Hiking Idaho’s Seven Devils
Idaho’s Seven Devils – Getting Ready In truth, it seems, I’m a follower. My good friend Amanda hiked the Ruby Crest Trail several years ago, and it sounded like a great idea. My wife...
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Merino Wool Base Layer – Everyone Knows?
Merino Wool Chukar Day The morning started with snow and rain, but I had NOAA and the Weather Channel on my side as I hopped into my little car Friday morning. At stake was...
Hiking and the Joy of Leukotape!
My Feet As many of my 51 years as I can remember, and well before I ever heard of Leukotape, I’ve struggled with boots and my feet. I can remember so well the many...
Last Minute Christmas List Ideas, 42Outdoors-Style
All I Want for Christmas… Every year, our family makes an internal Christmas / holiday list. It spoils some of the surprise, but it also makes for a bit less wasted money and effort....
OTC Elk: DIY Central Idaho Over The Counter Elk Hunt
My Idaho Hunting Ideas For me it all started ten or so years ago. My family has come to understand elk hunting in northern Nevada reasonably well. I love to uncover little gems of...
Tripod for Your Binoculars – Must-Have!
Binoculars on a Stick? I’ve gone from being that hunter who doesn’t own binoculars to one who obsesses about optics. This transformation has taken about 34 years to transpire, and I’m not going to...
Ruby Crest Trail – Part 3: Trail’s End
Piece of Cake…or, Duck Soup! Read Part 1 and Part 2 here! Once we left Smith Creek on the Ruby Crest Trail and began the descent into McCutcheon, life got really good. Once again,...
Ruby Crest Trail – Part 2: The Awakening
The Decision Read Part 1 Here. I awoke to my wife proclaiming “It’s five o’ clock”. With a 1,050 foot ascent of Wines Peak looming ahead, whether we turned back or went on, we...
Ruby Crest Trail – North to South. Part 1: An Idea
Ruby Crest Trail Seed is Planted It all began when my friend Amanda planned her first trek on the Ruby Crest Trail on top of northern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. She gave me highlights of...
My “Secret” Lightweight Glass for Hunting
Old School Glass When I was a kid, our family only owned one pair of binoculars. We used them infrequently, sometimes to field-judge a mule deer, occasionally to locate one. This was the 70s...
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