Antler tells us to use blackberry brandy as a "telescope to bring the stars closer in." What does 1911's Harper's Camping and Scouting: An Outdoor Guide for American Boys tell us to use it for? Yes, of course, diarrhea!MP3: Medicine Head - Wishin' And Wishin'
BOUNDARY ROCK
Boundary Rock was once a well-known landmark in southern Nova Scotia, a massive piece of granite that sat at the borders of several counties in the area. Fisherman and hunters, like the ones in the picture above, would take their picture at the rock while passing through. But over the last 100 years, Boundary Rock has vanished, sending people on quests into the woods to find out what happened. CBC's Maritime Magazine did just that and you can listen to the podcast recounting their journey into the Tobeatic Wilderness right here. The pictures above are from the flickr of expedition leader, Philip Moscovitch. (Thanks to reader Andrea for sending this to me.)Do they find it? Well, you'll have to listen to find out.MP3: Sibylle Baier - I Lost Something In The Hills
USGS NATIONAL PARK MAPS
The United States Geological Survey has loads of maps for sale on their website (shocker, right?) and some of their National Park and Forest Service maps, which come in the historic variety (the image on top is a map of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, now the Great Sand Dunes National Park) and the modern variety (the RoMo map on bottom) can even be downloaded for free. And they're huge files, so if your little heart desires, you can blow them up and hang them on the wall of your apartment/office/bathroom/yurt etc. Have at it.MP3: Ween - So Long Jerry