Saturn Returns

Songs featured in the episode are Lost, Mistakes, Sneak You In and Aleppo.

Staff Sergeant Craig Sweetnam is an Army reservist, bushcraft enthusiast and father. He shares the boredom and headspace of his 72 hour bushcraft school solo and how he feels upon returning to Aiken, South Carolina after spending 9 weeks in Maine.

Craig walks through the river in Baxter State Park.

TJ (Left), Craig (Right) and I made up the “old people,” those students who were over the age of 30.

Craig found his namesake tombstone at the Masardis, ME graveyard.

Jack Mountain Bushcraft School - http://jackmtn.com/

The Standing Rock Water Protectors - https://standwithstandingrock.net/

Appalachian Access Pipeline - https://www.mountainvalleypipeline.info/

Qi Gong - https://www.nqa.org/what-is-qigong-

Gato Barbieri Jazz Musician - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gato-barbieri-latin-jazz-great-and-last-tango-in-paris-composer-dead-at-83-33445/

Che Guevara - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/guevara_che.shtml

Allison attends Boston University in, you guessed, it, Boston, Mass.

Jack Mountain Bushcraft School offers year round outdoor courses in New Hampshire and Maine.

The Ashland Diner serves breakfast all day and boasts the slogan, “order it your way, get it ours.”

The White Mountains in New Hampshire offer hiking, zip lining, camping and more.

The Esplanade of Boston stretches along the Boston shore of the Charles River from the Boston Museum of Science to the Boston University Bridge.

TJ took improv comedy classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in LA.

TJ and I met at the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School in Masardis, Maine.

Before coming to Bushcraft school, TJ attended bike school in Ashland, Oregon.

Souther Oregon University offers a Masters in Outdoor Adventure & Expedition Leadership.

TJ and I both considered enrolling in a National Outdoor Leadership School course but ultimately decided not to enroll.

Once TJ and I went to a bar in Ashland, ME specifically to watch the Miami Dolphins play. It took several phone calls to the boss man and cable finagling but they eventually put on the game.

Forgetting Sarah Marshal is a great film, look for TJ clapping in the wedding scene.

Miracle is one of TJ’s favorite films, it tells the true story of the 1980 US hockey team’s victory over Russia.

Ernest Shackelton was a professional explorer known for his expeditions to Antartica. He’s also one of TJ’s heros.

If you visit TJ’s home state of South Dakota, stop by the Crazy Horse Memorial.

Molly Mitchell is an Alaskan Native and an only child. It took her leaving Alaska for the American Southwest to truly appreciate the wildness and grandeur of her home state. She studied at the Jack Mountain Bushcraft school where she learned about medicinal plants and their applications. Molly has worked on farms in New Mexico and Alaska where she has a dream to homestead at her dry, solar-powered cabin.

Molly saws a sapling to make a pot hook.

Molly talks to Tim, the instructor about pot chains.

Molly ties a grass mat to her pack frame with the assistance of instructor Chris.

To see videos of our instructor Tim check out the Jack Mountain Buschcraft School Website.

To see the rediculousness that is the Combar Bro, check out their Kickstarter Campaign.

To check out Grammy's Country Inn, a locally owned restaurant in Linneus, ME with HUGE portions, go to their Facebook page.

Raccoon Creek State Park is one of Pennsylvania's largest state park and was founded in the 1930s.

The Appalachian Trail runs 2100 miles from Georgia to Maine. People from all over the world through hike and section hike portions of the trail each year.

The Boy Scouts of America teaches skills and character building. They also sell popcorn. Sam promised us a delivery to Bushcraft school. He did not deliver on that promise. I am not bitter about it.

Sam plans to enroll at the University of Toledo to study mechanical engineering next fall. My parents met at UT. Go rockets.

Sam attended Shaker Heights High School on the east side of Cleveland. I’m a west sider myself, but Shaker has a great reputation of being a big, diverse, super arts-filled school district.

Traditional public school wasn't for 18-year-old Zander Melillo. The Quebec native filled his time painting graffiti, hanging out with his girlfriend and working in restaurants. He's now working towards a dream of buying land and running a sustainable living community.

Zander batons his knife to make a pot hook.

Zander ties down the canoes onto the trailer.

Zander practices knot tying.

Zander ties a bundle of gear to his packframe.

Colin Clifford left home at 18 to see the world as a Marine. After his service he returned to his home state of Maine to learn the art of Bushcraft. He's now a registered Maine Guide and a Teaching Assistant at the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School.

Colin and student Molly in matching buffalo plaid.

Colin and fellow Jack Mountain Bushcraft instructor Chris

Colin at the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School in Masardis, ME.

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