The Philosophy of Camp Fires

Kneel always when you light a fire – John Oxenham Sit at your camp fires conscious that it gives us more than heat and light. We have passed on the simple skills required to kindle a warming flame for millennia. We are united with the past around this common hearth gazing into the embers, dreaming dreams. Archaeologists study centuries-old fire pits. Evidence of fire remains for tens of thousands of years – use it reverently knowing that the signs it leaves will long outlive us....

November 19, 2005 · 1 min

Improbable Pioneering

Towers are tired, bridges are boring, camp gadgets are colorless, tripods are trite. Here is something new in improbable pioneering design. Please send me pictures of your completed structure.

November 15, 2005 · 1 min