Tag Archives: backpacking

The Next Adventure Part 4

Posted on December 21, 2016 by jbhousephotography

The following morning Dodd decided it was time to bite the bullet and get Scott in to discuss the issue.  Knowing that Scott was one of the rare people who preferred to still speak via the phone rather than by … Continue reading →

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The Next Adventure Part 3

Posted on December 12, 2016 by jbhousephotography

Dodd returned to his office and had another look at that memo from the chair.  The fact was that without clearing Scott’s funding the university would be hard pressed to attract the sort of PhD students that its mission called … Continue reading →

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The Next Adventure Part 2

Posted on December 5, 2016 by jbhousephotography

Scott slipped into the back of the classroom and put his flatbread chicken sandwich down on the desk.  Having been in master’s program courses with Dodd he knew that the actual students would be expected to sit at the front, … Continue reading →

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The Next Adventure Pt 1

Posted on November 28, 2016 by jbhousephotography

He looked out the window of his PhD advisors office and sighed. “It’s autumn, and look at those leaves.  Two years ago, I was out there in it. Walking across the North East, following creeks finding my way over the … Continue reading →

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Adirondack Weekend 4th of July 2011

Posted on July 2, 2016 by jbhousephotography

Five years ago I was working in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State with the Department of Environmental Conservation as what was called a “back country steward”.  Essentially this meant that I spent my workweek in the forested … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Bells Part Three

Posted on March 26, 2016 by jbhousephotography

Agent Gonzalez pulled the night vision gear out from its pocket in his backpack and backed out of the tent.  As he walked away from the circle of tents and the fire pan he booted the goggles up.  Out beyond … Continue reading →

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Water Bladders: Hiking and other uses

Posted on July 18, 2015 by jbhousephotography

Most people who hike and backpack have at least one water bladder.  I have at least two, and I think somewhere in the recesses of my long living 04 Cavalier a third one lurks awaiting it’s turn.  We’re used to … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Intrepid

Posted on February 28, 2015 by jbhousephotography

A few months ago I wrote a couple of posts telling about the adventures my old Dodge Intrepid and I shared. I’d intended to tell how she died. As I mentioned, when I was working in the Adirondacks the car … Continue reading →

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Backpacking Food – a pair of videos staring my Jetboil and even a recipe

Posted on January 9, 2015 by jbhousephotography

People need to eat.  All the more when one is backpacking.  There are many, many good recipes online for cooking over a stove or over a campfire while backpacking, but I’m going to share a pair of videos that show … Continue reading →

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Fishbrook Pond Video Tour and some thoughts on bears

Posted on December 27, 2014 by jbhousephotography

Fishbrook Pond is a fair bit higher then the general starting point of Dacy Clearing and well worth the hike.  The weekend I spent up at Fishbrook I saw perhaps another ten or twelve people, but didn’t stay at the … Continue reading →

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