The Old Conservationist

Essays by Russell E. Vance, III PhD

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

You might be a dinosaur

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When one hears of a dinosaur one generally thinks of the giant reptiles of the Mesozoic Era.  The word, however, is also used to describe...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Stack'em like cord wood

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Pamela and I are two widows who found each other some years back.  We both love being out in the wilderness; whether it be mountains, de...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Playing with my food

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Playing with my food - results of a basket challenge Some years ago there were what I  would call 'reality cooking shows'.  O...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

George returns to give comfort

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'Tilla with her new buddy, George It is not at all uncommon for a child to have a favorite doll or stuffed animal.  From around t...
Friday, September 14, 2018

What will really kill us?

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If trickle-down and excessive consumption didn’t make me so angry, I would have to laugh hysterically at the absurdity that a majority o...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

A make it or fix it life

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Two things influenced this blog.  First, I started building bunk beds. I'll probably do a blog sharing that experience since they...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The Human Obsession with Fire

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The cheery campfire can be deadly and start fires miles away. July 2016. Pamela, our grandson, Kieran, and I were hiking up the climb...
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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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