Twenty days of sojourn

Posted: June 10th, 2010
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Drifting with the river stream

Two old Japanese tanka poems and photos of the St. Croix River to accompany them. Continue reading »

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How to start your summer

Posted: May 25th, 2010
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The St. Croix and its valley.

Memorial Day weekend is just a few days away; it’s when summer gets real in Minnesota. I’ve pulled together a list of fun events in Minnesota’s state parks this coming holiday weekend. Continue reading »

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Roam rhymes with home

Posted: May 17th, 2010
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This path was made for walking.

Two Minnesota writers, one a theologian, one an outdoors-lover, ruminate on what their attachment to places they have known all their lives means. Continue reading »

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Morel hunting

Posted: April 27th, 2010
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A delicious foraging find.

Traipsing through various woods in the St. Croix River valley, alternating between scanning the forest for standing dead elm trees and studying the detritus of the forest floor, seeking morel mushrooms. Continue reading »

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Dragonflies and amphibians

Posted: April 14th, 2010
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Spring showers brought out life today in leaf, insect and frog form. Continue reading »

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-Drawing by Wade
I'm a writer and Web communications practitioner with a bias toward conservation issues--particularly regarding public lands and waters.

I grew up in Stillwater, MN and have primarily lived in St. Paul and the surrounding area for the past 10 years. The outdoors are a big part of my life, as are music, film, art, and my lovely wife and dog. More...

Esker

Esker - Volume 2 - Nowhere Else But HereI have published two volumes of a chapbook titled "Esker." The most recent volume, "Nowhere Else But Here," was released in January 2010. It features writings from every day of June 2009 in an old Japanese form called haibun.

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