by Doug Sjoquist | Nov 5, 2026 | Trail Notes Stories
I’ve read that the most dangerous animal in midwestern states like Ohio and Michigan is the white-tailed deer. (Think traffic accidents: The Long Kiss Goodnight, not Red Dawn.) Evidently, the second most dangerous class of animals is insects. (Think allergic...
by Doug Sjoquist | Oct 22, 2026 | Trail Notes Stories
When home projects take priority over travel, I’m left browsing photos of past trips. A few of them reminded me of my first moose encounters in the wild. Close Encounters of the Moose Kind July 2006, Glacier National Park, Montana We had taken our first trip to...
by Doug Sjoquist | Oct 20, 2026 | Trail Notes Stories
Every year around the Fourth, I think about a time I had exceedingly high expectations for a show, only to be very disappointed. Fireworks Over the Charles River July 4, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts We had a camping trip planned to Acadia National Park in July. We were...
by Doug Sjoquist | Sep 24, 2026 | Trail Notes Stories
Over the years, I’ve taken a “ready, fire, aim” approach to things. Occasionally, that has cost me, but usually it has opened me up to opportunities that I otherwise would have missed. I’m a little more thoughtful these days, but still lean...
by Doug Sjoquist | Sep 10, 2026 | Trail Notes Stories
Assumptions. They lead to trouble, sometimes even danger, and almost always are a mistake. I’m a little more careful now, but the certainty of youth generates a lot of them. As a young husband, I thought that since my very pregnant wife had never been camping,...
