Nature
The Black Widow and this species are two spiders whose venom can be harmful to humans.
What is the Brown Recluse?
This style of shelter involves a single, sloping roof made of natural debris or a tarp.
What is a lean-to?
This common wild green, often found in lawns, is identifiable by its deeply lobed leaves and hollow flower stalks, and is entirely edible.
What is a dandelion?
The historic village at this park offered us a unique Valentine's Weekend stroll.
What is Spring Mill SP?
This memorable location within a favorite park offers a unique "password" that the family can utilize in security measures.
What is Blackberry (Black Raspberry) Beach?
The scientific term for the total variety of life on Earth, encompassing all plants, animals, and microorganisms?
What is biodiversity?
When attempting to purify water using boiling, it's generally recommended to maintain a rolling boil for this minimum duration to kill most pathogens.
What is one minute?
The young shoots of this plant are a popular springtime delicacy when cooked & resemble something out of an ensemble.
What is a fiddlehead fern?
This served as the first state park campground we camped together at, with lots of (pre)history.
What is Mounds SP?
The concert showing off Cube 3.0 was held at this venue just weeks before the country went into a pandemic lockdown.
What is Navy Pier?
This geological process, responsible for the formation of the Himalayas and Rocky Mountains.
What is plate tectonics?
This critical mineral, essential for muscle and nerve function, can be rapidly depleted in the body during prolonged sweating in a hot environment?
What is sodium (or electrolytes)?
This highly nutritious plant, often found near water, has distinctive triangular stems and can be consumed raw or cooked, including its edible rhizomes.
What is cattail?
I led this Fort Harrison State Park program for a group that included your mom. It is a bright memory!
What is Fireflies at the Fort?
Offering us the opportunity to camp together for the first time, this campground in Hoosier Nat'l Forest holds a special place in our hearts.
What is Harden Ridge Recreation Area?
The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves into the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
The acronym "STOP" in survival refers to these 4 critical actions to take if you become lost in the wilderness.
What are Stay, Think, Observe, Plan?
Of the Morchella genus, this popular edible can fetch prices of $20-40 per pound, although can be much higher in some years.
What is morel mushrooms?
We stayed at a cabin named after this bird at Trine State Recreation Area, although it was overshadowed by another bird, the Sandhill Crane.
What is the Woodcock Cabin?
Visited in 2021, this tourist attraction sees over 2 million visitors per year while engaging in conservation of countless species worldwide.
What is the Shedd Aquarium?
Covering almost 4 square miles in a west coast state, this is the largest single organism known to science.
What is Armillaria solidipes or Honey fungus AKA the humongous fungus?
This device uses a method of fire starting relying on the compression of air to generate heat.
What is a fire piston?
This small tree often grows in colonies and shows off large, simple & alternating leaves. In the fall, it bears the largest native fruit in Indiana, enjoyed by people and animals alike.
What is Paw-Paw?
This campsite # on the shore of Summit Lake SP was the location of my proposal.
What is site #98?
This designated Wilderness Area in Hoosier National Forest offered us an excellent backpacking opportunity filled with spooky stories and edible mushrooms.
What is the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area?