Outdoors Articles Library

I can be seduced. I often am. It happened again just last month. I was on my way back to the paper from an interview in Silver Bay, and there in front of me was a big, beautiful, bold...

I’ve never checked, but I’m sure by now someone has put out one of those “…for Dummies” books about photography...

Last Monday was the opener for me. May 5. Quite a few days ahead of the rest of the madding crowd. Just like the guys with the rods and reels, I have my secret spots, my favorite places, and I don’t like to share...

Mother Nature came calling today, but judging from her behavior, she wasn’t in a very feminine mood...

Splayed against those rocks like castaways clinging to solid land, they were nevertheless sucked back into the lake depths, the action creating a void below, exposing lake bottom that glistened with foam. But only for a moment before the next assault was launched...

That morning, I awoke to the magical, wondrous, spirit-lifting sight of a world decorated in white flocking. I stood at the upstairs window and stared at what just the night before had been a dreary, winter-weary world, gray in the corners, dirty along the edges. Now, it lay in a silent white stillness, fragile in its beauty...

When I felt the need for a photo fix a week or so ago, I grabbed my camera, jumped in the van, and headed aimlessly down the North Shore toward Duluth. I took the Scenic Route, driving slowly on the surprisingly deserted roadway, panning the terrain for something worth stopping for...

It's possible to be an outdoor photographer even if you live in town. You just have to remember one very important thing: be on good terms with your neighbors. The other day, I was on my hands and knees getting ready to...

I didn’t know, when I first took up outdoor photography, that I’d have to get used to looking really silly. When I first slung that camera around my shoulders and set off to capture the world, I had visions of...

Those of you with scientific minds are going to tell me that the sun IS stationary, that it's the earth that circles it relentlessly, giving the sun the appearance of a cross-sky traveler. But I don't want to be bothered with science. I'd rather savor the mystery of it. I didn't set out to stalk the sunrise. I started out looking for...