Re: Naked into the Wilderness 1: Priorities
Tres,
Thank you for taking the time to put up these invaluable posts. The amount of knowledge owned by those that gravitate to these pages is vast and I am thrilled at the chance to tap into some of it.
This may be a touch off of the original topic of priorities but something that I have been doing over the years to help hone and maintain my skills with plant and animal ID is to take a field guide with me whenever I venture into the woods. I collect Peterson's Field Guides and to a lesser extent, the Audubon Field Guide series. Which book and from which series I take into the woods often changes but I like to be able to pull one out to test my knowledge or add to it while I peruse nature's bounty. Peterson's has excellent guides on Edible Wild Plants, Medicinal Plants, Animal Tracks, Weather, and many others. I agree that one should know what is in the region where one lives, travels, or may end up in the event of a travel mishap. The books are a tool that has helped keep me better prepared with the soft-skills and I try to make time to practice shelter building, fire making, etc while I am out.
Thanks again for your contributions, I can't wait to read more.