In 1911 Ishi emerged from the wilderness in California, the last member of his tribe, “the last wild Indian”

At the end of the summer of 1911,  a weak, starving native American man emerged from the Butte County wilderness…

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Cool places to snorkel & swim with the pigs, giant salmon & nurse sharks

With autumn knocking at our doors some of us may have plans that are based around the sun and the…

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The demise of the Shawshank Tree

On July 22nd, a Friday, in 2016, a photo appeared on the internet that shows the oak tree made famous…

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A German who paddled 30,000 miles to Australia in a kayak, only to be arrested as an illegal alien

Oskar Speck was born in 1907 in Ulm, near Hamburg, Germany. After graduation, he started a business as an electrical…

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The Senator- The biggest and oldest bald cypress tree in the world was burned to the ground by a meth addict

Located in Big Tree Park,Longwood, Florida, The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress tree in the world, At the time…

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Survival – the science behind it & busting a few myths

Things like bear and the occasional beaver attacks seem to get most of the attention, but it’s the threats that…

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The Nine Mile Canyon in the Utah desert is the world’s longest & oldest ‘art gallery’

The Nine Mile Canyon is located deep in the Utah desert in the Western United States. It is known as…

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A great guide on how to make your own char-cloth

Char-Cloth making is very useful skill to have in regards to making fire, with a spark you can create fire.…

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Grow a forest in your backyard in less than a Decade

If you don’t have an entire century at your disposal to create a whole a whole forest for yourself you can…

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Grab your bedroll – you can spend the night at these historic ghost towns

Not all of us want to camp in the National Parks and serene wilderness, some of the more adventure seeking folks…

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