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!