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Wolf – just its name is charged with meaning. Our ancient ancestors admired the wolf for its hunting prowess. Our modern society reviles them for the same reason. … Continue Reading →
I am helping with a fun Halloween event that you may want to attend. Each year around this time, Big Basin Redwoods State Park presents, The Missing Arm of William … Continue Reading →
Human professors aren’t always the best. Sometimes it takes an animal teacher. For many years I have wanted to learn how to track wolves. I’ve hiked and backpacked … Continue Reading →
I hear a lot about invasive species in California, the state where I live. These exotic species from faraway lands displace the natives and threaten to take over local … Continue Reading →
A short article in BayNature Magazine caught my attention. It talks about the controversy that existed surrounding the question: Do turkey vultures locate carrion by sight or by smell? After … Continue Reading →
Sometimes you Just Gotta’ Get Away After a long week at work, I was excited to get a few days off to go hiking. My plan was to … Continue Reading →
John Rae, the arctic explorer who found the last piece of the Northwest Passage is being honored with a plaque in Westminster Abbey. A Good Man Unjustly Maligned … Continue Reading →
Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts! – James Beard We gathered and stored our … Continue Reading →
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 →
Do you want to be a hit with your children? To delight your grandson or granddaughter? To be popular with the neighborhood kids? Bushcraft can help you do … Continue Reading →