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The Best of NatureOutside
Bushcraft Knife Safety – 9 Tips to Avoid Accidents
The Secret to Make Piping Hot Doughnuts while Camping
Building a Tule Boat! (Part 1 – The California Boat)
10 Traditional Skills You Should Learn
Lost While Hiking – What to do if you become lost in the wilderness
How to Choose a Wilderness Survival Class
How to Make a Deerskin Pouch – 5 Easy Steps!
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 1)
Off the Map Adventure – The Sandstone Caves
An Air Disaster and Historical Hike
You’re no Ray Mears, and Here’s Why!
Turn Acorns into Spinning Tops in just 10 Minutes (Children’s Toys)
How to Make Acorns into Food (Part 1)
Mountain Kingsnake – Beauty and Danger!
The High Sierra Loop – Introduction
Mountain Lion Tracks – Learn to Read Them
Tick Aware – Get a Free Tick Identification Card
The NatureOutside Archive
December 2019
December 21 – Housebound – 6 Things to do when you can’t get to the Woods
December 14 – Ultraviolet Hike
November 2019
November 30 – 10 Books for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2019)
November 27 – My Solo Hiking Accident – Do you Hike Alone?
October 2019
October 27 – Happy Bushcraft Halloween – Skull Rock!
October 19 – Let’s Get Naked! (Humor)
October 13 – Yosemite: Living the High Life at Sentinel Dome
September 2019
No articles published this month
August 2019
August 25 – The Closing Circle
August 18 – Advice from Ray Mears
August 10 – Perhaps You Shouldn’t Pet the Bison…
July 2019
July 28 – Calisoga Encounter!
July 06 – Denali – Kettle Ponds and Caribou
June 2019
June 22 – My Most Popular First Aid Supply of the Year – 2019
June 15 – How to Make Douglas Fir Tea
May 2019
May 26 – Are you easily “amoosed”? (Humor)
May 19 – A Murder in the Grass!
May 12 – Protecting Your Feet in the Elements
May 04 – Have a Bite while Camping! (Humor)
April 2019
April 27 – Wilderness First Aid – Up Your Game!
April 21 – Earth Day 2019 – Protect Our Species!
April 13 – Free Entrance Days in Our National Parks 2019
March 2019
March 30 – Famous Knife Maker Caught Selling Aluminum Knives!
March 23 – A Lesson at 2:30 AM!
March 02 – True Facts About Owls (Video-Humor)
February 2019
February 23 – Against Owl Odds – The Western Burrowing Owl
February 17 – Review: Xero Shoes DayLite Hiker – Do you Need Minimalist Hiking Boots?
January 2019
January 30 – Furloughed Bison Return to National Parks After Government Reopens!
January 26 – It’s Enormous and it’s Coming Toward You! How to interpret Squirrel Alarm Calls (Audio)
January 21 – What in the World is an Ensatina?
January 13 – You Be You! (Humor)
January 06 – How to use a Come Along Tool (Video)
January 05 – I’m So Sofishticated! (Video)
January 01 – Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
December 2018
December 29 – Bald Eagle Christmas
December 22 – Geminid Adventure
November 2018
November 28 – How to Make a Leather Slip Pouch for a Folding Knife (Video)
November 11 – 10 Books for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2018)
November 04 – Bushcraft Fun Fact: Daylight Saving Time Ends (Humor)
October 2018
October 28 – Fallkniven TK3 Knife Review – Disappointment
October 19 – Nature Halloween Costumes (Humor)
October 14 – Denali – Bush Flight
October 06 – 5 Simple Tarp Setups (Video)
September 2018
September 29 – Are We There Yet? (Humor)
September 22 – Denali – The Tale of Ten Bears
September 07 – Denali – Tundra Hike
August 2018
August 31 – How much fuel is left in your stove’s gas canister? (Video)
August 18 – Denali – Train to the Wilderness
August 03 – There is No Poop Fairy! (Humor)
July 2018
July 27 – How to Use the Mirror on Your Compass (Video)
July 16 – Outhouse Cartoon (Humor)
July 07 – Getting Into Nature: How I Help My Kids Love the Outdoors
July 03 – Bug Off! How to Choose an Effective Mosquito Repellent.
