trade stories | The Filson Journal Mon, 02 May 2022 19:01:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 Piloting Kodiak, AK with Willy Fulton https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/kodiak-pilot-willy-fulton/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:41:54 +0000 http://filson-import.motorzen.com/filson-life/kodiak-pilot-willy-fulton/ Willy Fulton is a floatplane pilot based in Kodiak, AK. We caught up with him to ask a few questions about how he ended up there, with arguably one of the coolest jobs in the world.

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]]> Off the Grid with Brett Watts https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/brett-watts/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:21:00 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=652 Brett Watts is a flight mechanic with the U.S. Coast guard, currently stationed in Kodiak, AK.

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]]> Wyman Meinzer: Capturing the Soul of the Wild https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/photographer-wyman-meinzer/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:40:50 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34985 Meinzer, a man Field and Stream magazine has called an outdoor legend. That is just one of a long list of accolades he has accrued over a lifetime of documenting the wilds of the west. But perhaps the one he is most proud of is being the official State Photographer of Texas, a place he has lived his entire life and one that defines him.

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]]> Alaskan Musher: Lauro Eklund https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/lauro-eklund-alaskan-musher/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:57:23 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34606 With his father, Neil Eklund, Lauro spends long days working with his dogs and exploring Alaska’s remote and rugged interior. With hopes his dogs will one day soon lead the 25-year-old musher to the start line of the biggest races of all, the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.

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]]> The Dynamic of the Line: the anatomy of a dog team https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/anatomy-of-sled-dog-team/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:01:08 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34569 Sled dog teams consist of 12-16 dogs to traverse difficult terrain, while following specific commands from a musher. Learn the anatomy of a sled dog team and what it takes to build a good team.

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]]> The Fire Inside: Photographer Kiliii Yüyan https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/photographer-kiliii-yuyan/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:43:45 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34408 Award-winning National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan, joined us on our recent trip to the Alaskan Arctic, where he was consumed in his mission to capture the stoic essence of a herd of musk oxen during our time together exploring the are where his ancestors originated.

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]]> The Evolution of Hockey Gear https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/hockey-gear-evolution/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:09:54 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34381 When a modern NHL team takes to the ice, players are protected from head to toe, the focal point of which is their large colorful sweater. The need and developments we see today are the result of decades of tinkering and improvements based on poor experiences that defined the need for such gear.

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]]> THE PASSION: RANGE RIDER DANIEL CURRY https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/range-rider-daniel-curry/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:29:44 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34230 As a range rider, Daniel Curry patrols the rugged wilderness of Colville National Forest in eastern Washington through all seasons and weather. He will spend weeks working tirelessly day and night with his dogs to protect both the grey wolf population and cattle that graze on public lands.

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]]> James Reeves: The Mule Packer https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/mule-packer-james-reeves/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:50:26 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34171 “When I walk into any pack station or ranch, I know from the get-go that I'm probably not going to look like anyone else who works there. But anyone who wants to work all day with mules is a little different anyway, and at the end of the day, all anyone cares about is if you can do the job. If you can, then no one cares how you look.”

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]]> Moosemeat John https://www.filson.com/blog/profiles/alaskan-icon-moosemeat-john/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:53:30 +0000 https://www.filson.com/blog/?p=34087 Moosemeat John, with a nickname earned from generosity and the skills to not only survive, but thrive on the Alaskan frontier. When we built our first Alaskan Guide Shirt in 1996, we knew it would be exactly the shirt he’d want to wear.

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