What type of fire warms twice? The friction fire! One of the benefits of a friction fire is that it...
We have been teased by the first few hints of spring the last couple weeks. To be completely honest, we...
In the world of wilderness skills, there is almost always a natural progression of mastering one and then moving on...
During the winter, the term “bitterly cold” will be tossed around a lot, and most folks just want to get...
If biophilia is the innate affinity of human beings with the natural world, then is that why we do it?...
This is a continuation of the Finding Water article from our May/June 2020 issue, which outlined the primary sources of...
First and foremost, when faced with a survival or traumatic situation of any kind, one must calm down. Take a...
We are blessed to have hundreds of lakes surrounding us here in the Lakes District – this makes the region...
After a several-year drought of morels in our area, this spring has brought us a flush of mushrooms. Be it...
On a grey morning near the Comox Valley, where cedars crowd the roadside and foxes slip through ditches, a small...









