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Travis McDaniel continues to entertain
By Ken Reynolds
In Encounter on the Flathead and Other Recollections, local writer Travis McDaniel shares memories from different periods of his life in a book of 27 brief tales. Each of the tales stands as a complete story, and many of them involve wildlife.
McDaniel’s boyhood remembrances of pocket knives, slingshots and Saturday at the movies are idyllic. Icy waters play a signicant role in several of his stories; one involves a Keystone Cops like comic chase of ruddy ducks on an Arkansas waterway. The title story is about a frightening encounter with a grizzly bear during an unforgettable horseback camping trip along the Continental Divide in the Montana wilderness.
A multi-talented man with wide ranging interests, Travis has entertained Big Canoe and Pickens County audiences with tales of his youth in rural Georgia and other miscellaneous adventures, and misadventures, since his first public reading in 2004.
Earlier versions of four incidents from his wildlife management career first appeared in Smoke Signals Online.
"Georgia Backroads Magazine" published “I Remember Danielsville” in 2008, and since then has featured five more of Travis’ stories. His tale of a nighttime rescue in the freezing waters of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge off the coast of Virginia will appear in the winter issue of "Virginia Wildlife."
Encounter on the Flathead and Other Recollections is Travis’ fourth book. They include: McDaniel Family History; Blue Goose Odyssey—about his career in the US Fish and Wildlife Service; and after more than ten years of research he recently published Civil War Service Records, a compilation of the record of members of his extended family who served on both sides of the Civil War.
His Revolutionary War maternal ancestors settled in North Georgia in 1819 and Travis admits he is obsessed with researching details of his family’s history.
Travis spent thirty-four years with the Fish and Wildlife Service where he managed refuges in Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi. He completed his career in the Atlanta Regional office. He and his wife Joyce retired to Big Canoe in 2001.
Encounter on the Flathead is available in the books by local authors section of the Foothills IGA in Marble Hill. Copies also may be purchased directly from Travis. Contact him via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or by telephone at 706-579- 2694. The price is $14.95 plus shipping and handling.
Travis McDaniel continues to entertain
with tales of his youth in rural Georgia
By Ken Reynolds |
McDaniel’s boyhood remembrances of pocket knives, slingshots and Saturday at the movies are idyllic. Icy waters play a signicant role in several of his stories; one involves a Keystone Cops like comic chase of ruddy ducks on an Arkansas waterway. The title story is about a frightening encounter with a grizzly bear during an unforgettable horseback camping trip along the Continental Divide in the Montana wilderness.
A multi-talented man with wide ranging interests, Travis has entertained Big Canoe and Pickens County audiences with tales of his youth in rural Georgia and other miscellaneous adventures, and misadventures, since his first public reading in 2004.
Earlier versions of four incidents from his wildlife management career first appeared in Smoke Signals Online.
"Georgia Backroads Magazine" published “I Remember Danielsville” in 2008, and since then has featured five more of Travis’ stories. His tale of a nighttime rescue in the freezing waters of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge off the coast of Virginia will appear in the winter issue of "Virginia Wildlife."
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| Travis McDaniel holds a copy of his new book in front of one of his many crowded bookcases. These shelves display samples of his waterfowl decoy carving skill. The Indian head is also a product of the many talents and interests that keep this Big Canoe author’s life busy and productive. |
His Revolutionary War maternal ancestors settled in North Georgia in 1819 and Travis admits he is obsessed with researching details of his family’s history.
Travis spent thirty-four years with the Fish and Wildlife Service where he managed refuges in Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi. He completed his career in the Atlanta Regional office. He and his wife Joyce retired to Big Canoe in 2001.
Encounter on the Flathead is available in the books by local authors section of the Foothills IGA in Marble Hill. Copies also may be purchased directly from Travis. Contact him via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or by telephone at 706-579- 2694. The price is $14.95 plus shipping and handling.
