Bushwhack Jack's Tracts

If you were a boy growing up in the 1950s you loved at least three things: rock and roll, cars, and rock and roll songs about cars. If...

There’s a great deal of head-scratching going on regarding solitude and its role in Wilderness. It appears that if some people have their...

While the original Woodstock Music and Art Festival was revered for its aura of Peace, Love, and Music, Woodstock 99 was characterized by...

Fifty-five years ago, the greatest musical event of the Boomer generation – perhaps of all time – occurred: The Woodstock Music and Art...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom During the downpours of the last week I thought I’d use the time to scan my Great Aunt’s...

The sixties Journalist Tom Brokaw defined the sixties as the years between 1963 to 1974. This is appropriate, as the years are...

I had a rude awakening last week: I realized I’m not as young as I used to be. It started last Thursday when I was invited by Adirondack...

Mark Twain said “An expert is an ordinary fellow from another town.” In which case my trip to Japan certainly qualifies. I’ve worked in a...

I just returned from a marathon trip to Japan where I was invited to be the keynote speaker and present a workshop at the 12th annual...

I love Alaska. I’ve been there three times, and each trip has been special. In 2005 I got to spend a week in Haines with Phyliss while...

Do you hike up Baker Mtn? Do you bike the Rail Trail? Do you aspire to be a 46er? How about climbing Denali? Do you fish, hunt or travel...

The Northville-Lake Placid Trail is an Adirondack treasure. Initiated in 1922 and completed in 1924, it starts in Northville and finishes...

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

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

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

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

I grew up in farm country and one thing I learned was that I never wanted to be a farmer. I occasionally helped my farmer friends during...

I went to the Wilderness Education Association annual conference a couple of weeks ago in Asheville, North Carolina. I’ve been involved...

During the start of the COVID pandemic there were runs on certain items in the grocery store. Understandably, there were shortages of...

I loved high school. Maybe I should say, I loved certain aspects of high school. I loved sports, I loved being a student leader, I...