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Keep visiting it. tony@trackersstudios.com REVRSE Atom Generator Beta The first wilderness school I ever attended was a lot of lecture and fantastic information I went home spinning over what skills to work on first I kept spinning because t Tony Deis Mon, Mar 08, 2010 11:46 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2010/03/08/doing_stuff Recently we got a visit from the Wilderness Awareness Schools Full-TimenbspAnake Outdoor School to the Trackers Homestead Together with TrackersnbspFull-TimenbspWild Tony Deis Thu, Feb 25, 2010 10:18 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2010/02/25/rocket_stove_or_starship_earth What we do is powered by the seasons How we live can be more than a pandering philosophy it can follow the ebb and flow of life around us Saying we value the seasona Tony Deis Fri, Jan 29, 2010 03:34 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2010/01/29/of_permaculture_and_plants_of_spring Many people start start out looking for animal tracks in sand or mud Its absolutely critical that a tracker move beyond that simple substrate finding sign not only in clea Tony Deis Fri, Oct 23, 2009 07:57 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/10/23/seeing_every_track I spent the past two weeks teaching fire by friction and survival shelters to our fall-term full time immersion program They relied on these new skills for the 3-day shelt Tony Deis Fri, Sep 25, 2009 03:42 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/09/25/the_debris_bag Frank Herbert wrote his famous sci-fi novel Dune after researching an article about the ecological wonder of the Oregon Dunes The piece was never published yet the book it Tony Deis Wed, Sep 16, 2009 03:29 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/09/16/tracking_the_dunes Very rarely do we visit with masters of any craft in our world They may be famous oft quoted in magazines featured in documentaries or authors of categorical tomes Yet t Tony Deis Wed, Sep 09, 2009 07:19 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/09/09/apprentice_no_master I thought folks might find it fun to see our immersion calendar for the fall term below If youve been on the fence its not to late to join us To learn more about t Tony Deis Wed, Sep 02, 2009 07:42 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/09/02/schedule_for_fall_2009 One of my favorite mottos is All models are wrong and some are useful In my younger years as a student of wilderness schools that attitude made me a bear for any teache Tony Deis Tue, Aug 11, 2009 11:16 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/08/11/im_wrong_and_so_are_you What is nature immersion Is it learning a lot of new skills becoming good at a craft Is it becoming a better person More aware To me all thats secondary Whats more Tony Deis Tue, Aug 04, 2009 11:03 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/08/04/rocking_with_the_seasons_new_3_month_program The following is a preview for the Earth Village Spring Session Its rounds out the story for our tandem 9 month program In spring we immerse ourselves in the world Tony Deis Sun, Jul 26, 2009 09:35 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/07/26/spring_preview_the_3_month_program Leading up to official announcement for our 3 month option for our immersion program August 1 were releasing the details for the Water Village Winter Session Explorin Tony Deis Wed, Jul 22, 2009 07:54 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/07/22/3_month_program_in_the_winter We have some more tidbits about our Fall rollout our 3 month seasonal program full launch in January 2010 Students now have the opportunity to take 3 months 6 month Tony Deis Tue, Jul 14, 2009 08:48 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/07/14/our_3_month_program_in_fall The kids camp for this week is called Welcome to Middle Earth for 4-10 year olds Its pretty easy to guess what goes on there a quest for the ring donning elvin cloaks and Tony Deis Wed, Jul 08, 2009 11:48 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/07/08/remaking_our_world This is not meant to make critique an individual This blog is meant as a call to action to better care for one another I have changed the names to protect even the non-inn Tony Deis Wed, Jun 03, 2009 09:46 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/06/03/dignity Freedom is not something that comes easy to people Imagine saying to someone Do what you feel passion and responsibility for Well give you magnificent resources to lear Tony Deis Wed, May 27, 2009 10:53 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/05/27/freedom The other night we had a wild and local foods potluck and mixer Nearly everyone dressed in their swankiest We ate great food and had libations of tasty homemade beverages Tony Deis Wed, May 20, 2009 08:50 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/05/20/the_wild_foods_report Recently a perspective student told us he was considering TrackersTEAMS over other wilderness schools for our George Carlin sense of humor On top of the fact that were c Tony Deis Wed, May 13, 2009 09:02 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/05/13/humor_and_sincerity A roundup for our last month of taster days before the season ends We would love to have both old and new friends in the community join us May 16 9am-5pm Taster Day Spe Tony Deis Tue, May 05, 2009 10:31 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/05/05/_trackersteams_taster_day_schedule Immersion is when all the lines of looking searching and seeking come together for a certain group of people