Jan 11
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Nothing (Without You): A Short Story

Chuck over at Terrible Minds threw down a challenge. Write a sub-500 word short story inspired by a randomly selected song title. Here’s my 481 word entry entitled, “Nothing (Without You)”. … I watch the drops of water arc perfectly off the tip of my ashen paddle as I swing the blade forward for another [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 17
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A Sigurd F. Olson Documentary

I just found out that filmmaker Peter Olsen is working on a documentary of one of my two paddling heroes: Sigurd F. Olson (the other being Bill Mason, of course). Here’s a little preview of a man who lived life outside. Updates on the film can be found at his website, www.SingingWilderness.net .

Author: Stephen Barkley
Oct 16
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Killarney Provincial Park, September 2008

(There’s gallery of pictures at the end of the post.) I’ve hiked the LaCloche loop through Killarney twice now. The second time ’round, my friends and I had the energy to climb Silver Peak. After returning home and looking at the map, I realized that Silver Peak would make a good weekend trip. This past [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley