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.

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.

I was out on the trail at 5:45 AM. I couldn’t resist the short burst of summer.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Developing knowledge and improving skills is more than just a way to
keep busy. It’s the only way to expand and improve your business and
increase the value of your clients.