Alone they may know what they quest for Yet in fidelity and f Tony Deis Tue, Apr 28, 2009 09:43 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/04/28/wild_immersion Ive met dozens of folks that have never gone fishing If you did go fishing count yourself lucky and please understand its still important to empathize with those who lac Tony Deis Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:36 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/04/21/never_gone_fishing Why would someone do a full time wilderness skills program It could take a year of your life you pay a-lot of money and many of the skills shouldnt have to be learned th Tony Deis Wed, Apr 15, 2009 10:19 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/04/15/start_your_immerison_without_us Why would someone do a full time wilderness skills program You take a long time from your life you pay a-lot of money and many of the skills shouldnt need to be learned a Tony Deis Mon, Apr 13, 2009 12:19 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/04/13/start_your_immersion_program_now This is about a taster day for alumni of our taster days Consider it taster v20 If youve ever attended any TrackersTEAMS free day we really want you to come to the Tony Deis Tue, Apr 07, 2009 11:20 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/04/07/taster_day_2_the_revenge An immersion program trains more than primitive or traditional skills It serves more than educators or those rallying for a new culture Its does not exist to help you mas Tony Deis Tue, Mar 31, 2009 09:54 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/03/31/a_year_in_the_life_of_our_immersion_program Weve officially hired a new program coordinator and lead instructor for the immersion program Hes none other than Jason Craban Some of you may know him and thus will be Tony Deis Wed, Mar 25, 2009 09:16 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/03/25/meet_jason_our_new_program_coordinator At TrackersTEAMS were constantly throwing swords This is not a metaphor we actually throw swords You may ask What does that have to do with traditional skills My fir Tony Deis Mon, Mar 16, 2009 06:22 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/03/16/throwing_swords At Trackers we want our investment in outreach to be less about marketing and more about supporting local artists You may already notice this in our photographs videos a Tony Deis Tue, Mar 10, 2009 01:35 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/03/10/a_new_story by Lisa Wells 2008 ended like any year in the super charged atmosphere of family naughty and nice skipping around the rooms of belonging January and February wint Trackers Teams Wed, Mar 04, 2009 12:29 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/03/04/right_and_wrong What does real survival require Both in the long term and when everything hits the fan It might not be what you think How many of us have been humbled by the cold and wet Trackers Teams Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/25/wilderness_survival_awareness_part_1 Many people come to me and exalt the value of self-directed learning They assume this is what we offer at TrackersTEAMS A recent conversation with Judy BlueHorse helped me Trackers Teams Wed, Feb 18, 2009 12:03 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/18/collaboration_vs_selfdirected_learning The following article is about Facebook removing the above image of skinning and butchering a sheep It was posted by TrackersNW This article is NOT intended as Trackers Teams Thu, Feb 12, 2009 02:57 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/12/facebook_removes_photo_of_butchering_and_homesteading By Tony Deis Let me introduce you to one of the most powerful business tools in the world The feelings of passion and responsibility A person that i Trackers Teams Mon, Feb 09, 2009 10:28 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/09/passion_and_repsonsibility_in_business -by Laura Zerrra For as long as I can remember Ive been drawn to dead animals Moments stick out in my early memory There was the time I found the doe melting i Trackers Teams Fri, Feb 06, 2009 06:24 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/06/my_intiation It is difficult in this culture to imagine annbspeffective initiation when so much of initiation depends on the life leading up to it In tribal societies initiates we Trackers Teams Wed, Feb 04, 2009 09:31 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/04/from_the_editor_initiations I was at the edge of a track on the forest floor in the black dirt into the Earth It was an edge of a toe of a Fox foot gliding on the ground Trackers Teams Mon, Feb 02, 2009 04:21 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/02/tracking_poem_i I dont know how this will work out All I know is that I have faith in Dr Pramod Parajuli Pramod you say Yes he is from a villlage Nepal and now a professor at Presc Trackers Teams Sun, Feb 01, 2009 09:49 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/01/trackersteams_headed_down_to_prescott_college The new programs are up This blog is a feature of it FYI I have been fixing my typos all day I really wanted this relaunch to reflect the intelligent conversation I Trackers Teams Sun, Feb 01, 2009 09:10 PM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/02/01/the_relaunch_of_trackersteams_needs_your_help My wife Molly plays an online Multi-User Dungeon MUDD for short Jason our Wilderness Immersion director got teary eyed during the final episode of the new Battlestar Tony Deis Thu, Jan 22, 2009 08:54 AM http://www.trackersteams.com/blog/posts/2009/01/22/anime_and_bacon