Kayaking Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills, near Custer, South Dakota. In 1874 Custer led a troop column in the area in search of . . . GOLD. The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux was broken, resulting in … Continue reading →
Hiking in coneflowers in the Rockies. Increase your odds of catching the fish you want by biking to those hard to find places where less people go. After eight years my $40 community co-op … Continue reading →
Volume One, Number One of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888 with the first copies given to society members. That first edition was only 98 pages of text. Photos didn’t appear in the pages until … Continue reading →
Dominica, The Nature Island. Dominica (pronounced Domineeka), is a combination of ABC’s “Lost”, the Garden Isle of Kauai, and an ecologically aware day spa all wrapped into one hidden gem of an island. Tourism doesn’t run rampant here … Continue reading →
New Years in Cala Ratjada, Mallorca, Spain Hiking the nature preserve. I sat in the palm gardens before the Palma, Mallorca, Spain medieval cathedral ‘La Seu’ and looked at a Marco Polo guidebook map of the Ballearic … Continue reading →
Travel Light With These Cool Products. The luggage size for carry-ons will not change for airline passengers just because the 787 Dreamliner has enlarged overhead luggage bin capacity. Road Warriors flying the new 737 jets will also see … Continue reading →
CLOTHING ARTS — Pick Pocket Proof Apparel. Nothing ruins a vacation faster than a stolen wallet or passport. With all my world travels the only time I lost my wallet to a pick-pocket was on the Orange train line … Continue reading →
Tenkara Rod Company. I am a Wyoming “Road Scholar”. I have driven every major and minor highway, cracked two laners, and purple sage brush lined dirt roads that lead to no where. I have fished almost every pot hole, … Continue reading →
Kayak Trout Fishing The Black Hills. Bobber With A Brain. I fly fish my favorite mountain stream with a small bobber because fly lines snag and tangle in the overhanging red willows. I throw the bobber in … Continue reading →
Autumn in the Pahasapa. I had a great adventure on the wild Orange River between the border of Namibia and South Africa and it was so much fun I bought a Dagger kayak upon my return. The Orange … Continue reading →
The f Scoping out a trout stream and a good camping spot. irst day of summer approaches when the cottonwood tree fluff flies; it is nature’s trigger before the grasshoppers hatch in the first of three … Continue reading →
Hike The Barrier Of Spears. The twisting but paved two lane road leading into the World Heritage Site of the 243,000 hectare uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park is one of the most dramatic, majestic, and stunning byways anywhere in the … Continue reading →
Trout Fishing The Drakensberg Mountains. The Drakensburgs Moutains are laced with clear running trout streams. The native Zulus call the massive mountain range uKhahlamba, or the “Barrier of Spears”. When seen from the Cathedral Peak Hotel in KwaZululand … Continue reading →
Go Green This Year. Our “Blue Planet” is not so “Green”. Only two countries appear green from outer space — Ireland and New Zealand. But you can make your friends green with envy with Green Gear. … Continue reading →
Your Own Private Island Camp. We bounced along the Botswana Pan Handle paralleling the Okavango River to our launch site into the heart of the expansive Delta. All valuables such as passports, money, keys, and wallets were placed … Continue reading →
Hike, Bike, Fish the Good Life Outdoors. The Dual Use Outdoorsman. There is nothing better than combining my two favorite passions — mountain biking and fly fishing. Crow Peak is a key landmark above my fly fishing trout stream. … Continue reading →
NatGeo Plans Your Trip inn Africa. If you plan to explore like Dr. Livingston, then you may as well be even more prepared than he was when exploring the Dark Continent. The Africa Travel Atlas is the first … Continue reading →
In 1934 Eddie Wigston, an avid fisherman and shooter, started an electrical and sporting goods shop in the small Tasmanian town of New Norfolk. The business thrived and in 1960 Eddie’s son Ian joined him in the shop, followed at … Continue reading →