June 2018
June 24 – Skyline to the Sea: Backpacking in the Santa Cruz Mountains
June 16 – Urban Creatures – Bald Eagles!
May 2018
May 31 – Bushcraft Tip – Don’t Roast Marshmallows over Erupting Volcano (Humor)
May 26 – Beware – Coyote Activity (Humor)
May 12 – My Purple Ulu – And How You can Make an Ulu Too
May 04 – Black Bears in Yosemite (Video)
April 2018
April 22 – Earth Day – Be an Outdoor Hero!
April 14 – The 20 Highest Calorie Backpacking Snacks
April 01 – Missing Hiker Found at Home Depot
March 2018
March 3 – How to make a Ladder in the Woods (Video)
March 11 – Free Entrance Days in Our National Parks 2018
March 17 – Bushcraft Time Change (Humor)
March 25 – Lost While Hiking – What to do if you become lost in the wilderness
February 2018
February 4 – Find Your Connection
February 19 – Hike to Skeleton Grove (Part 2)
February 24 – How to Make a Custom Firesteel without Fancy Tools
January 2018
January 7 – Fossil Whale Bone (Humor)
January 21 – Hike to Skeleton Grove (Part 1)
December 2017
December 31 – Happy Holidays Hike – Tule Elk at Point Reyes
December 02 – Spice Kit Winner!
November 2017
November 26 – Coot Foot-Notes
November 18 – 10 Books for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2017)
November 12 – Clapper Sticks!
November 04 – Sharpening a $1 Knife (Video)
October 2017
October 29 – Bat Banding and Radio Tagging
October 21 – Jogging from the Perspective of Animals (Comic)
October 15 – Make a Spice Kit
September 2017
September 29 – Win This Spice Kit!
September 17 – Great Horned Owl Tracks – Don’t Believe Everything You Read!
September 10 – 3 clever tricks to use the sun while hiking
August 2017
August 31 – Using Your Hands as Tools (Video)
August 27 – Eclipse 2017 – Share Your Notes
August 20 – My Bushcraft Eclipse
July 2017
July 27 – 10-Second Tracking
July 23 – Yosemite National Park – Maps and Books for Hiking
July 16 – 6 Tips to Make You Tough (in the outdoors)
July 09 – Grandpa’s Tree Joke
June 2017
June 30 – Nature Scavenger Hunts – Still as Good as they Used to Be! (Free Download)
June 10 – How to Make a Traditional Fish Hook (Video)
June 04 – How to Pack a Backpack (Video)
May 2017
May 28 – My Ceremonial Canoe Paddle
May 17 – The Mountain Lion Cache
May 05 – How to Make Branch Crayons
April 2017
April 22 – Frustrated Fox Squirrels Teach Us About Ourselves (Video)
April 14 – Build Your Tracker’s Pack
April 14 – Enter for a Chance to Win a Maxpedition E.D.C. Pocket Organizer Pouch
April 07 – Free Entrance Days in Our National Parks 2017
April 02 – Peeking at Wood Ducks like James Pond
April 01 – “What’s the Best Knife” Guy Exposed as Internet Troll!
March 2017
March 26 – Buying Binoculars
March 09 – Urban Creatures – The Amazing Garter Snake
February 2017
February 23 – How to Make Fire out of Snow (Video, Humor)
February 19 – Bushcraft Groups on Facebook – Rating the 8 best!
