14 Days Missing in Daniel Boone National Forest

It doesn’t matter who you are are where you are, when you wander into the backwoods of any Wilderness area or a National Forest, you had better be prepared for whatever comes next. The problem is that most people think that what awaits them is nothing but rainbows and unicorns.

Well, this has been an exciting year and if you’ve been reading any of our recent articles you know that there is more than rainbows and unicorns waiting for you out in the woods if you don’t come prepared. In today’s article, we will explore lessons from another absolutely amazing survival situation.

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Man Disappears into Grand Teton National Park. One month later, no trace.

This story starts with a 43-year-old man, one could call him an experienced Adventurer and someone who was well-traveled and used to remote wild places. He was on an epic travel adventure by all accounts, had just visited the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota, hit the Badlands, and was in the process of exploring the Grand Teton National Park … nothing too crazy for this adventurer who had spent time in Russia and even attended school in Germany.

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Yellowstone Blows Up. It’s The End Of The World.

Who would have guessed it? I mean, in today’s world, is it all that surprising? Not really. Yellowstone blew up. Of course it did. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, a rock … hmmm … it’s making the rounds of the interwebs that on July 23, 2024, a significant hydrothermal explosion occurred at Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

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Sunday Fishing and Nature

 

I think there are a few things better than a quiet summer Sunday, Lord’s Day than heading out with a friend or two to hear some sounds of nature and go fishing. Getting away from the hustle bustle and phones, head to somewhere full of bugs and weeds where no one else is willing to go.

It’s fun to listen to the birds, frogs, plans, and such. Even if you don’t catch anything it’s good for the soul.

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Fishing an Abandoned Gravel Pit

The Average Flatlander heads out into the busy on a balmy 95-degree July day. We headed back into some abandoned gravel pit in this Part 1, looking for a monster lurking in the deep waters that have been forgotten and forlorn.

We find a bass, but not much else, the skeeters and heat about did us in.

 

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Leave Your Gear. Get Lost. Get Rescued.

The things that can happen to outdoor adventures never cease to amaze me. Years go by, books get written, stories get made into movies, and we all know better …  yet it happens again and again, like clockwork.

I was recently in the far quiet north contemplating life on the shore of Lake Superior, of course, I had a book in my hands while I listened to the crashing of the waves. A wilderness survival book nonetheless. In fact this book was about some real-life survival stories, one of which happened a mear ~50 miles or so from where I was comfortably reclining on a sofa with a hot cup of tea and my book watching the sun go down over that Big Lake.

And then, much to my surprise, as I scrolled through my phone … I saw a story pop up of basically that exact same thing happening to someone many thousands of miles away in Colorado. It was just too good to be true. Two stories, thousands of miles apart, a decade has passed … yet the same thing was still happening.

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Lake Superior North Shore. Perfect Family Vacation.

Long week? Tired of the proverbial rat race? Are kids too addicted to their screens? Are you too addicted to your screen??

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