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Robert Loewendick
- Jul 28, 2018
- 3 min
Avoid the Crowds at Camp
The summer camping season is in full swing with thousands of campers buzzing in and out of campgrounds like a busy beehive. It’s tough...


Robert Loewendick
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Cool Camping in Hot Weather
Most campers’ definition of “roughing it” has changed over the last couple of decades. Some folks consider a night with a nonworking...


Robert Loewendick
- Apr 4, 2018
- 3 min
Buckeye Steelhead
Steelhead fishing. What image flashed across your mind’s eye? For some anglers, a wide river of America’s Northwest was the scene. Those...


Robert Loewendick
- Feb 19, 2018
- 2 min
Sea Gulls in Ohio?
Each winter here in east-central Ohio, I hear someone ask, “What are all these sea gulls doing here? Are they lost?” Well, the white,...

Robert Loewendick
- Jan 10, 2018
- 3 min
Wild, Winter Nights
Ohio just slid out from under a couple weeks of frigid temps. Barely above zero during the day and back to below zero as night fell....


Robert Loewendick
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
Happy National Take a Hike Day!
Many outdoors pursuits are highlighted throughout the year with organized events on specific dates. Hiking is definitely one of those...


Robert Loewendick
- Nov 3, 2017
- 2 min
Hikers and Hunters Share the Woods
The kids were leading the family hike as a doe bounded across the trail and landed in a stiff stance and stared at the hikers. The...


Robert Loewendick
- Oct 19, 2017
- 3 min
Casting for Recovery
I had just arrived back to the house on my bike when my parents pulled in the driveway. It was 1970 and I was five years-old. I had been...


Robert Loewendick
- Sep 30, 2017
- 2 min
Trail Blazers
The Wayne National Forest was all quiet except for the critters going about their early autumn duties – serine that is until the sound of...


Robert Loewendick
- Sep 22, 2017
- 2 min
Outside for the Health Of It
Eight years ago, I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation; an irregular heartbeat. The diagnosis was a gut punch. This type of news plays...


Robert Loewendick
- Sep 12, 2017
- 1 min
Believe in Heros
Yesterday, on September 11, 2017, I enjoyed the day on Lake Erie perch fishing with my wife Linda and four buddies from my day job. The...


Robert Loewendick
- Sep 6, 2017
- 2 min
Hiking the Smokies - Mt. LeConte
After dozens of trips to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I finally stood on the summit of Mt. LeConte. Hiking the Smokies has...


Robert Loewendick
- Aug 23, 2017
- 2 min
Snapping Turtle Tango
The turtle’s rear claws were flailing about and attempting to clamp onto whatever had a grip on its tail. The turtle’s powerful jaws were...


Robert Loewendick
- Aug 17, 2017
- 3 min
The Boat Flipped Over
Have you ever flipped a boat? Then tread water and clung to your vessel until help arrived? I have. I’m passionate about adventuring, but...


Robert Loewendick
- Aug 7, 2017
- 2 min
Fly Fishing Is Not Only For Troutbums
A couple weeks ago, I introduced a teenager to the sport of fly fishing on a remote river in West Virginia. The young man learned the...


Robert Loewendick
- Jul 29, 2017
- 2 min
Disappearing into the wilderness
The mules seemed to be excited to head in to the backcountry of the Cranberry Wilderness of southeast West Virginia. Three of my friends...


Robert Loewendick
- Jul 19, 2017
- 2 min
Coral Reef Relief
The focus of trying out a new, full-face snorkel mask soon turned to the underwater scene before me. The coral reef was not radiating...
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