The Old Conservationist

Essays by Russell E. Vance, III PhD

Friday, January 27, 2017

Because It's There

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I always thought the response "because it's there" was a crazy answer to the question "why did you climb the mountain?...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

The Walk

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The ground is firm under my feet as I walk the well used trail through the woods. The loblolly pines have made a fine mat of needles on th...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Fire and Rain

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It has been raining constantly for two days. This is the beginning of day three and the radar shows a solid mass of rain storm stretching ...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

A Young Woman is afraid. What can I say?

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     My cousin's daughter expressed feeling unsafe since Trump's election.  I can understand. Many of us are afraid. We shouldn'...
Saturday, November 19, 2016

US President - Blind Trust - Conflict of interest

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There is no requirement for the President to use a blind trust to avoid conflict of interest. Almost all other federal employees are requir...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Pax Americanus - is it time again?

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I'm sure that people who follow me aren't surprised to know that I journal.  It took me several years before I really got into the h...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Climb

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Don't ask me why, but I looked around before I stepped off the asphalt path onto the almost undetectable trail. Perhaps it is because ...
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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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