Notes from Hunter Creek

Floating In Florida Next to the Big Bend Country of the Rio Grande along our southern border, my favorite haunting grounds for a canoe trip in winter lies in Florida.    And another bonus to Florida is that  it’s rare in receiving heavy frost, sleet, or snow during the winter. I have been rudely awakened…

Return Of The Eagles As you probably know, in the sixties, the bald eagle had almost disappeared from the lower 48.  There were multiple causes: agriculture insecticide run-off, the extensive use of DTT resulting in much thinner eagle egg shells, and of course, the usual culprit, loss of habitat, were all important factors.    …

Let’s be honest. Canoeing an Ozark stream during the winter months makes most of your non-canoeing friends believing that you are in need of a serious mental tune up.    But you and I know that almost every year in January and possibly February, there are usually a couple of beautiful winter thaw dates that…

Well, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving has come and gone, with all it’s renewal of friendship, good food, card-playing, game watching, etc.     Next comes one of my least favorite holidays. Yes, you know there is only one reason for the Season! I know that to see the broad smile of a 6 year old,…

Notes of Local Interest In the valley, here’s what been happening, and when:  September 29, 2018 – first eagle sighting soaring west. Going up Hunter Creek Valley. About average for time of year.  Two days later, I intercepted a full mature bird with a full white bald head, full white wing tips, and a beautiful…

As you already probably know, the Ozark Plateau really shines from mid-September to Thanksgiving. In the Ozarks, the Autumn season is almost always glorious, and almost always long!     FLOATING: Although the rivers and streams are usually at or near their low flow point of the year, they present numerous opportunities for canoeing and…

“A Night Of Terror In The Yukon”  Part III of III  Yes, I was ready for a good night’s rest, especially after my long hike to the Hot Springs and my 2 shorter hikes that Friday to the Liard River Canyon overlook and walk through the “Signpost Village” at Watson Lake.    In late August…

A Night Of Terror In The Yukon On August 23, Day 12 of my big road trip, I pulled over on the Alaskan Hwy. (Alcan) by the Toad River and made camp for the evening. Each day, I stopped and ate at a roadside lodge, few and far between virtually nothing. That morning I had eaten…