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The Last Day of Camp
Overturned dirt lies in a heap, damp from recent rain, still carrying the earthy petrichor of so many seasons. Empty bottles clutter a...

Allen Crater
Sep 298 min read


The Stranger
We were due. I know it's presumptuous to believe a river owes you something, but I did, and could make a strong argument the sentiment...

Allen Crater
Jun 24, 202413 min read


Wandering Wilderness
Seger's Against the Wind choruses in the background while lazy wipers slap back and forth and tires hum over damp blacktop...

Allen Crater
Oct 15, 20239 min read


River Right
"The earth is not just our environment. We are the earth and the earth is us. We have always been one ..." The words from Buddhist...

Allen Crater
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Corps of Discovery
Sweat from every pore of my body was dripping onto the cursed stationary bike when the text from my buddy Mark buzzed through. "When we...

Allen Crater
Mar 20, 202310 min read


Five Loaves and Two Fish
I waded into the murky waters of fly fishing later in life, when my older son, Kyle, decided he wanted to learn, and requested a rod for...

Allen Crater
Jun 5, 20228 min read


The Long Cut
A light snow begins to fall in the forest. Coming to rest on the boughs and carpeting the now-brown pine needles and shriveled ferns....

Allen Crater
Dec 16, 20205 min read


Parts Unknown
"OH SHIT!" The words erupt without permission after two quick strips and a metallic flash engulfs my streamer. The rod pulses wildly as...

Allen Crater
Jun 30, 20204 min read


