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A tenth of the wilderness on our planet destroyed by mankind in just 25 years

All one has to do to see the alarming rate of deforestation of the last remaining wilderness areas left in the world is take a…

A true survivor: Lieutenant Dengler a PoW survived torture and starvation

Flying low over the dangerous and impenetrable Laotian jungle on a bombing mission against the Viet Cong, U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene Deatrick saw a…

20 Century old life hacks that still work wonders today

We just love the old ways of doing things, sure, some things can be done better now but they used to manage amazing things with very little resources…

Dogs And The Outdoors: Tips for taking your dog camping and backpacking

I have a beagle, Tick. She’s seven years old and she loves to run through the woods just as much now as she did when…

20 Beautiful colorized photos of Native Americans in the late 19th & early 20th centuries

Paul Ratner a filmmaker compiled this fascinating photo collection of Native Americans  while  working on his project Moses on the Mesa, a film about a German-Jewish immigrant who…

The man who’s moving the giant redwoods (video)

Over 100 years ago, near Eureka, California, loggers cut down a Sequoia sempervirens, also knows as a coast redwood. As a result of that, a…

How to whistle loudly with your fingers – It’s a lost art but it could be a life saver

Doug Williams

What do you do if you need to catch the attention of someone in the wilderness; shout at the top of your voice, or you…

Can animals predict natural disasters?

In 2004 an 810-mile swath of the Sunda megathrust fault cracked under the Indian Ocean. It caused a 9.1 magnitude undersea earthquake off the shore…

4 of the best states to have a peaceful life – Off the grid

The modern society can surely have a detrimental impact on your lives, therefore, it’s certainly not a crazy idea to move to a secluded area…

10 Environmentally friendly decisions that backfired in strange ways

Doug Williams

Ever since Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth, the world has jumped on the bandwagon to become more environmental friendly. However,  some backfired in some…