Comments for A Word in the Woods http://www.awordinthewoods.com A city-dweller's outdoor travels, gear reviews and field tests, tips and tricks, camping and canoeing. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Ray Mears will teach a Bushcraft course in Ontario, Summer of 2012! by Mike Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/10/ray-mears-will-teach-a-bushcraft-course-ontario-summer-of-1012/comment-page-1/#comment-19801 Mike Zimmermann Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=249#comment-19801 well, now, nobody was really suppose to actually read these posts! Thanks for the catch. And, given the nature of bushcraft, the course would probably be very similar a thousand years ago. well, now, nobody was really suppose to actually read these posts! Thanks for the catch. And, given the nature of bushcraft, the course would probably be very similar a thousand years ago.

]]> Comment on Ray Mears will teach a Bushcraft course in Ontario, Summer of 2012! by Brian Green http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/10/ray-mears-will-teach-a-bushcraft-course-ontario-summer-of-1012/comment-page-1/#comment-19796 Brian Green Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:07:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=249#comment-19796 In the summer of 1012? I missed it by a thousand years, darn it =) In the summer of 1012? I missed it by a thousand years, darn it =)

]]> Comment on Ray Mears will teach a Bushcraft course in Ontario, Summer of 2012! by Mike Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/10/ray-mears-will-teach-a-bushcraft-course-ontario-summer-of-1012/comment-page-1/#comment-19485 Mike Zimmermann Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=249#comment-19485 UPDATE: it looks as though the sites are getting fleshed-in as we watch! Much more in the way of details as of today. UPDATE: it looks as though the sites are getting fleshed-in as we watch! Much more in the way of details as of today.

]]> Comment on Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough by Mike Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/08/suzanne-dimmas-cottage-walkthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-19400 Mike Zimmermann Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=211#comment-19400 Thank you for reading, Arriz! I'm glad to see that you've started posting regularly. You have some stunning images on there — makes it easy to appreciate how beautiful it is out there. I remember talking with Suzanne a while back about discovering and exploring the land, and I'm sure you're finding new things all the time. Thanks for letting us see it through your eyes! Thank you for reading, Arriz! I’m glad to see that you’ve started posting regularly. You have some stunning images on there — makes it easy to appreciate how beautiful it is out there.

I remember talking with Suzanne a while back about discovering and exploring the land, and I’m sure you’re finding new things all the time. Thanks for letting us see it through your eyes!

]]> Comment on Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough by Mike Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/08/suzanne-dimmas-cottage-walkthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-19399 Mike Zimmermann Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=211#comment-19399 Agreed, the location is amazing, and they've done some great, innovative things with it, without compromising their aesthetic or the wilderness. It's what a cottage should be. Personal, without covering or overtaking their surroundings. Where's Falling Water? Agreed, the location is amazing, and they’ve done some great, innovative things with it, without compromising their aesthetic or the wilderness. It’s what a cottage should be. Personal, without covering or overtaking their surroundings.

Where’s Falling Water?

]]> Comment on Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough by AH http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/08/suzanne-dimmas-cottage-walkthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-19398 AH Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=211#comment-19398 Thank you for posting this and your kind thoughts. As you have noted, I had started a blog on the process a while ago and now have decided to continue posting more regularly again. You can see it at onetreehouse.tumblr.com I am happy to see your genuine interest on the story. best Arriz Hassam Thank you for posting this and your kind thoughts. As you have noted, I had started a blog on the process a while ago and now have decided to continue posting more regularly again. You can see it at onetreehouse.tumblr.com
I am happy to see your genuine interest on the story.

best

Arriz Hassam

]]> Comment on Balance leave-no-trace extremes by Mike Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/07/balance-leave-no-trace-extremes/comment-page-1/#comment-19397 Mike Zimmermann Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=174#comment-19397 Thanks for reading, Chris, and thanks for a very good read in that link. I like your approach with your daughter - allowing her to indulge in that passion, while directing it in a responsible and accountable way is exactly what I strive for, and often what ends up at odds with blind LNT adherence. I especially like the idea of directing her efforts to invasive species.  I love that you've found my blog, and hope you enjoy it for many posts to come. I'm finding one of the unexpected benefits to be meeting and learning from others with much more experience than I have, such as yourself.  Looking forward to future dialog and to hearing from you again!  Thanks for reading, Chris, and thanks for a very good read in that link. I like your approach with your daughter – allowing her to indulge in that passion, while directing it in a responsible and accountable way is exactly what I strive for, and often what ends up at odds with blind LNT adherence. I especially like the idea of directing her efforts to invasive species. 

