Before Memory Changes It
Rusty Pickett never began keeping journals for anyone else to read. He wrote because memory has a way of shortening the hard climbs, softening the mistakes, and changing a journey into a better story than the one a fellow actually lived.
Three Wet Matches and a Bad Decision
Most survival books teach skills. A Wild Guide tells stories. Each journal entry is written as though it came from the well-worn field notebook of wilderness traveler Rusty Pickett, where practical lessons emerge naturally from long days, changing weather, and hard-earned experience. In "Three Wet Matches and a Bad Decision," a cold October rain reminds Rusty that impatience can be more dangerous than the weather itself.
Why I Still Carry a Paper Map
A GPS can tell you where you are. A paper map asks you to figure it out. Discover why I still carry a paper map, and how learning to read the landscape became one of the guiding philosophies behind Journeys Of The Crew.