Bushwhack Jack's Tracts

Tract: /trak(t)/ a short treatise of significance

These posts are published every other Tuesday in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The only daily newspaper published in the Adirondack Park

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Maslow’s...I mean Phyliss’ hierarchy of needs or Things that go “Help!” in the night

My wife, without exception, is the most caring person I know. You want someone with sympathy, empathy, and charity, Phyliss is your gal....

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Pyres, planes, and polar bears

I met Doc Bill Forgey when we both served on the Board of Directors of the Wilderness Education Association. Bill is a wilderness...

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Gone to the Dogs

If life is measured by family, adventure, passion for work and hobbies, and humor my mother checks all the boxes. Kitty Drury came from...

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You gotta have what it takes

When I was the Director of NCCC’s Wilderness Recreation Leadership Program my staff and I worked ceaselessly to assess student outdoor...