Morel hunting

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 »

Rebirth

Verdant valley

A late afternoon hike in the St. Croix River valley, this unseasonable spring. Continue reading »

Favorite photos slideshow

Lichen in the BWCAW

I just went through the past few years’ of photos I’ve uploaded to photo-sharing site Flickr.com and picked out a few favorites. Here’s a slideshow!

Sunny Sunday snowshoe celebration

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A reprieve from bitter cold temperatures got us out in the woods on a glorious Sunday afternoon. Continue reading »

Winter wanderings

St. Croix sunset.

Ryan and I took yesterday to drive around the Minnesota and Wisconsin border, snowshoeing, checking out animal tracks, and otherwise appreciating winter in the St. Croix River watershed. 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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