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As the hardwater season ends each year, it is always a sad occasion. It is my favorite outdoor experience and I always try to stretch out the last trips until it is no longer safe to venture out anymore. And each year, the last trips have been getting pushed later and later thanks to more experience on late ice and sporadic cold weather to help keep things frozen a bit longer. Indeed, as my social media account past moments pop up, mid-March used to be my last trips several y

For the past four ice seasons, my end-of-the-hardwater goal is always to be still on the ice into April. And each of the past few seasons, I've been lucky to still have decent ice to get out on, though shoreline access can be a bit of an issue. A couple of times, we either had to jump from the ice to the shore to avoid the open water that showed up at the end of the trip or we needed a spud bar to find shoreline ice that was strong enough to walk on. Like first ice, late ice

Take me back to when the world was what we would call normal. Waking up doing the 9-5 and then to come home and be with our family and friends. How about planning some weekend trips and vacations with not a worry in the world? With everyone adjusting to our new normal, we try to find ways to keep ourselves busy. Many of us worried about what our future holds with what seems like a whole new world. Take me back to being on a boat in the crystal-clear waters of Mexico while soa

During this time of quarantine and social distancing, it's been more important than ever to spend time with loved ones if available. With my wife working from home, my being furloughed, and our toddler daughter home from daycare due to extreme precautions being taken by local daycares, planning some family time outside of the house has become a way to avoid the monotony and stir-craziness that has come with mostly self-isolating during the weekdays. The outdoors has afforded