Outdoors Rambler   

“How much further?” I shouted above the windy, watery din. Four of us stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the back of Randy Jaroszewski’s 2005 Everglades 290 Pilot boat, tightly gripping every post, rail, table or each other - anything that would steady us as the boat attacked the four-foot seas nearly head on. I was standing at the left port-side corner, only partially shielded by the boat’s pilot house. Spray from the waves washed over me and I was thankful for the thermal underw

A fishing trip to Lewiston, New York, on the Lower Niagara River delivers adventure, fun and a respite from a valiant fight with cancer. We catch salmon, smallmouth bass and more and eat incredible buffalo chicken wings.

PREFACE: My interest in sunglasses, related to both style and performance, began in the mid-1990s, spurred by innovations created for military operations such as Desert Storm. Companies like Wiley X were developing glasses and goggles for harsh conditions -- combat scenarios loaded with dust and blinding light. They designed frames with removable gaskets that largely conformed to your facial structure, keeping dust and debris out. Wiley X had lenses that were Mil Spec ball