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Fishing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

Green is the Thing

Fishing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

Starting in March and running until about mid-June, the spring fishing season not only shows up, every once in a while, it shows out, too. Whether it’s mayflies, stoneflies or early caddis, spring trout fishing can be epic.

Fishing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

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An Almost Wasted Tag: A Spring Bear Hunt in the Cascades

Hunting, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

An Almost Wasted Tag: A Spring Bear Hunt in the Cascades

Hunting, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

I drove to a different area up higher in elevation near the snowline… I slept in my van that night, feeling a little guilty that I had likely wasted a tag someone else could have put to better use.

Hunting, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

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Skiing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

From Resort to Backcountry

Skiing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

Ski touring isn’t about proving anything. It’s about breaking trail, earning turns, moving thoughtfully, and learning to listen—to the snow, the weather, and our own instincts.

Skiing, Spring 2026

Apr 21, 2026

Read it Again

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Mar 26, 2026

A Lifetime Beneath the Branches

Mar 26, 2026

Virginia loves plants, and she loves her wild garden of ivy, holly, roses, camellias, rhododendrons, dogwoods, maples, laurels, grapes, and on and on, and she believed then, as she does now, that the dawn redwood had as much right to her yard as she had.

Mar 26, 2026

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