This week I am heading to Ponca, Arkansas, to get in some early summer backpacking and fly-fishing. The Buffalo River Trail is a 37-mile walk that runs along the river and above the bluffs in northern Arkansas. Smallmouth bass dominate the fish population along the Buffalo, and I’m hoping to catch a few on my [...]
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A Backcountry Companion
May 30, 2012Reading Beneath the Lines
May 24, 2012I may get more excited than some people about a simple piece of paper. To me, this piece of paper is history – a map is more than data, it’s a living and breathing story. The USGS is currently having a huge sale on all of their old maps, around 60,000 of them. I was [...]
Desert Magazine
May 10, 2012Desert Magazine was published from 1936 – 1985. It showcased the desert southwest and it also a pretty cool view into publishing in the early and mid 20th century. The folks over at Cold Splinters had a link to a great website that has every single copy of this magazine in digital form. You can [...]
