Jay Atkinson

Writer/Boston University instructor/athlete. Author of MASSACRE ON THE MERRIMACK, PARADISE ROAD, MEMOIRS OF A RUGBY-PLAYING MAN, ICE TIME, CITY IN AMBER & etc.

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Love it. What river? I am in Rock Creek in southeastern Montana in that pic.

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I do my best thinking in rivers. Seriously.

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This is why we love sports -- sportsmanship!

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F10

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2 months in America's most cherished wilderness areas -- paddle, swim, mountain bike, scramble, run, hike -- from Glacier Nat'l Park in Montana to Big Sur in No Cal. Choose your companions carefully. You need someone who'll buy the 1st round, at least. 2 guys? You get 2 rounds!

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Great day @ Lake Michigan with Piercey & Surfer from the early morning swim to the bikimg trails.

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Great day of paddling Walloon Lake in northern Michigan this AM & mountain biking Boyne City School Forest Trails in the afternoon w/ my rugby brothers "Surfer John" Hearin & Chris "Piercey" Pierce. Now we're having a drink in one of Hemingway's old haunts in Petoskey.

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Entering Minnesota's Boundary Waters to begin a two day wilderness trip. Nothing but the calling of loons to fall asleep by. A very cool vibe in that place.

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History Author Show rocks!

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.@Atkinson_Jay asks if Hannah was a feminist avenger or harbinger of genocide in pre-America America https://t.co/MhJuqM5Oy0 @LyonsPress

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Mountain bike ride along the Brule river in Wisconsin then a swim downriver from above the mouth of the river into Lake Superior. Pretty exciting as the Brule was moving fast & the wind will carry you down lake swiftly if you don't angle right in the channel & go upwind.

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@Msongini National man of mystery! American citizen

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Chillin' after a long paddle into Minnesota's Boundary Waters. When we arrived at our remote campsite it was raining hard so we explored the entire lake since we were already soaked. Sun came up & we put up the tent & hammocks & had a bourbon.

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Maah Daah Hey trail in North Dakota was the most challenging & fun mountain bike ride of the trip so far. Eight miles of knife-edge ridges, strong wind gusts, sheer dropoffs & the 1.5 mile winding downhill to finish, like a bobsled run thru the trees. Big rush!

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After a great mountain bike ride @ Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota this morning we ran into President Roosevelt in town. I asked about his friend, trapper & US Army scout Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly, whose grave we visited in Billings MT, & he replied in character.

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Riding the Rim Rocks in Billings Montana with Ryan Swan & Surfer John Hearin today. We visited Yellowstone Kelly's grave -- Civil War vet, trapper, cavalry scout, & Indian fighter; a laconic, well-read man who lived a long exciting life filled with wilderness adventures.

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Biking & hiking the Rim Rocks in Billings Montana with my son Liam & neohew Owen. Great to have them along for this part of the trip. My good Montana rugby pals & my family in the coolest state in the union -- doesn't get any better than that.

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Passing on a love of the outdoors & wild places to next gen. Son Liam & my nephew Owen in Glacier National Park northern Montana

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@tinatc26 Yes

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Biking the Clark Fork river outside my.adopted hometown of Missoula Montana this morning, with my rugby pal "Surfer John" Hearin, a rocket scientist with a PhD.