Karl Lindholm: Local ‘blazer’ is staying close to home

“I would have recruited her if she came from Mars!”

When I was young (and my definition of “young” now includes anything less than a half century) I assumed that outdoors and comfort were mutually exclusive. Not so now that I’m not so young.

Duncan Edwards, a lifelong educator, described Jeff Brown as “a great coach but an even better man. My son is a better man for having been in his presence — there is no truer or lasting measure of success than that.”

It was my friend Drew YoungeDyke who introduced me to the term “bluelining.” At the time, Drew had recently taken a job as national communications director for Trout Unlimited, and we were both serving on the board of directors for the Outdoor Writers Ass … (read more)

We had not been on the trail for more than a few minutes peddling up a hill west of Gorham when the first tiger swallowtail appeared, fluttering up from the forest understory—or perhaps from some wet sand where it had been licking salt — and out in front … (read more)

Writing about Pete Rose filled me with despair. Pete died last September at age 83. I was hoping interest in him might fade with the man. Alas, he’s back.

Thought of the day: I’ve been living in Addison County for more than 35 years now, and I continue to find more to discover and enjoy in the many outdoor opportunities that abound in and around our county and state: new places to fish, new places to hike ( … (read more)

Magnolia warbler, black-throated green warbler, blackpoll warbler, pine warbler, mourning warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, orange-crowned warbler and yellow warbler.

A common style of offense in basketball is the “motion” offense. Like much of life, it is defined by an oxymoron: constant change.

Last week I went on a field trip with a class on “Water Resources and Hydrogeology” in Middlebury College’s Earth and Climate Science Department, taught by Professor Peter Ryan.

“My mind is never empty or idle at the joinings of streams.” These words come from Wendell Berry, in his beautiful essay “A Native Hill.” But the sentiment is mine, also.

Last week, Thursday, was Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, despite the fact that the Dodgers and Cubs had played two official games in Japan the week before.

The entire budget of Glacier National Park — a million acres and more than a hundred year-round employees and several hundred seasonal employees — is less than the salary of a single good NFL quarterback. All while bringing in far more revenue than they c … (read more)

In January, I got a call from my college friend Greg: “Hey Karl, want to see Cooper Flagg in person?” he asked. “Heck, yes,”  I said.

Here’s the setting: The cavernous Virtue Field House at Middlebury College, 10 a.m. on a quiet Sunday morning early in the fall, the football season. Some 40 to 50 young men, all dressed similarly, shorts and t-shirts with “Middlebury Football” lettering, … (read more)