Leaving camp on their way to the ocean via the Aroostook, St. john, Eel & St. Croix rivers.
Using a scythe to cut the grass. Old school mower and weedwacker.
Library under a star-filled sky. Photo by Nicolas Twine @lgtwine
On to the International Appalachian Trail in New Brunswick. #woodslife
Empty parking lot. 35th immersion program completed. On to the Gaspe tomorrow to canoe the Bonaventure river.
The Bowman PackBack: 2 pack baskets on a pack frame. Bottom basket is for a sleeping bag. Will be on the IAT in New Brunswick next week.
Smoking a newly-made pair of braintanned buckskin shorts at the Bob Waggetorium.
Pounding brown ash into strips, making pack baskets. End of week 8, 1 week to go.
Moose bone arrowheads made as part of a final project. Wicked shaahp!
New knife: blade from an old file, stacked birch wood and bark handle. Made outside, no shop. #woodslife
Becoming a canoe pole. Peeled spruce ready to be fitted with copper pipe shoe to become a canoe pole.
Stretching a hide in a frame. Racing the incoming storms. Lots of cool final projects going on.
Braintanning: scaping hides and feeding the black flies.
Problem with red squirrel getting into bulk food solved.
Rocket stove morning: reducing maple sap into syrup and creating a gumbo from scratch. Struggle to survive out here.
First day on the water, poling practice. Just one swimmer, great day.
Wet weather 1 match fires on a misty morning.
Making grass blankets and sleeping mats. Primitive luxury.
New garden bed in anticipation of spring. 77 frost-free days a year here, zone 3b.
Using a draw knife to rough out a canoe paddle on a clear Tuesday morning.
Monday morning friction fire, tinder bundle workshop.