February 16 – California State Parks License Plate Now Available
February 09 – The Most Urban Mountain Lion
January 2017
January 29 – My Internet-Enabled Sit Pad for Hiking and Backpacking
January 22 – Conquering My Fear at Berry Creek Falls
January 13 – My Most Popular First Aid Supply of the Year – 2016
January 04 – Good Axe Technique is no Axe-ident! (Download)
December 2016
December 27 – Sh*t Birders Say (Video-Humor)
December 23 – Happy Bushcraft Holidays 2016 (Video)
December 19 – New York Times Recommends “Primitive Technology” (Video)
December 09 – Remembering Scott Peden
December 03 – Something to Try: The Cross Stick Fire (Video)
November 2016
November 29 – Rescue Survivor Becomes Search and Rescue Volunteer
November 26 – XYZ –How to Fix Your Zippers (Video)
November 20 – My Mistake at Flora Lake
November 06 – 10 Books for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2016)
October 2016
October 29 – Don’t use a Condom when a Chicken Bag will do! (for wilderness survival)
October 15 – How to Catch a Polar Bear (bushcraft Joke)
October 07 – Bushcraft Knife Skills – Practice with the Masters (Video)
September 2016
September 29 – Feral Apples – A Snack for the Sharp-eyed Hiker
September 22 – Backpack Review: Exos-Gear Bravo
September 08 – Trees Talk! (To each other)
September 03 – Pine Sap Glue (Video)
August 2016
August 26 – Rattlesnake Dance!
August 18 – Rattlesnake Safety for Hikers
August 12 – Bushcraft Knife Safety – 9 Tips to Avoid Accidents
August 05 – 16 Tips to Stay Cool on the Trail
July 2016
July 30 – 7 Funny Bushcraft Jokes and Stories
July 25 – My Survival Class Gets Press Coverage
July 16 – 5 Reasons Why You Should Keep a Journal (and my secret for how to do it!)
June 2016
June 22 – If you Meet a Mountain Lion – Safety Tips for Hikers
June 15 – Seagull Tikka Masala (Humor/Video)
June 15 – Urban Bushcraft and the Capacity to Wonder
May 2016
May 14 – The Secret to Make Piping Hot Doughnuts while Camping
May 19 – Acorn Woodpecker – This Bird is Nuts! (Video)
May 29 – Fox Tracks in a Salt Marsh – Making Plaster Casts
April 2016
April 26 – 5 Tall Tree Tales and 10 Activities for Arbor Day
April 20 – Two Terrific Earth Day Projects for Hikers and Backpackers
April 15 – Free Entrance Days in Our National Parks
April 07 – Fire Roll – Fire by Friction Technique (Video)
March 2016
March 06 – Oh My Goshawk! (Video)
March 12 – Hypothermia Claims another Hiker
March 18 – Ray Mears on Bushcraft (Video)
March 26 – How do You Know it’s Spring?
March 31 – Alpine Kangaroo Found in United States!
February 2016
February 27 – Adventure Monkey – Getting Young Children Outside!
January 2016
January 17 – Ancient Knowledge is New Wisdom
January 09 – What’s Your Bushcraft Goal?
January 01 – Prescription Strength Nature – A Hilarious Commercial for the Outdoors (Video)
December 2015
December 24 – How to Carve Swedish Spoons (Video)
December 20 – How to Waste Money on Expensive Lightweight Gear
December 10 – Shocking Lightning Myths – Get the Current Information! (Video)
December 06 – Change Your Trail to Change Your Attitude
November 2015
November 27 – Make Your Own Field Strop (Video)
November 22 – Building a Tule Boat (Part 2 – The California Boat)
November 15 – 10 Books for People Who Love the Outdoors (2015)
November 09 – 10 Equipment Gifts for People Who Love the Outdoors (2015)
October 2015
October 31 – Building a Tule Boat! (Part 1 – The California Boat)
October 25 – Use Your Knife – Make a Whimmy Diddle Bushcraft Toy (Video)
October 18 – Tell me Your Spooky Story!
October 10 – My most popular first aid supply of the year!
October 03 – Bear Eats Sea Kayak! (Video and Lessons learned)
September 2015
September 24 – How to Make Manzanita Punch
September 12 – 5 Great Acorn Articles!
