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Animal Cannibal!
Animal Cannibal!:   If you invest enough time in nature, you see some miraculous things.  You catch surprise glimpses into an extraordinary secret world. Whenever nature shows me something amazing, it’s because … Continue Reading →
Gopher in the Side Pocket
Gopher in the Side Pocket:   It’s a great morning for a hike!  As I strike out along the wide dirt trail, the May sun floods the hillside with the early morning light.  I plan … Continue Reading →
Holometabolism – Transforming from one animal to another! (Video)
Holometabolism – Transforming from one animal to another! (Video):   Certain aspects of nature are miraculous.  And more often than not, we are too preoccupied with our daily lives to notice. For example, there are some creatures who live … Continue Reading →
When Birds Warn You – Believe Them!
When Birds Warn You – Believe Them!:   It’s an early June morning and I’m strolling down a forest path.  The sweet fragrance of California Bay Laurel is already wafting through the trees.  It promises to be … Continue Reading →
My First Knife
My First Knife: This article contains an affiliate link.   It’s my goal to be bad at many things.  You won’t find this slogan on motivational posters.  But I advise everyone to strive … Continue Reading →
How to Make a Bark Sheath
How to Make a Bark Sheath:   When I was in the Sierras learning to forge my first knife, I encountered an unusual problem.  I had finished forging the blade and had just mounted it in … Continue Reading →
The Case of the Mysteriously Appearing Dog
The Case of the Mysteriously Appearing Dog:   A strange thing happened to me the other day.  I was hiking in an open space preserve where we hold the NatureOutside winery hikes.  A winery sits at one … Continue Reading →
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Furloughed Bison Return to National Parks After Government Reopens!

  • By Steve
  • January 30, 2019
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  Similar headlines are floating around the Internet and I couldn’t resist.  🙂   Related Articles on NatureOutside You Be You! (Humor) Are We There Yet? (Humor) Outhouse Cartoon (Humor)   … Continue Reading →

fox squirrel eating

It’s Enormous and it’s Coming Toward You! How to interpret Squirrel Alarm Calls (Audio)

  • By Steve
  • January 26, 2019
  • 7 Comments

  Birds see everything.  And they talk!  In the past I’ve written about bird language, and how you can use it to learn what’s happening in the forest.  Birds broadcast … Continue Reading →

looking for salamanders

What in the World is an Ensatina?

  • By Steve
  • January 21, 2019
  • 2 Comments

  When people think herpetology, they immediately picture snakes.  And in the past, I’ve written about my encounters with venomous rattlesnakes and the wildly colorful Coast Mountain Kingsnake. But there … Continue Reading →

You Be You! (Humor)

  • By Steve
  • January 13, 2019
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  This picture has been floating around the Internet lately.  It seems even nature needs to rebel against authority once in a while…      Related Articles on NatureOutside Outhouse … Continue Reading →

Jeep in woods

How to use a Come Along Tool (Video)

  • By Steve
  • January 6, 2019
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  If you do any off-road driving, you may want to learn how to use the come along tool.  This valuable device can pull your vehicle out of the mud.  … Continue Reading →

brook trout

I’m So Sofishticated! (Video)

  • By Steve
  • January 5, 2019
  • 4 Comments

  We’ve come a long way from our hunter-gatherer days… Or have we? The skills we need to hunt and gather food from the land are fading into obscurity.  Our … Continue Reading →

snow and woods

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

  • By Steve
  • January 1, 2019
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  2019 begins with the promise of an empty page, ready for us to write our stories.  And our stories start with a momentous gift – the tale of blustery … Continue Reading →

Bald Eagle in tree along Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park

Bald Eagle Christmas

  • By Steve
  • December 29, 2018
  • 2 Comments

  To my NatureOutside readers who celebrate Christmas, a belated “Merry Christmas!”  I love the photo above, of the Bald Eagles in the spruce.  It’s definitely Nature’s Christmas tree! One … Continue Reading →

Geminid Adventure

  • By Steve
  • December 22, 2018
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  Bushcraft and astronomy go together. It makes perfect sense when you think about it.  Botany, ecology, natural history, and zoology – all enrich our outdoor experience.  It’s the same … Continue Reading →

How to Make a Leather Slip Pouch for a Folding Knife (Video)

  • By Steve
  • November 28, 2018
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  Not long ago, I wrote about my failed search for a gentleman’s folding knife.  I ended up purchasing several less expensive knives to replace the expensive one I was … Continue Reading →

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