A Chair with a View – The Helinox Chair Zero Backpacking Chair: This article contains affiliate links. Why I use a Backpacking Chair My butt sent me a memo. After years of squatting on logs, perching on questionable boulders, and … Continue Reading →
How to Make a Deerskin Pouch – 5 Easy Steps!
Imagine using your own custom-made gear in the wilderness. Picture the excitement and satisfaction when you reach for equipment that you yourself have crafted. Distinctive gear is a way … Continue Reading →
It’s Knot Funny!
In ancient times, the world was literally tied together with cordage. Since then we have developed modern fasteners: nails, bolts, screws, adhesives, rivets and welding. But in the outdoors knots … Continue Reading →
Mobile Technology and our Wilderness Experience
Look at the picture above. Look closely. What do you see? I see a man, a boat… and a California Gray Whale! If you see the whale, then … Continue Reading →
Earth – A New Wild
People have irreparably changed our planet. We inhabit every corner of the globe. We literally move mountains and change the course of rivers. With more than 7 billion people … Continue Reading →
Rare Red Fox Spotted in Yosemite National Park
I received this Email Wednesday: Yosemite National Park is excited to report the first confirmed sighting in the park of a rare Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes … Continue Reading →
Willow Bark – Using Ancient Aspirin
Before there was medicine, there was “wilderness medicine”… – Buck Tilton, Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry, Globe Pequot, 2004 … Continue Reading →
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 2)
In part 1, our intrepid group of trackers deciphered signs left by a Harbor seal that hauled-out on the beach for several hours. As our group moves south, … Continue Reading →
See Sheep, Eat Sheep, Expense Sheep!
For a few years I managed a software development team in Siberia. Yes, Siberia! I spent most of my time in California, but occasionally traveled to the office in … Continue Reading →
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 1)
For some, Sundays are about watching football. They plant themselves on the couch in front of the TV with a bowl of salty snacks; Cheering their favorite team while munching … Continue Reading →
Off the Map Adventure – The Sandstone Caves
An obscure mark on a hundred-year-old map leads to an off-trail adventure… I want to share an adventure with you. It starts with my friend, Kurt. I first … Continue Reading →







