Campfire Tales

As a boy, Terry Redlin listened in awe as his father carefully planned hunting and fishing trips. He was too young to participate, but never forgot the excitement and wonder of those special times. The homemade camper top on the old pickup is a forerunner of the modern versions. The four deer are secretly watching the activities. Only in the morning will tracks reveal their presence. The man launching the wooden canoe occasionally "dipped,” as we detect a vague outline of a can of Copenhagen in his rear pocket. And the group's tall storyteller relaxes in a folding chair, hands extended, to recall the big one that got away. As the misty smoke rises to greet the moon, we, too, can share in Terry Redlin's unique vision of man's romantic encounter with life in the wild. It is an invitation to reminisce about our own special times in the great outdoors.