Camp and Trail - X: November 2010

Mors Kochanski To Be
Woodsmoke Keynoter

Woodsmoke organizer, David Wescott (left ) and longtime friend, Mors Kochanski (right) invite you to attend this amazing event.

Mors Kochanski, author Northern Bushcraft and world famous master woodsman will be the Keynote presenter for the First International Classic Camping and Bushcraft Symposium. Mors is taking a 5 year leave to pursue his writing endeavors, so his appearances are limited for the next little while. If you want to spend time with Mors and get to hear his fantastic presentation, then sign up to attend Woodsmoke 2011 today.

We're busy getting the site ready before the snow flies and the spring runoff makes it impossible to do the repairs we need to do in order to host WOODSMOKE 2011. The entry bridge was replaced across the creek and new buck-rail fencing lines the entry road. A beautiful gateway is also going in to replace the old one that wasn't aging well. Contact Backtracks for information about this great new event.

Uncle Dan Beard would be so proud....Woodcraft in action.

- IT'S OFFICIAL!

We're rescheduling Woodsmoke

- ANNOUNCING THE NEW DATES -

The Woodsmoke Camp and Trail

Re-Encampment

July 8-14. 2012

Our Campsite

Looking east to the Teton Range from the parking area.

Here's another look at some great old timey camping. This was a re-encampment set up by Mike Powell and myself at the Grand Teton Council Jamboral (Idaho) last May (2010). It was a real hit, with lots of good comments and questions. People are always amazed to see how well this type of camping works - better than the new stuff - on a cold spring day. My tent was warm and dry, and we showed them a few tricks that had been lost to most modern scouters - too bad.

- Old Gringo