Another Lost in the Wild: Cody Lundin

In Lost in the Wild: Cody Lundin I highlighted a short-lived show that starred Cody Lundin. That particular episode was filmed in Nova Scotia.

There is another episode online.

Escarpment Escapement

Yesterday I returned to the Hocking State Forest around Cantwell Cliffs in Hocking Hills. Temperature was above 50°. That’s not even a challenge anymore for hiking barefoot.

My challenge, though, was to work my way along the escarpment of one of the gorges there.

How Long Before Barefoot Kid Equals Child Endangerment?

Here is a story that makes me think this whole country is just losing its mind: Mother to face charges for unusual punishment.

What did she do? Make her 10-year old walk to school.

Walking on Broken Glass

With apologies to Annie Lennox, Walking on Broken Glass is not all that difficult.

I just made a YouTube video of me crushing broken glass, barefoot.

Colorful Characters: John Sparks

Newark, Ohio, has its own historical barefooter, John Sparks. In fact, he is “historical” enough to have his very own historical marker:

Hidden Hocking Hills

I am always struck by how much of Hocking Hills is so totally unknown by so many people. They (almost) all seem to stick to just the standard “official” spots: Ash Cave, Cedar Falls, Old Man’s Cave, Conkle’s Hollow, Rock House, Cantwell Cliffs. They rarely even go much of a distance beyond the standard fare.

I, on the other hand, enjoy thoroughly exploring what is out there off the beaten path.

Yesterday was another sunny 50° day (we’ve had a lot of those this “winter”), so I did a bit of bushwhacking around the State Forest near Cantwell Cliffs. Total hiking was around 4 miles, with 2½ of that bushwhacking.

Lost in the Wild: Cody Lundin

Folks might be interested in this short program starring Cody Lundin (barefooter and survivalist extraordinaire).

It dates from 2004, and was aired on Discovery.

Barefoot Runners Society Update

A quick entry: the Barefoot Runners Society just updated their server. As part of the migration, they had to use a new URL. So, if you are having trouble reconnecting, here’s the new URL!

The ACLU and Me

In this comment, Dan asked if I ever asked the ACLU for support in my lawsuits. The answer is a long story that I’ve kept procrastinating in telling.

Finally, here it is.

Trying to Interest the Ohio Supreme Court

Folks may remember that I lost my appeal in my lawsuit against a local library. I talked a bit about that in How Judges Cheat — Part 2. After you lose at the appeals level, you have two choices: accept the loss, or try to get the Ohio Supreme Court interested.

I felt I had to at least make the attempt to get the Ohio Supreme Court interested.

A New Running Study Looking at Injury Rates

Dr. Daniel Lieberman of Harvard is well-known for his studies of barefoot running, and I’ve discussed that before. He and his colleagues have a new study out, Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners: a retrospective study, in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (The lead author is Adam Daoud.)

It is not a barefoot running study, but does address some of the issues related to barefoot running.

Barefoot in the Andes – Part 2

Let me continue my previous entry, Barefoot in the Andes – Part 1. In this entry, I will concentrate a bit more on how the people just went barefoot as part of their everyday life.

Barefoot in the Andes – Part 1

Machu Picchu was discovered in the early 1910s, by Hiram Bingham. He was sponsored, at least in part, by the National Geographic magazine, so they did quite a few articles about it at that time.

The articles don’t just show Machu Picchu, but also document the people of the area. Those articles provide an interesting snapshot about what life was like in the Andes back then, and they also show the ubiquity of bare feet.

Hookworm Revisited

There were a couple of comments in an earlier entry, “Shoo! Donations”, that got into a discussion of hookworm. There was also a question about barefoot running in Southeast Asia on the Barefoot Runners Society forum that seemed to be hookworm related.

I’ve written about hookworm before, but I thought I’d take this opportunity to say a few more words about it.

Lumps Attached to the Ankles

That is what feet for most people have become these days: lumps attached to the ankles. They’ve been encased and allowed to atrophy, not only in terms of strength, but also in dexterity.

It hasn’t always been that way, and doesn’t have to stay that way.