REEDSPORT OR. — The tracks in the sand of a passing black bear and her two cubs disappear into a thatched tangle of forest beside Eel Lake. Oregon’s coastal rain forests are a jungle that swallows light and tracks alike — at least to the untrained eye. For expert tracker and wilderness survival teacher Mark Wienert, […]
Animal Tracking
Animal tracking in the simplest of terms is acknowledging and following a disturbance of interest on the landscape. Animal Tracking Animal tracking is where a tracker is able to glean specific information from a track, sign, or disturbance registered by animal or man on the landscape. For instance, a raccoon registers its prints in the […]
The Simple Thrills of Nature
The simple thrills of nature caught me as I was sitting quietly in the early light of an August morning. I was on the bank of a lake deep in the wilds of southeast Alaska. The musical chatter of Otter at play caught my interest. Otter is one of my favorite animals. The Simple Thrills […]