Kings and Calm on the Aniak by Jeff Varvil article copyright Southwest Alaska stands out. It stands out among even the most beautiful, the most rugged, the most pristine areas in the world. It stands out even in Alaska, the Greatland, a state brimming with the beautiful, a state bursting with the pristine. Completing one […]
Family by Jeff Varvil article copyright The two rut, now defunct, logging road had long since been abandoned by anything that remotely resembled an automobile. Not that it was ever a great trail anyway; at least not in ways city folk would measure a great trail. It was too low and swampy in some spots […]
Float Hunting Alaska by Jeff Varvil article copyright A curtain of fog hangs close to the water, cutting the visibility down to within a few feet. With a pull on the oars the raft gently glides around each new obstacle the river rolls at us. The only sound is that of an occasional salmon rolling […]
Karma by Jeff Varvil article copyright The vast inaccessible wilderness of Alaska is impossible to comprehend until you see it from an airplane for the first time. This was hardly my first time. I had already been guiding for six years and had logged at least forty hours flying into remote rivers as a passenger […]
To Tok or Not to Tok by Jeff Varvil article copyright To Tok or not to Tok, That was the question. I had never done this before. I had never even held one in my hand. Would it hurt me? Could I die? Is it as addictive as everyone says it is? Will it make […]
Goat Hunt From Hell by Jeff Varvil article copyright As an experienced Alaska guide and outfitter these things are not supposed to happen to me. After 11 years of carefully planning thousands of rafting, fishing and hunting trips for my clients I started to believe I was above Murphy’s Law. You know the one that […]
I Never Saw It Coming by Jeff Varvil article copyright Most Alaska float trips provide endless memories of breathtaking scenery, clear valley streams and excellent fishing. This was not to be one of those trips. For every one hundred Alaskan float trips that go perfectly, there is a trip that does not. I was on […]
Proof Positive This Gun Is Rock Solid by Lyndon Combs article copyright
20 Years With A Ruger 10/22 by Lyndon Combs article copyright I cannot believe it has been twenty years. This gun has lasted that long with me. It only has one bad mark on it, but that mark has a story to go with it, so it is hardly noticeable to me. I would tell […]
Forum Addiction by Lyndon Combs article copyright I am going to have to admit that I am addicted. They say the first step to solving a problem is to admit the problem, so I have taken the first step in this article. Yes I am a gun forum addict. This is a problem I know […]
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