September 04 – Make a Wild Foods Calendar (Free Download)
September 01 – The Winner of the Madrone Firesteel is…
August 2015
August 29 – Put Red Fred in the Shed!
August 23 – Quiroste Revisited (Video)
August 22 – Touch This Frog and You’ll Croak!
August 15 – How to Use a Firesteel
August 14 – New Animal Tracking Class for Beginners!
August 08 – Moths – Amazing Creatures of the Night!
July 2015
July 31 – Bushcraft Dessert – Make a Lavender Dip for Strawberries
July 27 – Walking in Nature Changes Your Brain!
July 24 – The Refrigerator Tree
July 17 – Win a Madrone Firesteel!
July 11 – 10 Traditional Skills You Should Learn
June 2015
June 27 – How to Make Cattail Pancakes
June 20 – This Coot has a Secret!
June 14 – Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 4)
June 13 – For Kids: Numbers in Nature
June 07 – Great American Campout
May 2015
May 31 – Discover Aliens in your Backyard!
May 25 – Survivor: “I Never Want To Be This Cold Again”
May 24 – Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 3)
May 17 – Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 2)
May 09 – Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 1)
April 2015
April 25 – Ranger Night Patrol (Humor)
April 18 – Earth Day Project 2015 – Make a Screen Door Food Filter
April 12 – How to Get Yummy Sunflower Seeds from Wild Plants
April 04 – How to Choose a Wilderness Survival Class
April 01 – Florida Officials Ban the Word ‘Alligator’
March 2015
March 26 – Wildflowers of the Serpentine Realm
March 23 – Tragedy as Arch Rock Collapses – One Hiker Dies another Injured
March 20 – The Tuibun of Coyote Hills (Part 2)
March 18 – The Winner of the Deerskin Pouch is…
March 14 – The Tuibun of Coyote Hills (Part 1)
March 10 – Product Review: Black Diamond Orbit LED Lantern
March 07 – Return of the Elephant Seal
Febuary 2015
February 28 – Have You Refreshed Your Kit?
February 19 – Ego Vs. Eco – Where Is Bushcraft?
February 16 – How to Make a Deerskin Pouch – 5 Easy Steps!
February 11 – It’s Knot Funny!
February 9 – Mobile Technology and our Wilderness Experience
February 4 – Earth – A New Wild
February 3 – Rare Red Fox Spotted in Yosemite National Park
January 2015
January 28 – Willow Bark – Using Ancient Aspirin
January 23 – Mysteries on the Beach (Part 2)
January 20 – See Sheep, Eat Sheep, Expense Sheep!
January 14 – Mysteries on the Beach (Part 1)
January 10 – Off the Map Adventure – The Sandstone Caves
January 06 – New World’s Tallest Tree?
January 04 – 2014 Retrospective
December 2014
December 28 – Holiday Fire by Friction
December 24 – To See More Wildlife, Learn Bird Language
December 17 – An Air Disaster and Historical Hike
December 15 – Where do Birds go When it Rains?
December 12 – Birds Think You are a Scary Dinosaur!
December 11 – Discount on American Red Cross Online Training for NatureOutside Readers
December 07 – And The Winner Is…
December 04 – Owl Class – The Harry Potter School of Bushcraft
November 2014
November 24 – Happy Thanksgiving, Indigethanx, and a Turkey Story
November 21 – Half Dome – Almost!
November 18 – Top 10 Videos for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2014)
November 14 – You’re no Ray Mears, and Here’s Why!
November 10 – 10 Books for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2014)
November 10 – Gift Guide for Bushcrafters, Nature Lovers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2014)
November 06 – Enter to Win an Autographed Copy of “A Year of Watching Wildlife”!
November 04 – Wolves Teach a Master Class (Part 3)
October 2014
October 29 – The Rain Brings Old Friends
October 24 – Wolves Teach a Master Class (Part 2)
October 21 – The Missing Arm of William Waddell
October 16 – Wolves Teach a Master Class (Part 1)
October 13 – The Mystery of Invasive Species
October 13 – Turkey Vultures Smell
October 08 – Lembert Dome and Dog Lake
October 03 – John Rae – Has a Wrong been Righted?
