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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 7 min
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, 2019
- 11 min
The Wedding Day Drive to Canada
Many couples have a “meet-cute” story about how their relationship began and in honor of the 30th anniversary of our wedding, Chris and I...
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Dan Crocker
- May 4, 2019
- 9 min
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, 2019
- 8 min
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, 2019
- 14 min
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, 2019
- 8 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 9 min
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, 2018
- 11 min
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, 2018
- 8 min
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, 2018
- 8 min
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, 2018
- 7 min
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, 2018
- 7 min
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, 2018
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 6 min
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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