Sometime in March, while browsing my local library’s website, I saw that they were hosting an “Un-bound Upcycle Book Art Contest” that month.
You go to your local branch, ask for an old book, and then use it as your canvas. You can turn it into… anything!
I saw this as a very low-pressure, fun Yes, yet still very much a challenge.
What can I do with a book, using what I have in my home?
What ideas do I want to share?
I moved to Arizona in the fall of 2017 to join a conservation corps. It was both my first time working/living outdoors (camping) and my first time in the southwest. On my second hitch I saw my first scorpion, tarantulas, roadrunner, six black widows (under our campsite’s picnic table), rattlesnake, and got a little too familiar with cholla. Woah!
After six months working and sleeping in Arizona’s canyons, deserts, and forests, the “scary” creatures became familiar friends to me, and I learned how to not get bit/stung/poked. I was glad to have that knowledge going into my AZT thru-hike, so to benefit any other newcomers to the southwest, here’s an introduction to some of the flora and fauna you’ll see in Arizona. Read more
Let’s say you’re walking through the woods, munching on a carrot.
A real, whole carrot. Mmmm.
You continue walking and chomping, enjoying the calm that surrounds you.
When you eventually get to the end of your carrot, that last little stub, what do you do?
Go ahead, picture yourself doing what comes automatically.
If you saw yourself chucking the carrot end into the forest—because it’s organic and obviously going to break down naturally out here, just like compost—then I’m so glad you’ve found this post! Keep on reading, because you’re about to meet Leave No Trace (LNT), seven principles to follow whenever you’re in the outdoors—from local parks to National Scenic Trails. Read more