Category fishing

By Jodi Stemler

I have a confession to make – I’m not much of a morning person. It’s not that I like to sleep late, (typically I can’t stay in bed later than 8 a.m. and most days I’m up by 7) but I definitely am a creature of the sun, and if it isn’t up then neither should I be. At least that’s my rationale. But the best hunting and fishing often happens just after dawn, and to get to the woods and waters by daybreak you need to be up well before the sun. As we moved into September this year, my family had a few early wakeup calls, and I was reminded of something particularly important -the best and most lasting memories are the ones forged in a day when you smile into the sun as it comes up.

Over Labor Day weekend, my husband, daughter a...

Simona Balint

Catchy title, right?

I found this article in Women’s Adventure Magazine under the same title. Neither of the CITNB founders have had kids yet, but I can safely say we are both the type of women who hear “you can’t” and don’t have time to respond because we’re already doing. So with curiosity, I read the article with tips such as Don’t say:

• Sell you [equipment] now because you’re never going to see it again!
• You look like you’re going to pop!
• I’ve lost my [activity] buddy!

These seemed like good examples but I have to imagine there are much more. So tell us. Adventuresome women, what should you not say to a pregnant lady?

Vikram Nongmaithem / Via seeamericaproject.com

The National Parks Conservation Association created a post on Buzzfeed that caught out attention: 17 Posters That Will Inspire You To See America. We were inspired.

Scroll through these posters and you see images that might remind you of your hometown, but you’ll see other images that make you realize how diverse a landscape there is in the United States.

Some of these posters, created in 1938 to 1941 for the National Park Service, are on display in the Department of the Interior through the Spring of 2015. If you’re in Washington, D.C., check it out here.

Although it technically is only the first day of October… it’s time to start planning your Halloween costume right?!  Who’s with us and has Halloween as one of their favorite holidays?  So in that spirit we come to you with inspiration. And we know you have things already in your closet to make this easy…

Haven’t read Wild yet?  No problem you can pick it up here. But make sure and read the book before the movie hits theaters December 5th and plan a girls night out!  Why? Sportswomen rule!

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By Wendy Martin

Mom and King Salmon

One of my earliest memories is sitting at the front of my parent’s Zodiac boat in a tiny lawn chair, zipping along the Gulf of Alaska to find that perfect fishing hole. I was about 6 years old and I loved every minute of it. With the salty air spraying me in the face and the smell of old fish scales at the bottom of the boat, I would scan the shore for bear and moose.  I think of this memory often and smile to myself.

When I was older, my parents admitted to me that I was actually tied to the lawn chair, and that the lawn chair was secured to the boat, and that I was only up there to weigh the bow of the boat down. Still, I had fun.

My mother is third generation Alaskan, and she taught me all I needed to know about fishing...