I dreamt of Dad last night
For some reason in my dream I was walking by the chemistry lab on the college campus, but it wasn’t the chemistry lab anymore. It was...
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Dan Crocker
Sep 15, 20223 min read
Goodbye Dear Friend
Feeling gutted. I just heard that a former colleague and a dear, dear friend passed away this week. If you knew or worked with Paul Mayer...
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Dan Crocker
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Tree Stand Poetry
The leaves are all gone but for an oak or two The sunlight sparkles off their morning dew The cobwebs glisten in the rising sun Showing...
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Dan Crocker
Sep 15, 20221 min read
A hunter's haiku - enjoy!
A frosty morning chills my bones and numbs my nose Sun arrives at last
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Dan Crocker
Sep 15, 20224 min read
A thousand words for Bill (but I could write a million more)
Everyone in the family has their own stories and memories of Bill, and I’m sure many of our memories will overlap. How could they not,...
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Dan Crocker
Oct 20, 20197 min read
October Passing
Every month in our great state of Maine is unique for what it provides to those of us who prefer to spend our time outdoors with each...
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Dan Crocker
May 19, 201911 min read
The Wedding Day Drive to Canada
Many couples have a “meet-cute” story about how their relationship began and in honor of the 34th anniversary of our wedding, Chris and I...
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Dan Crocker
May 4, 20199 min read
The Pallet Bullet
From the age of seven until I moved away after college, I lived with my mother, stepfather Bill, and my two sisters (and eventually a...
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Dan Crocker
Feb 24, 20198 min read
That Time Mom Went Wind Sailing
Having grown up on a lake in a town full of lakes, ice fishing was just another thing we did as kids in the winter time. It was really no...
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Dan Crocker
Feb 2, 201914 min read
Crawl or Die
I sat with the clipboard on my knee, pen poised over a nearly-completed sentence, trying to think of the right words to finish my...
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Dan Crocker
Jan 12, 20198 min read
Timmy's Eel
For a kid growing up in Maine, the possibilities for outdoor fun were nearly endless. After my parents were divorced when I was six, I...
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Dan Crocker
Dec 25, 20182 min read
Grampa's Spruce
Hunched beneath the ancient spruce, I settled the rifle on my boot and leaned back to wait. My first walk here, the year Grampa died, Dad...
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Dan Crocker
Dec 18, 20189 min read
Ho, Ho, ouch!
Chris and I are truly fortunate that we have a circle of friends whose company we enjoy and upon whom we can rely to help out when we...
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Dan Crocker
Dec 2, 201811 min read
The Thanksgiving Day Chase
I remember being excited when I found out I was going to have a little brother, but I also remember how mad I was that he arrived on the...
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Dan Crocker
Nov 11, 20188 min read
The Names of Special Places
When we bought the first forty acres of what is now the 96-acre Crocker Family Forest, the kids were still little. We bought the land in...
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Dan Crocker
Oct 20, 20188 min read
Pumpkin Girl Goes Hunting
When Chris and I first started going out, way back in 1985, it was only natural that I decided that she needed to go hunting with me. But...
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Dan Crocker
Oct 13, 20187 min read
That Time I Found a Moose in a Hole
I’ve seen a lot of interesting things in the Maine woods. In fact, some things have been so unusual, at least in the perspective of what...
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Dan Crocker
Oct 6, 20187 min read
Godzilla in the Gloaming
Anyone who has followed my Facebook page (or now my blog) knows that I spend lots of time outdoors. I’ve always been drawn to the woods,...
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Dan Crocker
Sep 25, 20185 min read
I think of him now and smile
I was feeling pretty good about life. I was halfway through my first semester of college, my grades were good, and it was fall. My...
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Dan Crocker
Sep 20, 20186 min read
It's Only Ankle Deep
It’s only ankle deep If you spend enough time in the woods, especially with a good friend, you’ll accumulate a lot of memories. Here is...
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