Adventure Monkey – Getting Young Children Outside!
I first met Adventure Monkey in August 2013. And I’ve been his biggest fan ever since. We hike and backpack together five or six times a year. He doesn’t carry … Continue Reading →
Category: Parent’s Corner
Sharing nature with children
What’s Your Bushcraft Goal?
What are your bushcraft goals for the year? What, you don’t have any? Well maybe you should! It’s Fun, Not Work! Bushcraft is fun! It’s not work. So … Continue Reading →
Prescription Strength Nature – A Hilarious Commercial for the Outdoors (Video)
When I first saw this hilarious video on Facebook, I mistook it for a drug commercial. My initial confusion quickly gave way to laughter! This mock commercial won 6 … Continue Reading →
Use Your Knife – Make a Whimmy Diddle Bushcraft Toy (Video)
It’s fun to practice your skills by making a simple project. The Whimmy Diddle is a folk toy you can create to practice your carving skills. The toy may have originated … Continue Reading →
Bear Eats Sea Kayak! (Video and Lessons learned)
Mary Maley was on a solo 107-mile kayak trip in Southeast Alaska when she encountered a black bear (Ursus americanus). She had just transferred her tent, food, and gear … Continue Reading →
Litter Bugs Me!
Have you ever done a good deed out of pure disgust? Well now I have! I work in the city of Milpitas, California. It lies east of the southern tip … Continue Reading →
Quiroste Revisited (Video)
I’m happy to share this hopeful story. There are more than 150,000 people in California who can trace their origins back to the state’s original Native American inhabitants1. … Continue Reading →
New Animal Tracking Class for Beginners!
My friend Garth Harwood is an amazing animal tracker. He is also a skilled and patient teacher. Garth is offering a beginner-level animal tracking class in Palo Alto, … Continue Reading →
Walking in Nature Changes Your Brain!
Do you feel different after hiking in nature? Then you’re not alone! Studies show that people who walk in nature have fewer psychological problems than people who don’t. And hikers … Continue Reading →
The Refrigerator Tree
“What’s with the naked tree?” My hiking partner turned to follow my gaze. His eyes landed on a most peculiar tree. About 40 feet high with wide branches, … Continue Reading →