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I'm going to assume that everyone here has been in the mountains. Assuming that, I think everyone here has experienced that feeling you get there, where you feel so small and insignificant amongst...

I really don't mean to glorify, and I know that we're all men. I know that Native Americans warred with each other, and made mistakes too. But compare what the white man has done to the earth with...

Sarge, I know that the Native Americans traded for guns and other modern tools when they could. But my point is their respect for the land. We all know that the plains indians respected the buffalo...

Ah, Sarge, just want to make sure you know that it's from the film adaptation of Into The Wild. It must have seemed like a silly and immature name not knowing that... But I guess it is anyway:)

Justin Case, Chris didn't starve. Well he did, but he had plenty to eat. The seeds he ate were toxic and blocked nutrient metabolism in his body, destroying his body's ability to take nutrients from...

No, I respect that. My greatest wish is for everyone to live like the Native Americans, as I think I've stated, and if we did, we would respect the land and wouldn't need to protect nature by making...

Sarge47- Just wanted you to know that although McCandless's story inspired me, I do understand that he was ill prepared. I'm practical. I've read The Call Of The Wild, but that's about all the Jack...

Thanks everyone.

Alaskan Survivalist, I understand what you mean about the voice. The goal isn't to keep pushing it through your doubts; The goal is to be so prepared that you have no doubts.

No, I haven't, although I've been looking for a good book recently and I'll definitely check that one out. And yeah, I don't see why anybody would come on here and make stuff up. My intro is true,...

Oh, and Camp10, we're planning on preparing like you said. Last summer, we backpacked in Black River State Forest, and next summer we plan to backpack the Porkies. Hopefully the summer before senior...

And Sarge47, I'm sorry that I didn't post an intro, I had no idea that I was supposed to. I have now.

Thanks Camp10 and tsitenha. That reminds me of what I've felt to be one of our biggest dilemas... The mosquitoes and flies. I've had a taste of them in the Apostle Islands and the Boundary Waters,...

I just registered, and after a few posts I realized that I was supposed to post an introduction. So here goes:

I'm Brad Olander. I'm sixteen. I live in Wisconsin, and I've been trained in all...

Spot on! Yeah, great book. Inspiring. And hats off to Sean Penn for making it into a **** of a good movie.

Exactly! The Native Americans wore furs in the winter, and now everyones running around searching for Gore Tex and North Face and Camelbaks. Did the Native Americans have any of that? No. Were they...

I'm curious to see how many people understand what it's from. Let me know if you get it:)

Hey Sourdough,

I'm sure you know alot more about this than I do, but what do you mean by weather conditions? We plan to leave within a few days of our graduation, and be gone for that summer,...

Justin Case, thanks for the tip. I'm new to the site, and you're right, alot of what I'm looking for just takes some digging around.

You're exactly the kind of person I'm looking for; could you take a look at my latest post?

I've spent my whole life learning... I'm just narrowing my study goals to fit the journey.

I think that the best way you can understand this is if you've seen the movie Into The Wild, read the book, or have somehow heard about Chris McCandless and what he did. His story inspired me.

I...