by Dan Oko | Nov 8, 2023 | Environmental affairs, Fishing, Hiking, Media, Texas Adventures, Uncategorized
Moving to Texas over 20 years ago, I was worried about the lack of public lands in the Lone Star State. We were coming down from Montana, which is over 37 percent public land, including the splendors of Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, and prior to that I had... by Dan Oko | Sep 18, 2023 | Cape Cod, Environmental affairs, Fishing, Media, Texas Adventures, Uncategorized
My kid, a dyed-in-the-wool Swiftie, surprised me when she didn’t have much to say about the alleged “beef” between her hero Taylor Swift and up-and-comer Olivia Rodrigo. Rodrigo has a new album out GUTS, and is one of the very few artists (another... by Dan Oko | Sep 5, 2023 | Appalachian Trail, Dogs, Domino, Driving, Hiking, Uncategorized
Labor Day just hits different after a summer on the road. And while I couldn’t take Domino on the Appalachian Trail with me and Ursula back in June — she’s not conditioned for that kind of effort, and the additional energy it would have taken to keep... by Dan Oko | Aug 4, 2023 | Appalachian Trail, Environmental affairs, Hiking, Uncategorized
My toenails are no longer purple and my heel blisters have resolved themselves, and I am beginning to feel ready to talk/write about the adventure I had with the kiddo in Northern Georgia back in June. We covered 52 miles on the Appalachian Trail over a week, a nice... by Dan Oko | Aug 2, 2023 | Appalachian Trail, Barbecue, Cape Cod, Driving, Lit, Roadtrip, Texas Adventures
“I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility…..” — Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac I’ve been driving — and hiking — and piling miles in the trusty...