MMJ – Idaho River Trapping Day 1 – Video

December 11th, 2012 started my northern Idaho river trapping.  Dropped the canoe in and headed down stream to see what kind of sign I could find.  More to come - stay tuned for more details and more videos.  MMJ    

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Our Story…

We have always been very traditional people. Often times put in our own category. We are the kind of people that see the shiny side of the penny and felt God’s grace to grab our boot straps and trudge on. We have an amazing story of lives filled with heartache,...

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Coyote meets Mountain Man 2012

Continue to check back. I will continue to take you with me on my 2012 - 2013 trap line. This is just the beginning. So far I have two coyotes, a mink, a coon, and two muskrats.        

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Night in the Snow continued….

Check out the continuation of my videos.  Night in the Snow 2 and Night in the Snow 3 have been officially added to YouTube.   If you like what you see, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/mountainmanjournals) because I will be continually...

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Night in the Snow

In February of 2011, I spent the night out in the northern Idaho wilderness.  The temperatures were expected to get down to -14 degrees and there was 30 some inches of snow on the ground. I will be posting more videos. #mountainmanjrnl, #mountainwmnjrnl,...

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11.21.12 ~ Positively Thankful

My thoughts are many today.  I have sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed potato filling and making my men happy tomorrow for Thanksgiving.  Everyday I am thankful for MANY things.  I thank God daily for my many many blessings, but there are many people that...

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What is Self-Preparedness?

I believe this is a good question to ponder these days. Our family lives day to day practicing, teaching and living a frugal self-sustaining traditional lifestyle. We know how to be prepared, but since the devastation of Sandy three weeks ago there are many people...

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Near Death #595 by Hot Sauce

Well it was quite the experience! Let me tell you 1st about the hours leading up to the event. We had guests, many... We've been entertaining many different people this year, but this day Glen's Mom and Dad were joining us. It was a crazy day spent doing many things...

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