This weekend is our first WFA program offered in partnership with Rick Swain of “The Scroll”. The registration numbers are already such that we’ll be making this a yearly course offering, but there are still a few spots left. Students will spend saturday and sunday working through Rick’s SOLO certified wilderness first aid curriculum, andContinue reading “A Few Spaces Still Available For This Weekend’s SOLO Certified WFA Certification Course.”
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Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023
It’s been too long. After a few years of the pandemic canceling our yearly trip up to spend time with David and Anna Bosum, it looks like 2023 is going to be our first time back. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is the most important trip I run. Spending timeContinue reading “Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023”
Long Term Ecological Study Lets You See Ecosystems In New Ways
I spent the first ten days of august in Nova Scotia with my wife for our honeymoon. (Oh, we got married. I suppose that’s worth noting). It was a great trip with plenty of new experiences and locations for both of us. She’d never been to NS before this, and I hadn’t been since beforeContinue reading “Long Term Ecological Study Lets You See Ecosystems In New Ways”
Putting On A Show For The Locals
This past weekend was our canoe poling intensive, and we had a great time. Students got the chance to get the basics down, and then knock out the first six miles or so of poling up and downstream at our local Brattleboro stomping grounds on the first day, where we endlessly entertained some of theContinue reading “Putting On A Show For The Locals”
Spots Still Available For Canoe Paddle Carving And SOLO Certified First Aid Courses
Next weekend is our canoe paddle carving course. We’ll be covering everything from paddle design to tool use and sharpening and students will leave with their own custom canoe paddle they’ve made themselves. Carving your own paddle is a powerful experience, and being able to then take that paddle and go out on trips isContinue reading “Spots Still Available For Canoe Paddle Carving And SOLO Certified First Aid Courses”
Canoe Poling Weekend Kicks Off Today
I spent the last ten days in Nova Scotia, and it was a much needed break after a full spring and early summer. Lots of hiking around, plenty of wildlife and good food. Excited to get back into it this weekend with our canoe poling intensive. We’ve got a student signed up who’s planning aContinue reading “Canoe Poling Weekend Kicks Off Today”
Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up
Spent this weekend running our canoe paddling weekend intensive, and had a blast. We got the chance to paddle some interesting parts of the southern Vermont waterways, as well as talk in depth about scouting canoe routes for long term trips. It’s always fun to find new places to put a boat in the water,Continue reading “Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up”
Paddling Pathways, By Bob Henderson And Sean Blenkinsop; A Tonic For The Over Adventured Soul
“To Be Out Is Enough” I returned from an Allagash trip last week to the arrival of a book. This is always a happy occasion, but the timing of delivery for this one in particular seemed to have been ordained by something larger, or maybe I was just looking for the connection after our timeContinue reading “Paddling Pathways, By Bob Henderson And Sean Blenkinsop; A Tonic For The Over Adventured Soul”
2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River
Another year long immersion program comes to an end. We spent the last week out on the allagash river with the students from this years friluftsliv immersion program. Final culminating trips are different for every group, and that’s always the exciting part for me. The experience of taking what we’ve learned out on the trailContinue reading “2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River”
Heading To Maine For The Final Trip Of The Year Long Friluftsliv Program
Packing up today for our final trip of the year-long Friluftsliv program. We’ll be heading up to the allagash wilderness waterway (with a short detour to visit the @jmbushcraft field school). Students will get the chance to live on the trail with everything they’ve learned over the last year. Lots of opportunities to pole, beautifulContinue reading “Heading To Maine For The Final Trip Of The Year Long Friluftsliv Program”