DULUTH, Minn. _ Here's how it begins: I leave home with a notebook in my pocket and camera gear in my backpack. I drive for two or three hours and hop in a boat or climb into a deer stand. Or I strap on skis or snowshoes. Or I hop in a bush plane bound for the wilderness. And off I go, sometimes with folks I might barely know, to some pretty amazing places.
I fill my notebook with scratchings that only I can read. I shoot plenty of photos, hoping for five good ones. Then I come back and start writing. Or file a story from someplace far from the office.
What you come to learn over the years, is that most of us are after the same things. We want to spend time in places of profound beauty and healthy landscapes. We want to occasionally push ourselves to our physical limits. As much as possible, we want to do these things with our best friends and people we love.
And sometimes, chasing these stories, I stumbled upon some powerful moments.
