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November 30, 2005 5:13 pm

Would you like to know how you can stay out in the woods overnight and keep warm without a sleeping bag?

Consider combining this activity with the pocket survival kit. (more…)

5:08 pm

A cloudburst dropped over an inch of rain in less than 4 hours last night. My trail was transformed into a creek that would have been impossible to negotiate in the dark. (more…)

November 29, 2005 11:28 am

I was out on the trail at 5:45 AM. I couldn’t resist the short burst of summer. It was overcast, but not foggy, with a southerly breeze. (more…)

November 28, 2005 2:20 pm

Up at 5:45 AM and out the door by 6:15 dark, fog and a million headlights from commuters.

It’s a good thing I know where I want to go. I made it out on a shortcut to the woodland road - coyote scat everywhere, but no individuals call or walk by. I’ll bet they were all out last night. I did get out again for an afternoon hike. It was the first time in over a month that I spent time watching night turn to day and day turn to night.

November 27, 2005 5:07 pm

Today I repeated yesterday’s hike.

The willow tree in a protected area still clings to green leaves, when all other deciduous trees have dropped their leaves. The roller-coaster weather we’ve been having is on a warming cycle. (more…)

November 26, 2005 4:15 pm

I found coyote sign today in two places I had walked yesterday, so I know two different canids had walked these trails less than 24 hours before I got there. (more…)

November 25, 2005 3:21 pm

The northwest wind slapped my face and the bitter cold air stung my nose. It was 23 degrees, with a 15 mph wind, but I needed a strenuous hike.

Yesterday I indulged in a splendid dinner with my friends (and occasional hiking buddies) Jeff and Marie and their family. Today was the perfect day to include the steep stretch of trail from the natural caves to the park-approved shelter in my hike. I bundled up in my warmest clothes, including my wool balaclava, which covers my face and got out early. (more…)

November 24, 2005 9:55 pm

This was published in a New Zealand trade magazine.

New Zealand experienced a surge in Americans wanting to immigrate to their country after 9-11. I was visiting in 2005, and this magazine editor still wanted to know about where I was and what I was doing on September 11, 2001.

The Impact of 9-11 on My Life

9:51 pm

This essay was published in the Monroe-Woodbury Jewish Community Center (NY) SHALOM newsletter.

Judaism and Environmentalism

8:31 pm

This is from my IVAACast Column.

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