Ticks are the bane of the natural world. They’re vile, omnipresent, blood-feeding parasites that wait in the weeds for a warm body. I’ve...
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Bear Grylls, star of the popular-but-scripted-and-fully-supported Discovery Channel show Man vs. Wild, was filming a shoot in a dense Vietnamese...
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When someone mentions “Britney Spears is coming to town,” my brain goes to the same place it goes when people say, “online...
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My fondest camping memory of last year was a kayaking trip to Sturgeon Falls in Manitoba. In Canadian-spring fashion, it rained and poured and rained...
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As I was skimming the November issue of Backpacker, I came across a first aid and health section that I had missed. This made me take pause because I...
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If you’ve spent any time outdoors, you know that people are susceptible to bee stings, snake bites, broken bones, hypothermia, and, oftentimes,...
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It has occurred to me, lately, that not everyone wants to be outside this time of the year. That there are days when you want to stay inside and...
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Winter brings a deep silence to the boreal forests and open meadows. Stand still for five minutes and you'll hear and see nature in a way you won't...
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Do you ever have days where you feel like a glamorized drosophila fly? Do you live and die by the development cycle? Does your job regulate your life...
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