NORTHERN LIGHTS
The pursuit of the Northern Lights can be elusive. It’s common to feel that you’re at the mercy of Mother Nature’s whims when the wrong timing, the wrong conditions or the wrong weather so easily t...
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Survival Essentials: How To Survive In The Wilderness
Wilderness Survival for Outdoor Recreation Survival Rule One — Stay Calm The first thing to do (to the extent that you can) is to stay calm. You are probably in much less danger than it might seem....
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24 HOURS OF LIGHT
The seasons in Finland, Sweden and Norway are not only about how much to layer up. Above all, they are about experiencing the vast changes in light. Observing a few dozen minutes of faint blue tint...
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…..ORDINARY, OR EXTRAORDINARY?
Whether it be by phone, by friend or by intuition, reminders are important. To paraphrase a long-time idol, artist/writer/lyricist Brandon Boyd, they act as “monuments to where we have been and sin...
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QUE SERA, SERA
They say to think positively because it feels better but that’s easier said than done sometimes. The amount of times I’ve gone through pain in this heart, or putting it through the torment of possi...
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LAND ROVER SERIES III ADVENTUREMOBILE
Even after more than 30 years, the Land Rover Series III remains one of the best looking SUVs around. This Land Rover Series III Adventuremobile was fully restored to Defender TDI specs, with a 250...
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HOW TO BUILD A STOVE OUT OF A LOG
Let’s talk about Swedish Fire Torches: Schwedenfackel or Schwedenfeuer. Known by several other names (i.e. Canadian Candle), the torch is a unique campfire technique because it uses just a single l...
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INFORMATION OVERLOAD
Twenty-nine years since the Wallabies have won on this ground a kiwi girl tells me as she looks up from her phone to glance at the game. The guy on my right is in finance, he says the best thing to...
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How to Hike the Lost Coast Trail
This past fall, I invited five friends to hike the northern half of the Lost Coast Trail, a three-day, 25-mile backpacking trip along the most rugged stretch of coastline in California. Our journey...
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How to Build a Smoker From a Whiskey Barrel
You don’t need a steel drum or a welding kit. Just a whiskey or wine barrel, a few fire rocks, and two hours. 1. Buy a whiskey or wine barrel from a local distillery, vineyard, or on eBay. (Standa...
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MOTIVATION DOESN’T START, SUSTAIN OR DRIVE A DREAM…
I have a good friend Chris, he now lives in Norway. Without a doubt he put the idea of serious adventure (the kind you have to suffer to achieve) back in my life, in one foul swoop. Despite what lo...
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Puma Tracking in the Heart of Patagonia
Along the northeastern perimeter of Torres del Paine National Park, the ground is cold and hard, rife with frost from last night’s chill. Short shrubs sprout in furry hues of olive and brown, formi...
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