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Archive for October, 2006

The Campfire

One of the most contentious and powerful features of camping out is the campfire.
As a device for annoying men and bringing disparate groups together I rate it as the most important feature of a camping trip.
Making the fire is the time that a camper’s basic philosophies are revealed. I have a theory that the feeling […]

Why I Go Outdoors

What is it about the outdoors that compels me to just get there?
Is it just merely difference? I don’t think so - the difference between my working computer screen and my desk is there, but I hardly feel compelled to sit down at my desk and do some actual writing. There is a difference between […]

Walking and camping

Why do we walk and camp?
What is it about the outdoors that draws us?
Why does the sound of a stream ease something deep within us?
The next posts will explore these and other outdoors themes.
Tristan

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