A Murder in the Grass!
I’m out with the Bay Area Tracking Club, taking adventure where it comes. This month, we are granted special permission to enter private land. It’s still chilly at 8:00 … Continue Reading →
Category: Tracking
Animal tracking
It’s Enormous and it’s Coming Toward You! How to interpret Squirrel Alarm Calls (Audio)
Birds see everything. And they talk! In the past I’ve written about bird language, and how you can use it to learn what’s happening in the forest. Birds broadcast … Continue Reading →
Did Ancient Humans Hunt a Giant Sloth in the Southwest United States? Archeologists use Animal Tracking to Find Out.
If you enjoy nature, you should learn how to interpret animal tracks. Animal tracking reveals a hidden world! Tracking skills let you “read the newspaper” every time you walk … Continue Reading →
Hike to Skeleton Grove (Part 2)
Our intrepid group of animal trackers sets out for a Monterey cypress forest. The trees are on a cliff-top overlooking the northern California coast. In Part 1, we explore a … Continue Reading →
Hike to Skeleton Grove (Part 1)
Do you fear death? Many of us do. I recently led a hike for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. We explored a coastal marsh to see the amazing … Continue Reading →
Coot Foot-Notes
If you spend time in nature, she rewards you with magical experiences. But sometimes, the experiences are just plain weird! WARNING: This article contains a picture of a … Continue Reading →
Great Horned Owl Tracks – Don’t Believe Everything You Read!
At the start of my professional career, my job was to explore the planet Mars. I was so happy! Mars is cool! It’s the frontier of human knowledge. Earth … Continue Reading →
10-Second Tracking
Each time you head out on the trail, you never know what awaits. Sometimes you see amazing wildlife. Another time you stumble onto a mountain lion cache. If you … Continue Reading →
The Mountain Lion Cache
A Change of Plans The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley. – “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns (1785) We scan the high … Continue Reading →
Build Your Tracker’s Pack
This post contains affiliate links. Is your idea of a romantic date crawling through tall grass along animal runs? Or perhaps you don’t know the difference between Chardonnay and … Continue Reading →