Episode 40 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Becoming Nocturnal

There was a time in my wilderness skills training and practice where I took a big step in my 'nature awareness' study and 'got nocturnal'. Yeah, it seems a bit radical when I describe it now, but at the time, it wasn't that big of an extra step. I was already making buckskin, practicing tracking and fire making and lots of other skills in every bit of my free time, but I felt like I was still disconnected to the wildlife around me in a more meaningful way. Because the majority of the animals in my ecosystem were mostly active at night, it seemed logical to follow their lead. This episode is all about my experience, from committing to a full month of being on 'the night shift' to the rules and parameters I worked out to insure that I would be fully in 'their world' and take a break from the 'modern human perspective'. The lessons and feelings and connections I experienced on those moonlit (and moonless!) nights changed how I feel about the darkness forever. Please Enjoy Episode #40.

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