My family has a tradition where we all meet in a spot on the shore at the river every Sunday. My mother is one of 12 and most of them have kids which makes the family gatherings quite the experience. Of course everyone is not able to make it every single week but when we …
Schmeeckle Reserve
Every year on Thanksgiving my family makes it a goal to take a hike in the woods. Luckily for us, Wisconsin has a multitude of beautiful hiking trails throughout the state. This year we decided to take a walk on the Schmeeckle reserve in Stevens Point. This reserve holds a special place in my families …
Rowing on Tuttle Lake
Rowing is a daring sport. It can drain you emotionally, mentally and physically but it is worth the pain, sweat and blood. For five years, I rowed on Tuttle Lake everyday except the weekends for roughly three hours. The first year of joining Manhattan Junior Crew, I was a sophomore in high school and I …
Kansas Whitetails
This last weekend I went hunting for a Kansas whitetail deer, during the rifle season. The season goes on for twelve days, spanning from December 4th until December 15th. Which in that time frame with the tags that I have purchased i can hunt and take one buck and one doe. I am more focused …
Island Strangers (Part 2)
As I began to raise my hand to point the woman out to my grandpa, she disappeared into the treeline that she had been standing at the edge of. My grandpa made fun of me for a bit and finally my nerves slowly faded. But I couldn't top thinking about how strange it was. The …
Island Strangers (Part 1)
As the ice was melting away from the glassy, pristine, Canadian lakes in 2017 my Grandpa Melvin, Uncle Dustin, and their long time friend Tyler were about to make their annual fishing trip to this specific lake. (they asked me not to share the name of the lake). There was one difference about this trip …
Pumpkin Patches and Muddy Shoes
One of my best friends was coming into town so I suggested we go to the pumpkin patch since this was about a month and a half ago. It was an extremely windy day and we did not prepare for this type of weather at all.. Another mistake my friend made was wearing her new …
PMC 210: Intro to Outdoor Recreation 