In The Wild

 The year is 1704, and Alexander Selkirk signed up as a sailing master on the Cinque Ports, an English vessel under commission by the King of England during the War of Spanish Succession. In years prior, Selkirk had joined buccaneering voyages. Buccaneering is a more pleasant-sounding term for piracy and was usually the term used for pirates in the Caribbean. The Caribbean was far away from governing authorities frowning on such activity, and there were many benefits to reap from this line of work.

But this voyage was different.

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There is much online information available on the benefits of hiking for an individual's mental health, especially during pandemic times where we have all been sequestering indoors and avoiding public areas. Cabin fever is uncommonly intense due to the pandemic and combined with what seemed like a long winter. But the good news is that the weather is finally breaking, COVID appears to be on the downward trend, and service-based businesses are getting ready to gear up for increased capacities for patrons.

While many of us may not be ready to endure crowds yet, you can still enjoy outdoor activities away from most of the bustle and hustle of urban life. Hiking, backpacking, and camping all offer ways to get outdoors, take in the fresh air, and still socially distance.

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Many of the real life survival stories told on this podcast involve people in frightful and desperate scenarios, stranded for days and sometimes weeks on end. This particular story went on for far longer. A Chinese sailor by the name of Poon Lim found himself in one of the worst survival scenarios ever recorded when at the height of World War 2, a Nazi U-Boat sunk the merchant ship he was on, the SS Benlomond. 

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During the final days of the year 1992, a young Army private by the name of Jim Stolpa got a call that felt like a gut punch. It was an otherwise jubilant time; Christmas had just ended, and he was newlywed with his wife Jennifer, also an active-duty service member with the Army Reserves, they additionally just celebrated the birth of their first child, Clayton.

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On March 31, 2017, Ann Rodgers, age 72, set off from home with her small dog and cat to Phoenix, Arizona, to visit her grandchildren. While driving through the White Mountain Apache Reservation, she became lost and ran out of gas on a deserted stretch of Arizona desert. Ann had a cell phone but no signal. Knowing it was best to stay with her car, she waited out the rest of the day and that night, hoping for someone, anyone, to come along to aid her.

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Have you ever dreamt of “getting away from it all?” Off the grid. Moving to a new place away from civilization, in peace and quiet? For many, their idea of being off the grid is similar to how Governor Jesse Ventura lives half the year. When he’s not in his home state of Minnesota, he splits his time at his home in Baja, Mexico an hour away from the nearest stores and neighborhoods.

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It was the last weekend before the official start to summer in 2010, and Zak Anderegg of Salt Lake City, Utah decided to spend it alone enjoying nature. An explorer of sorts, he made the trek all the way to the other side of his state’s border in Page, Arizona, a nearly 6-hour drive. The destination being a slot canyon; these are narrow canyons created by the water from floods rushing through rocks long ago. There are a number of these breathtaking canyons in the region, and if you’ve never seen them before, a quick Google search of slot canyons in the region of Arizona and Utah is likely to make you eager to book a flight to take in its beauty.

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Many of us are familiar of the Biblical story of Jesus Christ fasting in the desert for 40 days and nights. Could it be possible for a mere mortal replicate this journey and survive?

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Throughout the years, there have been instances of conflict between people and cougars, with the ferocious animal making a permanent impact on those with whom the animal encounters. Cougars go by several different names, depending upon the region in which you live. Mountain lion, puma, panther, painter, and catamount are all common names for cougars, the largest and most fearsome of the six wild cats living in the United States and the second-largest cat in the western hemisphere after the jaguar. 

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The Mojave rattlesnake, sometimes referred to as the Mojave green, is a highly venomous pit viper found in the southwestern United States and central Mexico. It has what is considered one of the world's most toxic venoms. The Mojave rattlesnake can grow up to four and a half feet long. Their color can range from different shades of brown or pale green, depending upon their habitat. A dark diamond pattern runs along their backs. Their color enables them to blend well with their surroundings for protection from predators, such as coyotes, eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons. But they are far from helpless when encountering a potential adversary. 

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