The Old Ranger's Backcountry Podcast has been updated: youtu.be/SAHmq8Yh0tU?si…

Make America Beautiful Again.

It's not too late to join the fight in saving our country. Start this week. Do something greater.

Protecting this so that people long after us can enjoy it.

The USDA is accepting public comment until the end of the day! Everyone who cares about trails, water, wildlife, and outdoor recreation should speak up now about the future of our forests and public lands: bit.ly/3HNbZzY

#ForestFriday Blue Mountain from Lake Durant, Adirondack Mountains, New York, August, 2005. #DiscoverTheForest #adirondacks

Four days off the grid in the #backcountry, no phones, no wifi, no agenda. Beautiful, almost perfect weather all weekend, dinner with friends. Explored some new lakes and old campgrounds, and just relaxed. Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest steve osterholzer (Great book!)

For forests. For all of us. For 150 years. We’re celebrating 150 years of American Forests! Since the beginning, we’ve championed trees not just for the planet, but for people. Stand with us: bit.ly/4n8FVp3

Beauty is found by those who seek it.

Back to the business of Backcountry. The Old Ranger's Blog has been updated. A new YouTube post will be coming shortly: oldrangerscampfire.blogspot.com/2025/09/eureka…

After more than a decade, I'm going! wintercampingsymposium.ticketspice.com/winter-camping…

On this day, we pause to remember the lives lost and the heroes who showed us the meaning of grit, courage, and what it means to stand united.

Patriotism means protecting the land we love.

Something different on the Old Ranger's Backcountry Podcast this time; just music and photos from our Labor Day Weekend trip to Beaver Lake on the U.S. Forest Service - Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Enjoy! youtu.be/Zcq1sjKG-iE?si…

Discover the Forest, where your Spirit comes Alive!

I can remember back when I was the ranger at Martin-Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park back in the 1990s, working the first day of firearms deer season on skis with 5 inches of snow on the ground. The park shares a border with Carlos Avery WMA. #weather #climate #skipatrol