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The rivers, streams, swamps, and lakes common in boreal and temper­ ate forests open up the terrain and provide an excellent mea ...

Do not, under any circumstances, travel if a heavy snowstorm or bliz- zard is approaching. You should also avoid traveling when ...

On the Sea or Open Water When traveling on open water, it helps to be aware of the subtle signs that land may be near: stationar ...

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T he wilderness may be a dangerous place at times, but we tend to play up the hazard in our minds. One of the most beneficial ch ...

Or let’s say you’ve been blessed with glorious weather for a few days  and have chosen not to make a shelter. Invariably, the ba ...

blizzards and wind chill extreme heat floods hurricanes sandstorms thunderstorms/lightning storms See “Weather,” Chapter 11, for ...

looking for human prey at all. Creatures such as these are occasionally associated with killing humans, but these deaths are usu ...

The good news for the adventurer is that habituated animals are rarely found in remote areas. You can prevent encounters with ac ...

Many years ago, I was writing an exam for a job as a river guide on the Nahanni River in northern Canada. One of the questions o ...

rather to take off because you present an unknown. And in the wilderness, an unknown is usually a threat. You should be more sca ...

to forage for food), if a predator is seriously hurt, its ability to hunt—and  therefore to eat—is impaired. For instance, a wol ...

any. Go back­to­back with your dive buddy and put any object you have, your underwater video camera, for example, between yourse ...

Surviving in the African wilderness means that you must take  precautions to limit encounters with animals like lions, leopards, ...

Prepare properly, as if you are expecting an unwelcome visitor. Do not keep meat or other smelly stuff in or near your shelter.  ...

Creepy Crawlies CREEPY CRAWLIES ARE ALL THOSE STINGING and biting creatures that give most of us the shivers. This group include ...

by his shoulders while two others whipped the sleeping bag off his feet. They did just that, and in the few seconds it took to c ...

Poisonous Plants AS THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH a bout of poison ivy can attest, coming into contact with a poisonous ...

a very exact science, and if you eat the wrong one, it can kill you quickly.  Mushrooms offer little nutrition in return for the ...

pain on the top of one foot. It turned out to be a teddy-bear cactus making its way through my leather boots. The only scorpion ...