February 6th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living, Wildlife, Winter Sports
As reported from the MN-DNR’s site:
CO Dustie Heaton (Willow River) reported an angler caught a northern on one of his tip-ups. As he laid the fish on the ice, his other tip-up went up. While he was tending to that fish, a bald eagle swooped down and grabbed the first northern off the ice and [...]
February 5th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living, Winter Sports
Results from a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences are showing that “all major lines of evidence point to an ongoing and fundamental shift away from nature-based recreation.” And what is inciting this wave of laziness? Things like Xbox 360, YouTube and blogs.
Furthermore,
“The replacement of vigorous outdoor activities by sedentary, indoor videophilia has [...]
February 1st, 2008 | by Andy | published in Gear, Outdoor Living
Mountain Hardwear interviews Martin Zemitis, one of the most prolific tent designers in the field. In addition to having innumerable, top-notch outdoor experiences under his belt, this guy owns enough gear to fully equip the A-Team on a mission to the moon. But he owns no tents, as, “Mountain Hardwear keeps me stocked with tents; [...]
January 30th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Camping, Outdoor Living, Survival Skills
A North Carolina man (that is to say, not a Minnesotan) hones his survival skills by attempting a friction fire with various conifer woods. In the dead of winter, while neglecting to bring gloves. You know, fer fun!
Jabs aside, it is interesting and well-documented. It’s a blessing that our modern times have allowed ’survival skills’ [...]
January 29th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living
This time of year, paddlers begin to get restless. Longing for the open water, we pull out crackly maps from years past and plan the next trip. We put the finishing touches on voluminous, 46-page trip reports from last fall. And we sign up for the Far North Symposium, at St. Paul’s Metro State University, [...]
January 22nd, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living, Winter Sports
An entertaining and fascinating site chronicling the quintessential Minnesotan past-time of ice fishing. The altogether beautiful and quirky photography; the audio of fishing tales and tinny radios blaring country music in the background…it all paints a warm picture for something that’s typically done in freakishly cold temps. It’s produced by Unfolding Forms, a collaborative effort [...]
January 14th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living, Winter Sports
The lighting is poor; my camera work is shoddy at best. So why post this? Because it is Snowshoeing at Night, my friends. And if this serves to inspire only one person to enjoy the beauty and mystery of the outdoors this winter, it’s worth it.
January 12th, 2008 | by Andy | published in North Shore, Outdoor Living, Winter Sports
Let me make it official that I am Totally Game for this emerging form of winter fun! Just you read this post (and subsequent article) by The Gear Junkie and then try to settle back into your insulated, snowless, devoid-of-frozen-waterfalls, barren wasteland called Indoors.
My buddy Ryan and I took a crack at this last weekend, [...]
January 9th, 2008 | by Andy | published in Outdoor Living
…Sage words for outdoorsy-types this last week in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
There’s a big picture, seize-the-day message in there, too. Which brings us to our first blog post. Winter is roughly 1/3 over. The Great Northwoods are calling. And you’ll be reading about wicked new gear that you’ll have to start saving up for, like as [...]