Time seems to be short for everyone these days, and most of us do our best to maximize the efficiency of each minute in the day. Between my day job, time with the family, chores on the farm and around the house, and fishing, hunting and trapping, sitting back and reading a book sometimes feels like a waste of precious time. I do happen to listen to a lot of podcasts. They’re … [Read more...] about An Outdoorsman’s Thoughts on Audiobooks
Arctic Bush Pilot – Andy Anderson
Arctic bush pilots have one of the coolest jobs. No office has better views, and every day is an adventure. They battle the elements in some of the world’s most challenging climates, with extreme temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns. They also provide a critical service, connecting remote villages with the outside world and with each other. Such a challenging and … [Read more...] about Arctic Bush Pilot – Andy Anderson
Reading The River – John Hildebrand
Recently reading John McPhee’s “Coming into the Country”, a 1970’s look into the people living on Alaska’s Yukon River, and Dan O’Neill’s 2006 followup “A Land Gone Lonesome” put me on a track to consume writing about the Yukon and its people like it was oxygen. As just one of many Americans who has often dreamed of living their lifestyle, I find it simply fascinating. And when … [Read more...] about Reading The River – John Hildebrand
The Free Trapper
It’s tough to put a price on freedom. That goes for a lot of things, but we outdoors folks seem particularly fond of living life on our own terms. That means making a living doing something we’re excited to wake up to each morning, being our own boss, and living or dying by our own work, skills and merit. It’s tough to be in that place in today’s world, which makes that kind of … [Read more...] about The Free Trapper
Heimo Korth, The Final Frontiersman
He left Wisconsin as a young man in 1975 and moved to Alaska, not to be famous or well known, but to live self sufficiently and get away from it all. But over time, Heimo Korth became a legend. Today, Heimo and his wife Edna live more remotely than anyone else in Alaska. They are the only permanent residents of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, having settled there just … [Read more...] about Heimo Korth, The Final Frontiersman