by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 11, 2011 | Canada, North America, Yukon
“I don’t think we need the sleeping bags,” Mare says. She had just lined our truck bed with foam, covered in blankets. “Nah, we don’t need them,” I respond. “Maybe we’ll camp one night and motel it for another.” We...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 2, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
I cast into the Chilkoot River. My lure tumbles downstream. I reel it in. Cast again. On and on, until I happen to look behind. Eight feet away, mama grizzly walks with her two cubs trailing along the shore…towards me. I almost do in my pants that thing that...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 26, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
Epilobium angustifolium…not a “Three Stooges” quote, but a complex name for a simple plant – Fireweed. The edible leaves of this wildflower rejuvenate rapidly after a fire. Flowers bloom from the bottom and signify the end of summer when they...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 18, 2011 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
Young boys gather around a picnic table. Two large plastic bottles of Vodka on the tabletop hold their gaze…until they spot Mare and Jack and I backing-up the pickup truck about three feet away from their tent. A sign with an arrow pointing south reads,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 12, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
Alaska Jack jumps into the back of Ranger Preston’s pick-up truck. Preston dresses in full gear. Mare, Shannon, Jenny and her dog Quark, join Jack and I in the back. Jordan stands off to the side. Preston turns on the sirens and police lights. We’re...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 3, 2011 | Alaska, North America, United States
Bill and Sandy from Alabama stomp on our deck at seven o’clock in the morning. Sandy places French-pressed coffee on the picnic table, as they prepare to bring us breakfast. (I thought that it was the beer talking last night). Soon, Mare and I sit in their...
