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Into the Arctic – Brooks Range
When I first started telling people that for our 10-year anniversary, Wes and I were going to take a trip to the North Slope and the Arctic Ocean I got two very different responses. The…
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Finding Balance: Fishing And Big Dreams
Crouching on the banks of Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park I realized I was probably outmatched. I was a mile from the road, and a few hundred yards from a herd of buffalo.…
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Yellowstone – The Journey
There’s an uncomfortable buzz under my skin. I can’t tell if it’s nerves, stress, adrenaline, excitement, or everything all at once. Maybe it is. I’m attending a clinic with some of the most legendary women…
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Yellowstone – the Process
It’s noon and the sun is sinking its warmth through the threads of my shirt. Or maybe that’s just the bead of sweat I feel between my shoulder blades. I have retreated into the cool…
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Yellowstone
The morning air is crisp and clean despite the wildfire haze on the skyline. This meadow of tall grasses and pines smells like bison dust and crushed spruce tips. The water here is crystal. It…
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Book Review: Rookie No More
Rookie No More: The Fly Fishing Novice Gets Guidance from a Pro By: Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf In complete transparency, I did not enjoy this book the first time I read it. I don’t see this…
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Winter in Alaska: Paper & Feathers
“Is it cold there yet?” That’s the question I get from everyone I talk to as winter starts to set in. My mom will send me pictures of the beautiful fall colors in northern Idaho…
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Research & Reward
If I close my eyes I can feel the air humming. It’s vibrating with the sound of mosquitoes over the soaked tundra. Standing in the water up to my thighs is the only way to…
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Breaking the Bubble Line
The Journey I am five days away from doing something I have dreamed about since I was a little girl: publishing a book. I have been writing since my mom gave my first journal when…
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Hunting: Taking My Rifle for a Walk
Spring in Alaska is a special kind of awakening that only happens in the northern most territories. It can be snowing one day and raining the next. There can be beautiful sunny days that look…
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