by Emily Loose | May 26, 2011
Part 5 of our wilderness journey Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons. It is what we leave behind that is important. I think the matter of simplicity goes further than just food, equipment, and unnecessary...
by Vance Martin | May 25, 2011
Part 4 of our wilderness journey Simphiwe told us to catch some grasshoppers for dinner, but not the colorful ones because they were noxious tasting and poisonous. He explained that he ate the insects since he was a child…very tasty, raw or grilled. Try it, you’ll...
by Emily Loose | May 24, 2011
Part 3 of our wilderness journey I have to admit that I was a little nervous about 5 days of backpacking with no tent. Somehow, a tent give me a (perhaps false) sense of safety in the middle of the wilderness. But, I accepted that my trip to Africa was going to push...
by Vance Martin | May 23, 2011
Part 2 of our wilderness journey I had just drifted into sleep, breathing the incense smell of iNthomboti smoke from the fire, when I was suddenly awoken by Simphiwe, our “trail officer” — “The elephants are coming…we need to move quickly, now. NOW” As the...
by Vance Martin | May 20, 2011
Part 1 of our wilderness journey The pin head-sized pepper ticks are a REAL nuisance…..you need to pick them out with a pin and tweezers, grooming yourself and your friends on the trail much like the baboons we see daily groom each other. Welcome to your ancestry! You...
by SusanCanney | May 19, 2011
by Emily Loose | May 10, 2011
“Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as human nature. There is only Nature and the very human expression of it. To understand this is to understand the significance of what we need to do if we are to restore the lost balance. Our task is not to go back...
by Emily Loose | May 9, 2011
Animals, seeds, air and water move freely across landscapes — only humans feel the need to define our landscapes with political boundaries. Transboundary conservation areas, or conservation areas that span these defined political boundaries, are vitally...
by Emily Loose | May 8, 2011
Today our group arrived in Cape Town and I was surprised by how large the city is! We settled into our accommodation at the Harfield Guest Villa and got set for a few days of meetings and fun. One of our longtime colleagues, Dr. Karen Ross, is joining us for several...
by Emily Loose | May 7, 2011
The Zulu people have a saying that no man (or woman) crosses the same river twice – the river is always changing. Sometimes the person changes. This is the experience at the heart of every wilderness trail with The Wilderness Leadership School. I could ramble on and...