Tag: Outdoor Adventure
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The value in doing nothing
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Nothing is sometimes enough. Or, on second thought, doing nothing is sometimes enough. Doing nothing of particular importance ... -
Warm winter disrupts progression of seasons
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal I build a fire in a sense of ceremony; one step follows another in an order ... -
A small but real victory on a cold Northwoods day
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The mourning doves came at sunrise, fast-winged, graceful, drifting out of shadows at the edge of ... -
2021 Birkebeiner brings memories of better times
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The 2020 American Birkebeiner was one for the ages. Picture-perfect conditions; deep snow under blue skies ... -
Springtime ritual provides solace, comfort
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The wheels of season change have begun to turn. The end of winter sputters to a ... -
Turning lakes to ice takes time, but the ice always wins
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal In the beginning there is ice. Clear as crystal, hard as bone, elemental as stone. On a morning ... -
Adding to the pack: A tie vote goes to the puppy
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal “He’s adorable. Don’t you think he’s adorable?” Sally hands me the phone. There is an image on the ... -
A dark, cold, windy November morning, but no ducks
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The forecast is for rain and snow, wind and storm. I consider my options in the early evening ... -
In a year of uncertainty, hunting provides tradition
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal A week after it fell, the October snow remains and in the deep ruts on the old logging ... -
Beauty, exhilaration, panic and fear in one outdoor adventure
“They were plans built on the shifting sands of panic and despair. Plans of desperation and, at their heart, hopelessness.” By Mitch Mode Special to the ...
