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
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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