Author: Steve
September 4, 2016
I’ve often said that the reason I enjoyed the old Andy Griffith Show so much was because I practically grew up there. Growing up in…
August 12, 2016
I have to admit that I was more than a little apprehensive about my upcoming Orland High School class reunion. I hadn’t seen most of…
July 31, 2016
Writing the chapter “The Road to Plaskett Meadows” in my sequel, The Game Warden’s Son, was a trip down Memory Lane for me. In it,…
July 23, 2016
Nothing picks up my spirits like a walk along a mountain stream during these hundred-degree days. The McCloud River is as good as it gets….
July 16, 2016
Kathy and I have always said that the best thing about giving presentations and doing book signings is the interesting people we have the opportunity…
July 2, 2016
I’ve been exploring Northern California’s streams—above and below the surface—for most of my life. One of my most memorable adventures took place on a hot…
June 18, 2016
I love to tell stories. That’s exactly what I did when Tom Wilmer, the award-winning host of National Public Radio’s Journeys of Discovery, interviewed me…
June 10, 2016
When I looked at the list of outdoor activities for this year’s Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC) spring conference, a rafting trip down the…
June 8, 2016
Thank you to Tom Amundson and the Red Bluff Rotary for making my presentation yesterday a real pleasure. Kathy and I received a warm welcome…
May 29, 2016
What a thrill it was to receive the “Best Outdoor Magazine Column” award from the Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC) for the third year…