Historical articles always catch my eye, but it irks me when they use false information. I'm getting better at sensing the fakes. The canoe on the left looks fabulous and too good to be true, so I dug into it. The canoe (just the bottom of it) on the right is the actual find. That's … Continue reading Why do they lie?
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Baking in Ashes
It feels wrong not to know basic survival skills our ancestors knew. We’ve let too many fade from our collective knowledge. I try to do my part by learning outdoor skills the pioneers used, so I was thrilled to receive an antique book, Camping and Woodcraft, as a gift. Horace Kephart wrote the first edition … Continue reading Baking in Ashes
Paddle Wisconsin
I canoed forty two miles this weekend with a Sierra Club group. We launched our canoes on the Wisconsin River west of Madison. Friday’s 96 degrees nearly fried us, so we cooled off frequently in the water. People flocked to the nude beach at Mezomanie, but we paddled on the other side of the river … Continue reading Paddle Wisconsin
