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Indiana Was Enough

FIELD NOTE 021

The outdoors doesn’t have to be somewhere else. Sometimes it’s just Tuesday.

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The Hunting Is Secondary To The Hunting

FIELD NOTE 020

Most of hunting happens long before the moment anyone notices. It’s learning a place well enough to understand why something else wants to be there.

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Public

FIELD NOTE 019

You can scout a place for ten hours and still have no greater claim to it than the guy who walked in that morning.

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The Lake Doesn’t Know It’s A Beach

FIELD NOTE 018

On a perfect August afternoon, it’s easy to forget what this water is capable of.

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Lily Pads

FIELD NOTE 017

Sometimes we don’t notice what we’ve lost until we find it again.

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The Value of Worthless Things

FIELD NOTE 016

Not every story is written by the landscape.

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The Things We Refuse To Lose

FIELD NOTE 015

When the safest place for a canoe is under water.

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Northland Sports

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Meanwhile, the old bait shop waits for someone to notice it.

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The Quiet Doesn’t Need Defending

FIELD NOTE 013

The world isn’t short on voices. It’s short on people paying attention.

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The Light Comes First

FIELD NOTE 012

Some photographs become favorites.

Others become teachers.

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The Trip Starts Long Before You Leave

FIELD NOTE 011

Most people pack clothes first.

Fishermen pack hope.

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Worn Gear Remembers

FIELD NOTE 010

There’s a reason it’s hard to throw old tackle away.

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Pine

FIELD NOTE 009

When someone says they have split pine…

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Before Daybreak

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The lake doesn’t care.

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I Don’t Get Enough Fog In My Life

FIELD NOTE 007

Fog never seems to last long enough.

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Chores Before Play

FIELD NOTE 006

I used to think chores were just obstacles between me and enjoyment.

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Built Twice

FIELD NOTE 005

Before an arrow ever flies, it gets built.

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Father’s Day Ride

FIELD NOTE 004

A bicycle lets you travel faster than walking.

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Ochre

FIELD NOTE 003

People think ochre is a paint color.

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One Less Thing To Store

FIELD NOTE 002

One day your dad will lend you his camping cot for an upcoming fishing trip.