This skills program is an introduction to snow camping. Snow camping is really cool, but it doesn’t have to be cold if you know what you’re doing. This is a reprise of our program number 27 of January 26, 2006. Mike Clelland is a winter camping instructor for the National outdoor Leadership School. He’s also the illustrator and co-author of Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book. In this part, Mike talks about kitchens, cooking and nutrition, and staying warm at night. Ben Lawhon from the Leave No Trace Center gives some additional tips for low-impact snow camping. WildeBeat members can download the entire, unedited interview with Mike Clelland from our WildeBeat Insiders web site. Show number 120 [MP3 format; length 9:59; 2,395,617 bytes] Show number 120 script Supplemental information… JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

Urban Girls Gone Wild
This skills program is an introduction to how life-long urbanites can discover camping. What happens when you take a city girl to the woods? Steve interviews Heather Menicucci, the author of Let’s Get Primitive, The Urban Girl’s Guide to camping. Heather talks about the boyfriend who seduced her with the outdoors, how she made the transition from neurotic New Yorker to nature girl, and some of the things you need to know to get out of the concrete jungle and into the primeval forest. What is pastoral paranoia, and how do you cure it? Heather Menicucci says that it’s all in getting a dose of nature and discovering what you’ve been missing. Heather invites you to share your fears about getting out of the city and into the wilderness at her blog, Let’s Get Primitive. We invite you to share your story about how you got out of the city and discovered camping and nature by calling our toll-free comment line at 866-590-7373. Show number 114 [MP3 format; length 9:54; 2,380,451 bytes] Show number 114, extended version [MP3 format; length 15:15; 7,326,689 bytes] Show number 114 script Show number 114 script, extended version JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

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