Ep.44: Smoke To See By- With Ben Moyer

After a long pause- we're back.  And I'm happy to be joined
by one of my friends and mentors. Mr. Ben Moyer.
 
Ben is a lifelong outdoorsman, outdoor writer, conservationist
who has spent the biggest parts of his life in the woods and
streams of-as he coined it, "Northern Appalachia".  As he
sees it, Appalachia could be split into 2 different regions
culturally. I never really thought about it until Ben, and I sat
down to discuss his new book. "Smoke To See By" .
  After our discussion, I agree. It's different,
and that's one of the things so great about Appalachia.  As
Ben writes: A widely traveled visitor's first sight of Greene
County PA or much of the Alleghenies' western foothills, might
understandably result in such a mundane impression. But that
would be a limiting view, informed by screen shots and televised
images of "spectacular" places elsewhere- alpine peaks,
tempestuous coasts, lust tropic beaches. Through that lens to
hail one place as "spectacular" risk missing the remarkable
elsewhere.

This book and interview are loaded with great stories as Ben
connects the stories with the details about places, they happened
in giving the story texture while deepening the meaning.

If you've traveled, hunted, or fished in and around true
Appalachia I'm certain you'll find this book, and podcast of true
value.

You can buy "Smoke to see by" almost everywhere books are
sold.  Go out and get it! 

Enjoy!