Category: Old Ways
Japanese soldier lived hidden in the jungle for 30 years after WW2
Hirō Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II and was a Japanese holdout who did not surrender in 1945.…
76 days adrift in the Atlantic and this man survived using solar stills and eating raw fish
The story of Steven Callahan who miraculously survived 76 days adrift, without food or water reserves, is inspiring on so many levels. The whole ordeal…
Beautiful portraits of the Navajo Native American by Edwards S. Curtis in 1904
Edward S. Curtis was a prolific American photographer known for his amazing work of capturing the Native American peoples. He took over 40,000 photographic images from…
The men who felled the mountain giants of Sierra Nevada California
The giant redwoods are the worlds largest trees. When the pioneers of north America came upon these monsters, they must have been spellbound by them.…
What happens when you ignore “Do Not Climb” signs at Uluru
Many times people get annoyed at signs telling them what they can and cannot do, but, as some people tend to learn the hard way,…
The Mountain Men skills that we still use today
If you’ve done any research at all into the lives of mountain men, then you know full well that they lived a very dangerous, difficult,…
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…