October 03 – How to Make Orange Acorn Bread
September 2014
September 28 – Wilderness First Aid and the Duty of Care to Yourself
September 24 – Turn Acorns into Spinning Tops in just 10 Minutes (Children’s Toys)
September 17 – How to Make Acorns into Food (Part 3)
September 11 – How to Make Acorns into Food (Part 2)
September 11 – People Rescue Bear Cubs (Video)
September 09 – Mountain Lion Attacks Six Year Old Boy
September 07 – How to Make Acorns into Food (Part 1)
August 2014
August 31 – Death and the Grey Fox
August 27 – September is Acorn Month!
August 23 – The High Sierra Loop – Merced Lake to Vogelsang
August 14 – The High Sierra Loop – Sunrise Camp to Merced Lake
August 11 – Simple Leather Project – Coyote and Night
August 07 – Twisted, Tangled, Trapped and Rattling!
August 04 – Calero Bat Hotel – We’ll Leave the Lights OFF for You
July 2014
July 30 – Don’t be a Fool, Carry this Tool – A Store Discount Card and Duct Tape!
July 25 – The High Sierra Loop – May Lake to Sunrise Camp
July 20 – Mountain Kingsnake – Beauty and Danger!
July 18 – The High Sierra Loop – Glen Aulin to May Lake
July 14 – The High Sierra Loop – Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin
July 10 – The High Sierra Loop – Arrival Day
July 05 – The High Sierra Loop – Introduction
July 01 – Mountain Lion Quiz Winner!
June 2014
June 25 – I am a California Naturalist!
June 22 – Just in Beaver Makes a Comeback
June 12 – Give of your skills, even if you don’t think you have any!
June 09 – What we can learn from a Harrier’s Butt
June 05 – Beginner Leatherworking Project
May 2014
May 31 – Mountain Lion Tracks – Take the Quiz
May 26 – Mountain Lion Tracks – Learn to Read Them
May 22 – California State Parks License Plate Art Contest
May 21 – How Old is that Tree?
May 20 – The Best of NatureOutside
May 13 – Gopher Snake – Master Impersonator!
May 10 – My Hundred-Dollar Hamburger
April 2014
April 26 – My Life as a Mule Deer
April 23 – Archaeology, Technology, and Native Peoples
April 19 – Earth Day Project 2014 – The Bottle Bag
April 19 – An Earth Day Message
April 16 – Alligator Lizard Reprise
April 12 – Stinging Nettle – Yum!
April 09 – Fallkniven F1 Knife Review
April 07 – The Naturalist is an Endangered Species
April 01 – Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
March 2014
March 29 – Animal Tracking Joke
March 26 – Tick Aware – Get a Free Tick Identification Card
March 19 – How to Build a Debris Hut
March 17 – Mouse Released into Wild Snatched by Hawk Ruins Good Deed
March 13 – Create Your Own Field Guide
March 12 – Don’t get burned: Carrying matches in the outdoors
March 11 – How do you measure a Redwood Tree?
March 07 – Making a Skin Salve
March 06 – Bushcraft at Home: Penguicula Weser
March 06 – How to fold a USGS Topo Map
March 03 – California Newt on The Move
February 2014
February 26 – The Elephant Seals of Ano Nuevo
February 22 – Steve’s Best Outdoor Tips
February 22 – Wildflowers and drought
February 20 – The Forager’s Feast
February 19 – Nature Phobia?!!
February 18 – Excuse me while I whip this out
February 15 – Make a Pine Needle Basket
February 15 – Tide Pooling! (Post 2 of 2)
February 14 – Tide Pooling! (Part 1 of 2)
February 14 – Maxpedition Individual First Aid Pouch
February 13 – Sierra Nevada Field Camp
February 13 – Basic Fungimentals
Looking back in the Archive… There is no more!