Lake of the Woods Lookout: The rest of the story
Two nights in a fire lookout. Here's everything the film didn't catch.
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What happened, what worked, what didn’t, and what might save someone else a wasted drive or an expensive mistake.
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Camp and company
Closer Than You Think
A worthwhile night outdoors doesn’t have to be a whole production. The best campsite is the one you’ll actually use, and sometimes that’s the one you have easy access to. There is also good evidence that spending time outside is worth making room for.
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Above the Clouds
A wet Friday at Bald Knob gave way to a Saturday above the weather, with Murphy, coffee, football, and nowhere else I needed to be.
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Field use
PrepperBox: How I Built My Own Offline Internet-in-a-box
A Prepper Disk ad gave me the idea. Forty hours of tinkering later, I had built my own offline box with maps and navigation, movies, music, books, Wikipedia, local AI, and a few lessons about why buying one ready-made might not be such a bad deal.
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Explore and prepare
Check Before You Burn
Fire restrictions are a patchwork that changes weekly. Here's how to check for yourself in about five minutes, and what the restriction levels actually mean.
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