On Meekness, a Personality Trait to Cultivate
You’ve heard it said that “With great power comes great responsibility.” But outside of my superhuman ability to eat a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting, it’s hard to…
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June 21, 2021
5 Easy Steps to Get You on the Water
A beginner’s guide to a first float. When the summer solstice comes around, a day on the lake/river sounds like the perfect way to cool down! But for those of…
June 7, 2021
Don’t Straddle the Fence
Pick one outdoor philosophy per trip. I know a guy who has a retractable clothesline that comes with a set of carving knives. It attaches to the side of a…
May 23, 2021
After Safety: Live Precariously
Inspired by Dorothy Day. We have started to live by the mantra that Safety is a False Idol. Mike Rowe famously stated that safety should be third (vs. first). And…
May 17, 2021
10 Ways to Make Sure You Stay Inside
Why enjoy the outdoors when the indoors have so much to offer? With spring in full swing and summer just around the corner, you might be thinking about heading outside…
May 9, 2021
Follow Your Instincts
Even a cow can do it! Our cow, Barbie, recently had her 2nd calf! We arrived shortly after the birth to find it had already nursed and was beginning to…
April 26, 2021
An Open Letter to the Humans
By: Luna Translated by Nick to English from Caninekinesthetics There's been a few things on my mind as of late and I'd like to take this opportunity to make a…
April 19, 2021
Beating the 1%: Make It So Money Doesn’t Matter
Make your life as independent as possible. I’m going to be blunt here, you probably aren’t going to be rich. There is a scrambling, grasping desperation consuming our society; which…
April 12, 2021
Getting Supplies vs. Shopping
Try calling it grocery procurement instead. Being born in 1985, some armchair demographers jokingly call my age group the “Oregon Trail Generation.” This refers to older millennials, who played the…
March 29, 2021
Why Are Animals Tougher Than Us?
Time to enter "suck it up" mode. In the midst of a blizzard, Nick and I hauled bales of dried-up plant matter to feed the cows. The same thing, I…
March 21, 2021