I ran across a newspaper article reporting a past employer as having lost tens of millions of dollars last year. This triggered a wide range of memories. Images of people and places and events from 20 years ago formed in my mind, and as those images crystallized, I wondered: what happened to the people who … Continue reading
This past week, I spent several days working on issues and opportunities with hundreds of other conservationists. We gather annually to collaborate and seek consensus. Sixteen years I’ve been doing this, and these past few years, I’ve been finding this meeting is becoming increasingly poignant and bittersweet.
Ring ring, sounded the telphone. “Hello Tom, this is Norm McClure.” An hour later — possibly two — and I would likely have several pages of notes in hand after another in-depth conversation with Norm about conservation and range management. This phone call came every two to four weeks throughout the year I served as president of … Continue reading
With a few days of vacation left, and great weather promised by the soothsayers on TV, I loaded up the Burgman 650 scooter and headed toward Mt. Rainier, Palouse Falls, and Mt. Adams. I found a campground to remember, and one to forget. The scooter is now a pseudo dual-sport motorcycle, after successfully navigating several … Continue reading
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