We've been spending our weekends at Sardis Lake having picnics, relaxing and working on our wilderness skills. Yes I just said that...our wilderness skills!
Day 1 of our fire pit...we learned that we need to dig it into the ground...and always carry a flint.
Day 1 of our shelter...we didn't complete it but when we went back on the second day this was still in tack...we're working on it, trying to learn where the smartest location for a shelter actually would have been. I think we built it in the wrong place. :/
Beyond knowing if we can be self sufficient at a real basic level, Jameson Levi and I truly believe the time you spend in nature heals your body, mind and spirit. We'd rather spend a weekend in the woods than a weekend at the bar. I'm really grateful that we have this in common.
"Get lost in nature and you will find yourself"
We thought this tree was pretty beautiful.
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We were so close to this blue heron, he was really cool to watch!
Another lesson we learned was that Mississippi is much closer to the sun than Iowa is. With this in mind it is very important to wear sunscreen-Jameson Levi experienced a pretty bad sunburn! Lesson learned! And we're all about learning! We're currently reading a few books on survival techniques and plants and animals in Mississippi.
Another thing Jameson Levi and I would both miss if we had to survive in the wilderness would be late night cereal!!!
Late night snacks are the best-in my new smiley cup! :D
By the way if you haven't seen the movie Into the Wild, we highly recommend it, just an amazing movie about life and surviving in the wild.
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