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Animal Safety

Animal Safety

This post is about you being safe from animals.  It seems that there are regular reports of people doing crazy things around wild animals.  Whether it is putting a bison calf into the back seat of a car at Yellowstone National Park or arguing with a bear that is exploring a kayak, people continue to […]

Credit Card Survival Tools

Credit Card Survival Tools

There are a lot of survival tools that are designed to be about the size of a credit card.  The idea is that they are small enough that you can always have one with you when an emergency happens.  The Chief Scout got me two that I’ll review here.  One is a ToolLogic Credit Card Companion and […]

Trans-Canada Trail

Trans-Canada Trail

The Trans Canada Trail is a patchwork of interconnecting segments that not only crosses Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but also reaches to the Arctic Ocean.  The southerly portion of the trail crosses Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, with a detour through Prince Edward Island, then tracks along Canada’s southern border as far as Manitoba.  From […]

The Sounds of Nature

The Sounds of Nature

While much of nature operates in silence, the wilderness exudes a multitude of sounds from the sweet songs of endless species of birds, to the coyote’s wail, the elk’s bugle, the wind through the canopy of trees, the tumultuous crashing of a waterfall, the crack of thunder as lightning splits the sky . . .   These […]

Whitewater Parks

Whitewater Parks

Whitewater parks are becoming increasingly popular across the United States, but what are they?  In most cases these parks are in a river that has been modified to enhance the opportunities for recreation, generally kayaking and sometimes surfing or stand up paddle boarding.   Done properly a smooth-flowing stream can become a complex whitewater adventure. In […]

Base Camp Trailer – Nest Caravan

Base Camp Trailer – Nest Caravan

  A great way to explore is day hiking.  An even better way is to set up a base camp and day hike in all directions over several days.  Camping trailers make outstanding base camps, as opposed to those big RV’s, because you can park the trailer and get deeper into the woods with your […]

Adventure Racing

Adventure Racing

Adventure racing had it’s modern roots in 1968 with a two-day race in the United Kingdom.  That race had two-person teams following an unmarked wilderness course over 52 miles.  Competitors were required to carry all their own gear for an overnight camp.  Besides the physical aspect, competitors had to be skilled in orienteering, since the […]

Youth Conservation Corps

Youth Conservation Corps

In March and April each year kids aged 15 to 18 are applying for positions with the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).  They will send their applications to the location they would like to work and wait.  After the enrollment period ends,  the Park Service, Forest Service and other participating agencies will randomly select the participants at […]

Kozē, Lamzac Hangout and KAISR Original Portable Couch

Kozē, Lamzac Hangout and KAISR Original Portable Couch

Kickstarter is an interesting website. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a place where proponents of a project can describe their project, set a financial goal and solicit funds in an attempt to reach their goal.  If they reach the goal, everyone that has pledged contributes and the proponents proceed with their project.  Sometimes projects […]

Getting Your Prescription from Nature on Park Rx Day

Getting Your Prescription from Nature on Park Rx Day

  I’ve discussed nature as a passport to heath in the past and mentioned recent work by Nature, Health, and Wellbeing Ireland and NatureRx.  Back in 2014,  the ParkRx Initiative formed and is now being co-led by representatives from the National Recreation and Park Association, the Institute at the Golden Gate, and the National Park […]

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