by Liz Childers Lost in the Woods enjoys finding practitioners of interesting and unique outdoor skills. For over 25 years, Cathy Farneman has been growing and collecting medicinal plants. She uses these to create tinctures, salves, powdered herbs, and herb infused oils. In this first part of our interview with Cathy, she shares how she […]
by Liz Childers Lost in the Woods recently caught up with Fred and Suzi Dow while they were at a campground in South Dakota. For 17 years, the Dows have been visiting the national forests and grasslands in order to provide others with the information they need about campgrounds at these sites. Last week, we […]
by Liz Childers In 1994, Fred and Suzi Dow discovered that very little information was available about the National Forests and National Grasslands. Within a few months, they had received the US Forest Service’s blessing to fix this problem. Packed into their travel trailer, the Dows hit the road to collect information on National Forest […]
by Liz Childers It’s incredibly easy to forget how diverse America’s landscapes and ecosystems are. For outdoor lovers, this is a luxury that allows nearly infinite exploration. The vast diversity of America’s landscapes and ecosystems ensures camping can be a completely new experience depending on where you go. In an ongoing effort to cull information […]
by Timothy Martinez Jr. “Rick Kessler, an avid RV camper, runs the wonderful site Gr8LakesCamper. Lost in the Woods recently talked with him about why he opts for and RV instead of a tent and what he loves about camping in the Midwest. Where do you live?I live in Temperance, Michigan, which is a drowsy […]
by Timothy Martinez Jr. Lost In The Woods recently had a discussion about the importance of survival skills with Leon Pantenburg, who runs the fantastic site Survival Common Sense and teaches survival courses. To learn a number of indispensable survival skills, check out his site. What made you interested in learning about and teaching survival […]
by Liz Childers “Are Florida state parks going private? A recent proposal submitted by the Florida Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) calling for a partial privatization of 56 Florida state parks is inciting controversy across the state. The proposal would allow private companies to expand camping and RV opportunities at parks that currently have no […]
by Daniel Lawton Missouri stae parks are waiving all camping fees for those displaced by the recent floods that have swept through the Deep South and Midwest, dislocating thousands of people. The offer is good at the Trail of Tears State Park near Jackson, Missouri and Lake Wappapello State Park and will last for 30 […]
by Dan Lawton “I must admit that I’m late to the Bill Bryson party. I’m not sure how it happened. I have been reading for well over 20 years; I have been hiking for a solid 15. Yet, somehow, I have never read any of Bryson’s books, even though he has a reputation as being […]
Daniel Lawton “There is a pirate bar across from the Anodard hotel, where I live in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It’s a strange place and patronized mostly by a coterie of Australians and Englishmen who consume large amounts of white rum from a carafe that resembles a milk bottle. I was sitting there one evening, eating […]
