“That’s why they call it hunting, not killing son.” My father imparts this everlasting knowledge upon me after almost every unsuccessful hunting trip. He usually slips it in on the walk back to camp or after a couple of beers by the evening fire. The old man has always been about the journey, not ...
Put on your favorite pair of jeans, grab that cozy flannel shirt and breathe in the revitalizing air of fall. It is the ultimate time of year for a family jaunt. With cool weather rolling in and the leaves displaying their luscious coloring, it is the ideal setting in which to explore the magnificent ...
Autumn is perhaps China’s most precious season, a respite between sweltering summers and fatal winters. But it is only in the northern Sichuan highlands of Jiuzhaigou, China’s natural wonderland, where fall can be witnessed in blazing splendor. Approaching Nine Villages Gully near the Gansu border, one may at first be daunted by the chaos ...
Many first time campers fall into the trap of thinking that it is simple to build a camp fire. It actually is, but without the knowledge to do so, the camper may struggle with the task. Sometimes even seasoned campers can have difficulties with this. A well-built fire produces heat, and makes the camp ...
I have camped everywhere from the empty Black Rock Desert to the beautiful Quetico wilderness of Canada, always with the environment in mind as I planned and executed my trips. A dedicated camper can do more than just minimize negative environmental impacts: they can, amazingly enough, leave the natural environments they encounter in even ...
