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Indigenous Peoples of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, Their Rock Art, and Ongoing Preservation Efforts by the Witte Museum, Shumla, and Leading Archaeologists Introduction The Lower Pecos [...]

Trip Report Journey to the Lower Pecos Canyonlands Expedition to view and photograph the Rock Art of Indigenous people January 28-30, 2025 The idea: After reading Pam LeBlanc’s article in AAA [...]

An overview of Inuit Indigenous People of North America Bob Rein, Ethnographer, Indigenous Cultures of North America Member National MN’24, The Explorers Club Allen Tuten, Ethnographer of Alaskan [...]

One of my explorer/adventurer hero and friend is Brett Friedman. I watch his videos every week (I have never missed one since 2020). Among his copious credentials, Brett, being a former EMT and [...]

Reflections Off the Grid:      Exploration Newsletter – Fourth Quarter, 2024 2024 Year in Review Dear Adventurers, Explorers and Culture Seekers, 2024 was an incredible year for me. I [...]

Today is my 80th trip around the sun. I have outlived my brother, my parents have long passed, my aunts and uncles have passed, and only a few of my cousins are still alive. I graduated college [...]

I have always wondered, what is around the bend? Where will this trail take me? What will I encounter along this river or lake? What is the fascination with the Inside Passage that has led me to [...]

I have never considered myself a scientist or a historian. I do remember fondly taking a class in Anthropology as an elective in college. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, majoring in that subject was [...]

Reflections Off the Grid:      Exploration Newsletter – Third Quarter, 2024 The Northern Canadian Portion of the Inside Passage & The Heart of the Kwakwaka’wakw Culture Dear [...]

Exploration of The Northern end of the Canadian portion of the Inside Passage (Johnstone Strait, Broughton Archipelago, Knight Inlet, and Great Bear Rainforest), British Columbia, Canada August [...]