Allen Crater
Holiday Gift Guide – Books
Light a fire, pour a drink, and settle into that comfy chair – winter is reading season. If you have someone on your holiday list that...
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Allen Crater
Jun 2413 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...
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Allen Crater
Jun 1214 min read
You Get What You Need
The tent fly, sleeping bags, and assorted soggy fishing-wear flap restlessly on our makeshift clothesline. Thick-cut bacon sizzles in...
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Allen Crater
Jan 194 min read
My Pal, Joe
The percolator surges on a worn Coleman camp stove, sending savory streams of mahogany up the stem and into the glass top. Sporadic...
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Allen Crater
Oct 15, 20239 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...
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Allen Crater
Aug 14, 202313 min read
Ten Tips For Getting Your Kids Into The Outdoors.
Among friends and family, it's no secret that my two boys, Blake now 21 and Kyle now 23, out fish, out hike, and out hunt me on the...
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Allen Crater
May 31, 20237 min read
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
It was June of 2019. Blake, Dad, and I were gathered around a fire on a tiny island deep in the Canadian backcountry on a trip that had...
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Allen Crater
Mar 20, 202310 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...
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Allen Crater
Feb 1, 202312 min read
Blue Skies and Bench Seats
As Steve disappeared over the snow-covered cliff, I remember thinking He's dead. Day one, and he's already dead. It was June of '94 and...
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Allen Crater
Jan 10, 20233 min read
For Everything There is a Season
I'm in the kitchen, because it's already dark, and I'm bored senseless; determined to remedy the situation with a few slices of salami,...
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Allen Crater
Aug 30, 20224 min read
Chasing Blue Lines
Shivering cold, asses wetly planted inside the puddled, hastily assembled tent, soggy feet hanging outside the zippered doors while a...
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Allen Crater
Jul 26, 20219 min read
The Balm Of Adventure
It's mid July, hotter than hell, and the AC in the truck is out. We're cruising the highway with the windows down and the music up. At...
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Allen Crater
Jan 14, 20208 min read
Fishing Yellowstone - Three Generations, Six Rivers, Four Days.
It was supposed to be a hunting trip. My oldest son, Kyle, moved to Bozeman in 2018 to attend college and since that time my dad and I...
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