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Well, sort of easy..!  Here are some words and pictures about that. A few weeks ago I set up a small camp near Wolf Lake, a beautiful small lake in the vicinity of the school.  Since then, I’ve been going … Continue reading →

Many changes have been taking place within our little wilderness circle after we returned from Leek Camp. Alyosha, after a number of thoughtful days and and sleepless nights, considered going to visit his family and friends in Pennsylvania, along with … Continue reading →

  The last quarter-moon has been quite an adventure! It began with Matt arriving, after a long hitchhiking trip, to join Nick and me for the Sucker-fishing camp. Except there was no Sucker-fishing camp.. the water was still too cold! … Continue reading →

Mashkodens is alive with the energies of humans who cook, eat, and work on various projects together. It’s always a treat to sit around the evening fire with everyone else amidst bear and buffalo-fat chunks sizzling on skewers, dripping into … Continue reading →

Ahh, it is warm! Though a few suns ago it was definitely not warm. It was freakishly cold – snowing, and windy, and Nick and I were fasting! The fast was done in solidarity with the eight Seekers of the … Continue reading →

The wind is gently blowing through the forest, bathing me with pleasant coolness on this warm day – the first really warm day this Spring which seemed to refuse to let Winter leave. Nick and Paul are chopping on a … Continue reading →

It has been almost two moons now since our clan has walked out of Mashkodens into the “real world.” So much, so much has happened since then! I entered the world of clock time, schedules, money, labor, and boxes (aka … Continue reading →