What Maps to Take Hiking
In a recent map & compass class, one of my students asked me what maps I carry into the backcountry when hiking or hunting. In[Read More…]
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From Fire to Feast: Rugged Backcountry Cooking
There is something that shifts in me whenever I catch a familiar scent. My awareness peaks as I sniff out the air trying to track[Read More…]
Wilderness Lessons from the Conifers
As winter sets in with unusually cold frosty weather, you may have noticed that you can see a lot further into the forest. The leaves[Read More…]
Sound Mapping with Birds
How bird language can expand your awareness of nature Here in Washington state, we are fortunate that we can travel very short distances to be[Read More…]
A Berry Abundant Landscape: Foraging for Wild Blackberries
We are fortunate here in the Northwest to have a great abundance of wild berries growing everywhere! They grow at different elevations and in many[Read More…]
How to Make a Shelter in the Backcountry
Shelter: It’s one of the back-country essentials, and in a survival situation it can save your life. But do you know how to make a shelter[Read More…]
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