Beyond the Label: Wolf

Dogs kill more people in a week than wolves have in the recorded history of North America. Just one of the many facts the students learned in morning lecture. There are only 27 wolf attacks in the recorded history of North America. That kind of contradicts the blood thirsty fairy tale doesn't it?

I went solo cross country skiing to get back on my feet in the world of winter. I found a deer rummaging site as shown in the video below. Animal signs are interesting because everything is an educated guess. There are no answer keys. It is a blessing and a curse. A lot of my old knowledge is coming back to me. I am also starting to make inferences that I didn't last year even on day one of real class! Most of it seems like common sense, but you have to pick your head up from your work to see the obvious full picture.

I learned how to belay in climbing today. Every skill I learn here or show others how to do makes me feel more confident. I do not have a lot of experience in climbing but Katrina and Cecelia again a wonderful help, taught me in a very comfortable environment. Choose your friends wisely, there are some truly amazing people out there.

Katrina and I led a radio telemetry lesson with equipment my grandpa designed, ATS if you're interested, and that was so much fun! One group carried the transmitter and the other group tracked them with the receiver. That was another instance when I felt like I was living up to my full potential.

At night Antonio went over winter safety and how to make a fire in the winter. After the structured portion we went climbing and walked on the frozen lake.

Me belaying Heidi.

Students bird-watching.