Columnist Barb Henderson: It’s good to be outdoors
Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 | 9:04 a.m.
Barb Henderson is an outdoors enthusiast, freelance writer and producer/host of outdoors radio and television programming. Her column appears Friday in the Sun.
What a magnificent opportunity for me, to be able to write a weekly column for the Las Vegas Sun, sharing information and stories with the sportsmen/sportswomen who live in and visit our neck of the woods.
I've always had an appreciation for the solitude and serenity of the great outdoors. In fact, my hike along the career trail actually began as a child. I often reflect on those exciting summers spent at Girl Scout camp and going on camping and fishing expeditions during our family vacations.
Those lessons gave me the confidence to be persistent when facing obstacles that I might encounter on my professional trail.
In addition to my duties with the Sun, I am also an outdoor correspondent for the Henderson Home News and Boulder City News, an outdoor radio show host/producer for the "Outdoors with Barb," program heard on Saturday mornings at 6 on ESPN Radio 920, and produce/host "Clark County Outdoors,"on Community Channel 4.
Thanks to my husband's willingness to share his expertise, I've become an avid hunter, angler and all-around outdoors sportswoman.
I have hunted upland game birds and spent freezing mornings in hunting blinds, waiting for waterfowl to fly in.
I have hiked in mountains for deer and antelope and faced the dynamic challenges of steep hillsides and rugged mountain terrain in search of desert bighorn sheep.
I have fished waters in Canada and most of the western states, including Hawaii and Alaska. My most memorable times in the great outdoors would be fly fishing trips to Alaska. There's nothing that can compare to being in Alaska, fly fishing right next to enormous bears.
If you get excited by shooting a clay target; or sitting motionless in a duck blind on a brisk morning with your retriever dog by your side; or get an adrenaline high by catching a fish on a fly ...
Well, then we're gonna have a good ol' time.
On the agenda
Some of the topics I'll writing about every Friday include:
And I might even share a fish story about the one that got away.
Outdoors digest
Henderson's Clint Bentley will be attending his first meeting since being appointed to the wildlife commission by Governor Kenny Guinn. Bentley will serve on the nine-member Board for three years. He replaces Jelindo Tiberti, who has served on the commission since 1993.
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- Hearing set for ex-NBA star with $822,500 gambling debt
- Trial delayed for man accused of shooting 3 officers
- Kruger hoping his team will play with grit
- Ten minutes with Chelsea Handler is better than no minutes with Chelsea Handler
- Pricing out wagers on the Pacquiao-Cotto fight
- RTC bus driver fired, arrested after allegedly attacking woman
- Two second-graders involved in shooting at bus stop
- CityCenter Realtors hit with cut in commissions
- Privé owner files for bankruptcy protection in Florida
- Shanghai’s maglev: Flying with both feet on the ground
Blogs
The Greene Room
Predicting this weekend's Mountain West football slate
Top Chef: Las Vegas
Top Chef Episode 11: Child's play
Miech Again
UNLV prez Smatresk is ready for some basketball (5 Comments)
Politics: The Early Line
Harry Reid's fourth TV ad begins running today
The Greene Room
Chad Ochocinco vs. Anderson Silva? That would be a sight ... (4 Comments)
Top Chef: Las Vegas
The Jet Stream: The three stages of chefdom
Miech Again
Rebels rookie Lopez says redshirting is his best move (12 Comments)
Calendar »
- 14 Sat
- 15 Sun
- 16 Mon
- 17 Tue
- 18 Wed
-
Pacquiao vs. Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
Friends of India Diwali Celebration at Cashman Field with Dan Nainan
Cashman Field | 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
-
Norm MacDonald at the House of Blues
House of Blues
-
Boulder City Art Guild Winter Fest Fine Art Show
Boulder City Parks & Recreation
-
John Fogerty at the Star of the Desert Arena
Star of the Desert Arena | 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-
Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s 5th annual Carnivale du Vin
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino | 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Technorati








