February 9 marks a special day in the life of yours truly. It is my four year anniversary, writing about the Great Outdoors at Internet website Carson Now. Four years!
Time certainly flies when you are having fun, and it has been an enjoyable and memorable four years of writing (together with Elaine's photos) about all kinds of activities in the Great Outdoors, both near and far away.
Best of all, by writing for an Internet website rather than a printed publication, there are no restrictions on how many articles you can write, there are no restrictions on the length of those articles and there are no restrictions on how many photographs to run with the articles.
When I previously wrote for a printed publication (AKA a local newspaper), I was restricted to a certain day of the week, the length of the articles, the number of articles that could be submitted and to one photograph (not more than two every once in a great while). Thank Goodness for the Internet.
At my parent site of Carson Now the sky is the limit. That is a huge difference between the printed world and cyberspace.
And, I also have a personal opinion that at some distant point in the future, printed newspapers as we know them today, will join hula hoops, dial telephones, tail fins on cars, dimmer switches on floorboards, slide rulers, manual typewriters, home visits by doctors, glass milk bottles, drive-in theaters, etc., as interesting curios of the past.
There is also the personal pleasure of working with two highly-dedicated “Five Star” individuals, who make it a fun-filled work environment, week in and week out.
I would be remiss if I did not name Kirk Caraway and Jeff Munson, both of Carson City, as those two co-workers.
They are the best. The absolute best!
Kirk and Jeff are very talented professionals, who are making the website bigger and better, all the time.
And, they are succeeding beyond all expectations! During this past year, I wrote about a multitude of outdoor activities, and I thought that it might be fun to list some of my weekly articles to demonstrate the wide-ranging areas that they covered.
So here is a listing of some selected outdoor articles:
January:
Jan. 08: Make your summer vacation reservations now to have fun later
Jan. 22: Escaping Carson City to Southern California in the wintertime
February:
Feb. 12: All kinds of late winter outdoor activities
Feb. 19: The annual Carson Valley Chukar Club fundraiser
March:
Mar. 05: Fishing for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Pyramid Lake
Mar. 19: Celebrating two birthdays in Oahu and Kauai, Hawaii
April:
Apr. 09: Fishing at Indian Creek Reservoir, California
Apr. 23: Opening of the 2014 California fishing season
May:
May 07: "Fishing The California Alps" annual newspaper
May 14: Two unforgettable birthday surprises for me
June:
June 04: Staying at Parchers Resort, west of Bishop, California
June 11: Expect a poor fishing year due to the ongoing drought
July:
July 16: Some "Q-Tips" to make your visit more enjoyable in the outdoors
July 23: Visit Great Basin National Park in Eastern Nevada
August:
Aug. 06: Wildlife visitors at our cabin near Davis Lake, California
Aug. 27: The Virginia Lakes area, west of Conway Summit on U.S. 395
September:
Sep. 10: Fall activities ranging from Aspen colors to Nevada Day activities
Sep. 17: Nearby fishing waters closing on September 30
October:
Oct. 01: Having fun at the annual Italian Festival in Reno
Oct. 22; Scouting for buck mule deer, east of Lake Tahoe
November:
Nov. 19: The sun sets for two months at Barrow, Alaska
Nov. 26: Getting ready for winter at home and at the cabin
December:
Dec. 10: Some ideas for Christmas gifts
Dec. 25: The winners of the annual Don Q Awards for 2014
Finally, there you have it:
A sampling of things that I wrote about last year.
And, guess what: 2015 promises to be even better and more fun than 2014. Yahoo!
Bet Your Favorite Pigeon
Bet your favorite pigeon that he can’t tell you which of the above is my favorite article for the year 2014.
If he grins and says, “Heck that’s easy. It is all of them," he could be either a relative or a close friend of mine.
— Don Quilici is the Outdoor editor for Carson Now. Don's wife, Elaine, is the Outdoor photographer. They live in Carson City and can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com.