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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.
Cleaning up the garden, looking forward to fresh greens.
Learning the way of the axe while gathering firewood to cook with.
Big pan of breakfast on a big rocket stove.
Back to snow in the county. Semester 35 starts tomorrow..
Group sheler built last week. A warm home in the winter woods.
Frozen 48 over. Celebrating with dutch oven doughnuts. Wrapping up tonight.
Checking the pipe on a permanent wall tent.
Three-strake toboggan in its native habitat.
Full house on the wood cook show. Cook shack is a luxury during cold weather. #jmbushcraft
1st aid/CPR in camp today. It's a requirement to become a registered guide. #jmbushcraft
Splitting a brown ash log with wooden wedges. #jmbushcraft #packbasket
Newly made pack baskets. #jmbushcraft
Putting wood in the stove. Field school cook shack. #jmbushcraft
Atlatl practice. #jmbushcraft
Moose season. Scraping moose hides in the rain at 7 AM. #jmbushcraft
Stretching a braintanned deer hide. #jmbushcraft