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"Primitive living is a metaphor we participate in and act out. Life is simplified down to the bare essentials: physical and mental well-being, shelter, warmth, clothing, water, and food. We go on an expedition to meet those needs with little more than our bare hands. "In our quest we learn to observe, to think, to reach inside ourselves for new resources for dealing with challenging and unfamiliar situations. We build up our personal strengths, and at the same time we interact with and learn about the world around us.
"In a story we can only join a quest in our imaginations. But in primitive living, we physically leave the contemporary world. We journey into the world of stone-age skills, and we return with knowledge, wisdom, and strength to enrich our lives in contemporary society."
--Thomas J. Elpel, Author
Participating in Nature
Last Updated November 26th, 2006
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Camping Adventure Journals by Thomas J. Elpel & Friends
- NEW! Verde River Walkabout
(March 21st - April 10th, 2008) - Virgin River - Lake Mead
(March 10th - 17th, 2007) - Summer of Walkabouts
(June - September 2006) - In Search of Spring
(March 10th - 14th, 2006) - Solo Across the Beartooth Plateau
(August 25th - 30th, 2005) - My Journey into Primitive Living
(September 22nd - 25th, 2004) - Six Months with Hollowtop School
(April - October 2004) - Harrison School 8th Grade Camping Trip
(May 15th - 16th, 2003) - Jefferson River Walk
(August 29th - September 3rd, 2001) - Jefferson River Canoe Trip
(May 14-21, 2001) - A Wildlife Sanctuary in the Land of Cold
(November 30 - December 4, 2000) - Camping with the Kids
(October 19-21, 2000) - Missouri River Canoe Trip
(July 2-14, 2000) - Missouri Moonlight
(February 17-22, 2000) - Tobacco Roots Trek II
(September 28-October 2, 1999) - Green River Canoe Trip
(July 1-14, 1999) - A Father-Daughter Camp-Out
(February 27-28, 1999) - Island in the Sky
(September 29-30 1998) - Tobacco Roots Trek
(September 1-6 1998)
Primitive Skills & Awareness Articles by Thomas J. Elpel
Quest for Freedom
Primitive Living as Metaphor
Tire Sandals
The Atlatl and Dart
Artifacts & Ethics
The Art of Nothing
Bear Summer
Nature as Wallpaper
Some Thoughts on AwarenessOur School in the News
Surviving Wild
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Making Horsetail Pan Flute
The Quartz Crystal Handdrill
A Friction Fire Inquiry: Bow Drill (752K)
Storytelling: Painting Pictures With Your Tongue
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Hello,
Two weeks ago I received your book Participating in Nature. I have already read it 4 times and each time I find something new. This book is a wonderful guide to living the type of life I would like to live. I don't mean that I am interested in living through stoneage technology but I am interested in becoming more knowledgeable about nature and my interaction with it. I find myself hungry for more and thus have ordered two more of your books. I was very happy to discover that your books are more than just "how-to". I find the use of story intertwined with skills puts things in context and makes for a richer learning experience and one that is easy to remember. I am looking forward to reading your next books!-- Michael M.
living in Japan
(used with permission)
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