Lastly, to my veteran friends - you should seriously look into attending this school. You're essentially getting paid to go on what I would consider a working vacation. I learned more at this school than at any other school. And what's more is that it was fun and nothing like the learning that we're all accustomed to.Monday, February 17, 2014
They put my face on the picture box. Autographs starting at $20.
A Maine TV station picked up the February edition of the DownEast Magazine article, "The Survivors" written about Jack Mountain Bushcraft School while I was attending the Summer/Fall Semester. Lots of people ask me, 'Hey Rob, what'd ya do out in the woods for 9 weeks?' And then I say, 'Holy mackerel! I don't know where to begin!' And then start telling them about my early childhood with the intention of coming full circle back to my experience at Jack Mountain but that simply never happens.
Lastly, to my veteran friends - you should seriously look into attending this school. You're essentially getting paid to go on what I would consider a working vacation. I learned more at this school than at any other school. And what's more is that it was fun and nothing like the learning that we're all accustomed to.
Lastly, to my veteran friends - you should seriously look into attending this school. You're essentially getting paid to go on what I would consider a working vacation. I learned more at this school than at any other school. And what's more is that it was fun and nothing like the learning that we're all accustomed to.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Made it to the Intermission
The last 2 weeks in the woods have been amazing! Myself and 6 other gents, through Jack Mountain Bushcraft School leisurely lived - no - thrived for the whole time we were out there. Where is there? A remote lake in the Northern Maine Woods. We loaded all of our gear we required onto toboggans, strapped on our snowshoes, and pulled and plodded our way through the snow and over the frozen Scopan Lake to remote locations. It was laborious but I don't mean that in a bad way. We roughed it easy! The cotton tents combined with a wood-burning stove allowed us rest and relief from the frigid temperatures which ranged from -20F to 31F. I must've ate about 4000 calories a day. And how we feasted! Our days would consist of chopping wood, tracking animals, identifying trees, ice fishing, learning about the dangers of traveling over frozen lakes and rivers, making delicious meals which were the high point of the day for everyone and talking about our favorite boy bands.
Now, we're stopped in Presque Isle for a quick bite to eat and then we travel to Minnesota via Canada! A 25ish hour journey from Maine to Ely, MN. Then we're snowshoeing from the most northeastern corner Minnesota through the Boundary Waters. We're figuring it should take us about 3 or 4 weeks to make it approximately 130 miles.
There's so much more I want to write about and pictures I want to post but it's time to hit the road! All the Best!
Now, we're stopped in Presque Isle for a quick bite to eat and then we travel to Minnesota via Canada! A 25ish hour journey from Maine to Ely, MN. Then we're snowshoeing from the most northeastern corner Minnesota through the Boundary Waters. We're figuring it should take us about 3 or 4 weeks to make it approximately 130 miles.
There's so much more I want to write about and pictures I want to post but it's time to hit the road! All the Best!
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