Walking in the snow the other day I was treated to seeing a couple of big birds very close. The first was a large tom turkey hiding in the brush at the edge of the road. As I walked to within fifteen feet or so he took to the air with a great flapping of wings. Needless to say a bird that large taking to the air from the ground so close is both impressive and startling!
My winter exploration trip was great fun and as we returned to the Yukon the conversation turned to how much the clients 
liked being on the “old fashioned” snowshoes. That got me to thinking about how long things that work well can last. I do use wood framed snowshoes; most are laced with leather. The snowshoes that the kids were on that afternoon are around thirty five years old!
Late winter is the time of year when I think about the trips that Maine Outdoors offers. Which ones to drop and what to add that is new different and interesting. As part of that effort I have been working with someone writing ad copy for my ads. Hearing someone else’s perspective is always interesting but in the case of Maine Outdoors it is a perspective on something that I have created, nurtured and built over the last twenty six years.
