The mail finally crossed the Mississippi! I am really enjoying this issue. As Gary pointed out, Phil's article hits home with many of us (even if we've hunted our entire lives). And there's enough joy and promise in that photo of Mill's son and pup to spread to my rainy Missouri day as I sit in the studio and ponder things. ...And, many thanks to Mike and Sammy for their good work and assistance. Sammy (I hope it's okay that I call you that even never having met you), thanks also for expanding my vocabulary by letting me know the multiple meanings of "popple" -- who knew?!

Now I'm going to see if I can find anything more (thanks, John!) about W. Leffingwell's possible connection to Dean's little Parker...:bowdown:

Mike and Susan, great issue, great selection of articles.

Thanks Bill. We just put the spit and polish on the articles and photos. We probably have more fun editing than your contributors do writing. :)

Leffingwell? Did he use it here in Alaska? He's certainly well known up here. I think a hut he used inland is still at least partially standing. He mapped much of the coastline using boats in summer and dogs in winter and his work has not been improved on. He figured out there was oil potential there, which wouldn't be too difficult since there were oil seeps that formed small lakes in the tundra. His USGS reports are still available. When he finished his years of work up here he went south, married? and never returned. He remains one of the most famous explorers of Alaska ever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest...en_Leffingwell

https://books.google.com/books?id=N0...arwhal&f=false

Mine came in and I beat my wife to the mailbox woohoo! This one didn't hit the trash bin

If my wife threw my PP or double gun journal away I’d file papers

Thanks to all involved in putting out this quarter’s issue of PARKER PAGES, from the “back office” personnel, field representatives, and correspondents, to the feature article writers.

As for the authors of some of the most informative, high-quality, and poignant pieces I have seen yet: Thank you for publishing these in our quarterly journal, included as they are in the package of benefits that we pay for by way of our annual $40 membership dues.

On account of developments, variously national and personal, that are impacting my finances, I have been “retrenching”. Thus, there are outdoor magazines that I am no longer subscribing to, and I appreciate seeing some pieces that are of “world class quality" generously contributed to the PGCA to be published “in-house”.