled upon this one while looking through a photo album by The Organization for Bat Conservation on Facebook.
Bill giving Homeland Security control of public lands sparks concerns
A bill now moving through the US Congress calls for giving the Department of Homeland Security control of all federal lands within a 100 miles of the Mexican and Canadian borders. The move is being derided by environmentalists and public … Continue reading
Stormy weather claims eight in Japanese Alps
Eight climbers were killed in bad weather Saturday while trying to climb in the county’s “northern alps,” according to a story today in Japan Times Online. “Nagano Prefectural Police said a party of six men in their 60s and 70s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Climbing, Hypothermia, Japan, Mountains
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Asian carp barrier near Chicago had power failure
Two electric barriers near Chicago that are used to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan lost power for 13 minutes last week, the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported today on JS online. The incident was the second time the … Continue reading
Hybrid bears offer glimpse of warmer Arctic’s future
Shifting climate patterns seem to be having an impact on bears, polar bears and grizzly bears in particular, the Edmonton Journal reports today in a story about hybrid bears being discovered in the Arctic. A University of Alberta researcher recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, Bears, Climate, Environment, Grizzly Bears, Nature, Polar Bears
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