SLEEPING COLD, EATING DIRT, AND LOVING IT!

Misadventures in Mother Nature’s Quirky Outdoors

SLEEPING COLD, EATING DIRT, AND LOVING IT!
MISADVENTURES IN MOTHER NATURE’S QUIRKY OUTDOORS

Somewhere between getting lost in a rainstorm while dressed in shorts and a trash bag, and ducking into a cave that smelled like a coyote, it hit me: I’d picked up a fair amount of outdoor wisdom. Like the lightning cracking outside, the idea struck…maybe it was time for me to write a book!

This collection of fifty hilarious, true-life tales covers:

• Camping, backpacking, caving, and whitewater rafting
• Survival foods (yes, you can eat that) and medicinal plants
• Skunks, Boy Scouts, and Forest Service fiascos
• How not to impress ranchers’ daughters
• Why “shinrin-yoku” is something you should not attempt in your neighbor’s backyard.
• Breathtaking outdoor trekking locations suggested by the author
• The spiritual side of the outdoors…from quiet reflection to discovering personal harmony in nature

Whether you're a seasoned outdoorsperson or just enjoy laughing at those who are, this book delivers a hearty dose of humor, hard-earned wisdom, and the kind of stories you’ll want to read aloud around the campfire…or in your tent during a downpour.

With over 300 pages of wild , whimsical stories this book is a must-read for nature lovers, armchair adventurers.

• Duct Taped to My Bed
• Food And Other Entertainment
• Scouts And Other Self-Inflicted Tortures
• No Good Scoutmaster Goes Unpunished
• Beer Is Really Good When Used Properly
• Caution About Survival Hikes
• Is Survival Food Edible? Probably…
• Slithered Musk Art and Craziness
• Moab Duty: Dust, Red Rocks, And Edward Abby
• Bear River Tales from The Wasatch
• Uncle Sam Paid Me to Count Sheep
• The Gory Glory Of
• Wilderness First Aid
• Ranger Zohner Collides with Ambler
• The Humboldt National Forest Hired Me. No, Seriously
• Cave Girls Learn Blackout Terror!
• Crawling Into Dark Holes, Spiders and Related Fun
• Bushwhacking To My Source
• Finding Your Soul in Nature
• Communing With Nature and Sorta Deep Thoughts
• Crystal Geyser And Kitty
• Clyde The Possum Was No Dummy
• Horses, Wimmen, And Related Threats
• Chasing Vision Quests
• Mother Nature’s Pantry
• Lurks In the Bushes
• Bugs May Save Your Life! Eat’em
• Medicinal Weeds
• Grappling
• Secret Fishing Spot Revealed!
• Hunting The Good Life
• We Practically Died to Go Fishing
• Mother Nature’s Booby Traps
• Who Was Benard Petersen?
• I Like Wet and Dangerous Rapids
• The Lure of Wild Water
• Middle Fork Wipeouts, And Wonder
• Paddle And Panic on The Lower Salmon
• Deep Trouble in Hells Canyon
• Hidden Treasure at Hidden Bay
• Sacred Places
• Really, Just What Is Nature?
• So, Where Can I Find Nature?
• Forest Bathing: Shinrin-Yoku
• The Search for Quiet Is Worth the Noise
• The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven
• The Fountain Of
• Youth And Old Age
• The Land I’ve Walked
• Places That Linger in the Soul

Buy it now. Because it’s probably going to rain on your next outing.