I love that you’ve found my blog, and hope you enjoy it for many posts to come. I’m finding one of the unexpected benefits to be meeting and learning from others with much more experience than I have, such as yourself. 

Looking forward to future dialog and to hearing from you again! 

]]> Comment on Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough by Michael Zimmermann http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/08/suzanne-dimmas-cottage-walkthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-19396 Michael Zimmermann Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:35:18 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=211#comment-19396 Agreed, the location is amazing, and they've done some great, innovative things with it, without compromising their aesthetic or the wilderness. It's what a cottage should be. Personal, without covering or overtaking their surroundings. Where's Falling Water? Agreed, the location is amazing, and they’ve done some great, innovative things with it, without compromising their aesthetic or the wilderness. It’s what a cottage should be. Personal, without covering or overtaking their surroundings.

Where’s Falling Water?

]]> Comment on Balance leave-no-trace extremes by Chris Anderson http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/07/balance-leave-no-trace-extremes/comment-page-1/#comment-19370 Chris Anderson Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=174#comment-19370 Great post.  I worked as a wilderness ranger in the Boundary Waters of NE Minnesota and I had a lot of time to think about LNT while I was there.  I have since earned a degree in Wilderness Management and Conservation Social Science and I work as an naturalist. In my job I see that (in my opinion) teaching kids purest LNT principles is driving future generations towards an even further disconnect from the environment.  We tell kids not to pick flowers and to stay on the trail and not to put acorns and rocks in there pockets in the interest of saving the world from us.  I am who I am today because I picked flowers for my Mom, charged off the trail into unexplored territories, and filled my pockets to overflowing with every "treasure" I could find. Since I work for a gov't agency I need to be careful how loosely I teach the LNT principles while at work, but when I'm home I work very hard with my daughters (aged 2 & 4 yrs) to teach them how to leave positive traces rather than no trace.   For example our 4 yr. old LIVES for picking flowers, LNT says I should dissuade her from this simple act that brings her such pervasive joy.  Rather than take away her favorite outdoor pastime my wife and I have worked to get her to use her observational skills to pick only a few of the common/abundant flowers(i.e., brown-eyed Susan), or better yet ALL the non-native/invasive flowers she sees (i.e., dandelions).  This allows her to keep doing what she loves while not adversely impacting the environment.  Simple, effective, and she can ID more plants than most of the college sophomore inters that I get... Now that my rant is done I'd like to direct you to an essay that brings up some similar points to yours and Mr. Tryon. http://www.jackmtn.com/PDF/Hole_In_The_Woods.pdf Thanks again, and love your blog.  Glad I stumbled across it today! Great post.  I worked as a wilderness ranger in the Boundary Waters of NE Minnesota and I had a lot of time to think about LNT while I was there.  I have since earned a degree in Wilderness Management and Conservation Social Science and I work as an naturalist. In my job I see that (in my opinion) teaching kids purest LNT principles is driving future generations towards an even further disconnect from the environment. 

We tell kids not to pick flowers and to stay on the trail and not to put acorns and rocks in there pockets in the interest of saving the world from us.  I am who I am today because I picked flowers for my Mom, charged off the trail into unexplored territories, and filled my pockets to overflowing with every “treasure” I could find.

Since I work for a gov’t agency I need to be careful how loosely I teach the LNT principles while at work, but when I’m home I work very hard with my daughters (aged 2 & 4 yrs) to teach them how to leave positive traces rather than no trace.  

For example our 4 yr. old LIVES for picking flowers, LNT says I should dissuade her from this simple act that brings her such pervasive joy.  Rather than take away her favorite outdoor pastime my wife and I have worked to get her to use her observational skills to pick only a few of the common/abundant flowers(i.e., brown-eyed Susan), or better yet ALL the non-native/invasive flowers she sees (i.e., dandelions).  This allows her to keep doing what she loves while not adversely impacting the environment.  Simple, effective, and she can ID more plants than most of the college sophomore inters that I get…

Now that my rant is done I’d like to direct you to an essay that brings up some similar points to yours and Mr. Tryon. http://www.jackmtn.com/PDF/Hole_In_The_Woods.pdf

Thanks again, and love your blog.  Glad I stumbled across it today!

]]> Comment on Suzanne Dimma’s Cottage – a Walkthrough by Angelo http://www.awordinthewoods.com/2011/08/suzanne-dimmas-cottage-walkthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-19346 Angelo Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.awordinthewoods.com/?p=211#comment-19346 It kind of reminds me of Falling Water. It's a Beautiful place, my only problem would be not wanting to leave :). It kind of reminds me of Falling Water. It’s a Beautiful place, my only problem would be not wanting to leave :) .

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