It's Global Big Day. Look outside today, notice any birds, and you can be part of the largest ...
Bird Blind
Whenever I hear the distinctive tapping of a pileated woodpecker during a run or hike I stop to look ...
Winter-Spring
Early last week, as piles of snow transformed to shoe-sucking mud I was missing the way snowfall ...
The Privilege of Going Outdoors
Three weeks ago my family skinned up and skied down a ski hill about an hour from home. It was a ...
Wild Ducks and Tomorrow
Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling. —Russian proverb It was a happy surprise on ...
Isolation
The word of the day is isolation. You can decide on the other 999 words for each of these ...
Perspective
Huh? In an increasingly off-kilter world, here's an image that also feels a bit ...
A Triptych of Trees
I live in the most forested state, which is fortunate because I love trees. With nearly 90 percent ...
Time to Launch
Welcome to the launch of Outdoor Calling, my little site about the big outdoors. This is my place to ...