The Old Conservationist

Essays by Russell E. Vance, III PhD

Monday, March 31, 2014

Spring - joy of new life and miracles of nature

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     Yes, my grass is shaggy and splotchy.  As usual, there's yard clippings, etc., that got caught in the first bad weather.  The gian...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Hiking: a great time even during a nasty winter.

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One of the most exciting and yet least expensive recreational activities today is hiking. I don't want to scare anyone off by adding tha...
Saturday, April 6, 2013

McKay Hollow Madness - a 25km trail race

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     Each year for the past 7 years a small band of die-hard trail runners gathers at ...
Saturday, February 9, 2013

The Goofy - Key West Challenge

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What a week.  What a runner's high!! What a confidence builder.  54 miles of racing, 27 miles of trail running, and >80 miles of cy...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Preparing for a 63km B2B

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The Disney Wine and Dine ½ Marathon was a blast – as usual.  What can you say? It’s Disney.  They’ve corrected the few problems they h...
Monday, November 5, 2012

The Eagle Rock Loop Ultra Trail Run

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The Ozark run was really quite phenomenal.  If you ever get a chance to run or hike the Eagle Rock Loop, you must do it. I suggest tha...
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Russell E Vance, III PhD
Columbia Falls, MT, United States
Russell E. Vance, III, PhD. is a retired psychotherapist who, after retiring, has followed his passions and dreams. He currently lives a nomadic RVer’s life spending over 90% of his life off-the-grid far out into the Sonoran Desert or in the dense cedar and hemlock forest of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana where he and Pamela served as volunteer campground hosts for 8 years. An unabashed tree-hugger and environmentalist, Russ’ post-retirement advocation became wildlife management, living among and helping keep deer, mountain goats, big horn sheep, bears and other creatures safe. Living in their 21ft RoadTrek RV, Russ enjoys spending his evenings writing stories. He has published two novels, four novella, and runs a Facebook page.
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