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Outdoors North: Nature’s peace drowns out insipid worries

“The days slide by, should have done, should have done, we all sigh,” — Warren Zevon In our way of looking at life, the Alpha and the Omega — the first and last — of a person’s life represent benchmarks, places where our experience grabs a foothold for the reflection and benefit of others. Things like the occasion of a baby’s first steps or the contents of a condemned prisoner’s last meal are things we may be interested to learn about and share with others. They are seemingly like bookends on a shelf of literature whose volumes tell the complicated story of a ...

There is no automatic reset button

There are places to travel to that when you visit, the atmosphere of the place itself can clear your mind. These types of places are likely different for every individual. For me, they are usually sweeping landscapes where wild country is the king and the queen and the jack and the ace — places there is no question that nature controls the scene. I think the big and the wide and the openness of these places — be they deserts, river valleys, prairies or mountainous landscapes — help instill that sense of clearing in my mind. It’s so easy to feel good there. These are ...

Outdoors North: Nice to see winter make a real return

“I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night; in the violence of a summer’s dream, in the chill of a wintry light,” — Bob Dylan The silence in the nighttime air hung heavy and low. It was a deathly silence, like being in a tomb, I would imagine. It was the coldest ...

DNR issues outcomes and highlights of 2024 elk hunting season

With the wrap of Michigan’s 2024 elk season, hunters saw challenging conditions during Hunt Period 1 and improved outcomes in Hunt Period 2. More than 250 licenses were issued across both periods, and hunters harvested 180 elk in all. Hunt Period 1 The season began in late August and ...

Outdoors North: Harrowing scene of fires leaves heart broken for Los Angeles

“He spent all night staring down at the lights of L.A., wondering if he could ever go home,” — Bob Seger Los Angeles County parks literature describes Eaton Canyon as a “charming 190-acre nature preserve located at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains,” featuring hiking ...