 As a devoted naturalist he spent long hours outdoors, sometimes taking walks along the Missouri River, enjoying the country air from the seat of his Stanley Steamer, or a round of golf on his personal nine-hole course built on his farm just north of Omaha.His belief that all men have the right to enjoy nature led him to donate a portion of his farm to the city of Omaha.This land went on to become a large portion of Fontenelle Forest.