The Trail Less Traveled

Return: A Journey Back to Living Wild


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Lynx Vilden is a renowned author, wilderness guide, and ancestral skills teacher known for her immersive “Stone Age Projects,” where participants live off the land using only primitive tools and techniques. With over three decades of experience in earth-based living, Lynx has dedicated her life to reconnecting people with the rhythms of the natural world through traditional lifeways. Her teachings blend deep ecological awareness with hands-on instruction in skills such as hide tanning, fire-making, and shelter-building, inspiring a global movement toward rewilding and self-sufficiency. Her work has been featured in documentaries, books, and international media, and she continues to guide others on the path of ancestral remembrance and ecological belonging. In her stunning memoir Lynx Vilden chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves.


Show notes:

00:03:33 - Connection to Nature and Ancestral Skills

00:07:06 - Finding My Path in Community

00:10:12 - Importance of Community in Wilderness Skills

00:13:54 - Exploring Stones by the River

00:15:32 - Exploring Natural Elements for Survival

00:17:19 - Exploring Earth, Water, and Fire

00:20:12 - Indigenous Survival Skills and Practices

00:24:33 - Learning Wilderness Skills with Lynx

00:27:07 - Exploring Nature's Grandeur

00:29:17 - Journeying Through the Wilderness

00:33:48 - Understanding Our Safety Plan

00:36:52 - Journey of Writing and Discovery

00:39:34 - Exploring Non-Conventional Publishing Paths

00:45:46 - Connecting with Nature and Moon Phases


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