June 08, 2006It's about timeWhen it comes to trends, I’d rather be on the front end than the back end. That’s not happening here, as I get rolling with what I think is something like the world’s 12,909,324,956th blog. Late to the party or not, here goes. I’m a full-time staffer for The Roanoke Times, where I cover the outdoors. My stories and columns tend to be pretty regional, focusing on Western Virginia. I do a lot of how-to and where-to stuff because I know everyone is pressed for time and I want to help readers get more out of their outdoors experiences. All of those stories already appear on-line at Roanoke.com, at least they do when things are working right. I may use this spot to provide more information on some of those topics, or further discuss them. But mainly this will be for things that don’t make the paper. For example, maybe I spend a Friday morning fishing for smallmouth bass on the James River. By the next Thursday, when my fishing report runs in the paper, that trip will be old news. So I’ll post a report, and maybe even a picture or two, as soon as possible. Or maybe I’ll just pass along info and pictures provided Joe Fisherman after his morning on the James. Same goes for hunting. Or paddling. Or hiking. Or camping. Or cycling. Etc. I do a lot of Web surfing on outdoors sites, read a lot of outdoors-related writing, and watch too many outdoors-related TV shows and videos. So I’ll discuss that stuff, too, and tell you what I like and what I don’t. And I’ll also hit on national trends and news. The blog will go beyond words and pictures, too. In fact, we already have a couple of short videos that we’ll post soon. Other ideas on what you’d like to see? Let me know. I’m flexible. |
About this blog
While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures. Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism. After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters. .....Advertisement.....
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