Get your veggies! This time of year the Garden is ripe for the picking. Sun, water and good dirt. Some of my favorite things. #organicgardening #organicfarm #funfood #rewildyourlife #rewilding #spokane #spokanedoesntsuck #hazenaudel #liveofftheland #selfreliance #lifelonghealth #naturalathlete
Don’t miss TONIGHT! Episode 5 of Primal Survivor, Extreme Africa Safari Airing tonight in the US on #nationalgeographicchannel and coming soon to other #natgeochannel and #Disneyplus around the world soon! Finding this snake was a Show Stopper for me!! I am so so happy I was able to showing off to the world! #africanwildlife #exploreafrica #herper #reptilesofinstagram #reptilelove #colubridsofinstagram #disney #snakelover #naturenerd #bushcraftlife #survivalskills #bushcraft #naturalhistory #mangrove #naturedocumentary #naturelover
Endlessly fascinating this world is. Of course my love for nature has taken me everywhere, but also it’s the people, the cultures and as a maker, to see the architectural accomplishments of the masters… ughhhhh.. I can’t be everywhere at once.. but being in Croatia has been a complete surprise! I am in a constant zone of being overwhelmed with wonder and exhausted from over-inspiration.. The scenery, the arts, the history after history after history and the people that respect and enjoy one another. #croatianculture . . Photo Credit @lucky_m_e #travelcroatia #europetravel #croatia🇭🇷 #croatiafulloflife #architecturelove
I dont have a favorite place I’ve ever traveled to. Asking a fantastical animal lover like myself what my favorite animal is is just plain silly! But I think I know my favorite shelter that I ever built while filming Primal Survivor. I built this one in Biasha territory of China. While living in the forests there I was in constant awe of all of the bamboo that grew giant in expansive forests. And so my mind was always turning about all the fun things I could do with it all. While filming this particular episode. I had ample time to build this shelter and so I built how I wanted. (This is usually not the case while filming on anscedule and making sure i find all my things i need to eat. But this time I had a moment while filming to have a little bit more self-expression in my build. – and so it was an experiment and I Zened out in the craft and in the process. With beautiful bamboo in abundance and a few thousand intentional swings with a machete- a house for a while. With a deck overlooking more lush forest. All the rainwater collected in my rain gutter that I used my green tea in the morning for little extra luxury. If you haven’t seen my China episodes- look hard. We made three. Make sure to try to track them down. I really loved making those 3 episodes. #builditandtheywillcome #PrimalSurvivor #bamboo #bambootechnology #bamboobuilding #bambooarchitecture #treehouse #survivalshelter #handbuilthome #timberframe #nonails #bamboolove #bushcraft #survival #knifework #natgeo #netzero #rewildyourlife
National Geographis channel tonight! Cows can swim for several miles if necessary, and it is necisarry with West Africa’s ongoing drought. Vegetation is scarce, so cattle must be on the move to greater distances to find things to graze and browse. — so @hazenaudel’s trek with these farmers could be a long one! Don’t miss #PrimalSurvivor: Extreme African Safari, tonight at 10/9c on National Geographic. Available now as well on #Amazonprimevideo. And watchable soon on #disney #disneyplus #cattle #rancherlife #pastoralist #cowboylife #cowboy #africatravel #natgeo #exporeafrica #travellife
While filming in real Remote Kenya with the Rendile Tribe. I would say they live in one of the harshest environments I have ever crossed. They survive by living off of their camels. Drinking Their mild, blood and eating camel meat. Their range has become to brutally dry and hot it is too hot to raise goats and cattle. Hunting is impossible due to the scaresety of game. Yet, with their unique lifestyle they live as proper and proud Rendile. It was an honor to with them and be able to document at least a small part of their lives. #rendile #tribal #culturalphotography #natgeo #disneyplus #natgeochannel #bushcraft #remotetravel #portraitphotography #expeditiontravel #primalnsurvivor #solocontroelmundo #Telemundo
Tooooonight!! Who is down? So if you have #NatGeo, it will be on tonight, hope to see you there! This is all coming to #Disney very soon, and all of the wonderful other countries all around the world as well! I must say. I don’t take any of this for granted. I get to show the world what I love to the very core of me. And I have so appreciated getting to know an entire world out there that loves this wonderful, amazing, fascinating, and beautiful natural world. Thank you, this episode is a Banger!! #banger #nature #naturelover #naturenerd #supernatural #defense #armor #exploreafrica #naturefacts #bushcraft #survival
Sorry for the blurry video. My internet out here is not the best. But hopefully, a better video will be coming soon. . . The 1890s Barn I saved from being burned down. I took it down board by board. Pulled every frickin nail and moved it to here. And it’s my house where I live. It’s been a life. And I thought I was building it but it’s been building me. The many characters and loved ones that helped me all along the way- thank you all for sharing your labor and expertise of love and for many of you being my best friends. . @ouradadesigns @the.gem.theatre #barnhome #architecture_hunter ##architecture #repurposed #barnwood #handmade #handmadehome #timberframe #postandbeam #woodworking
Have you spent much time with any birch trees lately. They ain’t no bamboo but they are indeed awfully handy. Looking for reindeer in Inner Mongola #betula #birchbark #birchbarkcanoe #survivalskills #survivalgear #survivalshelter #knifelife #knifemaking #knifesheath #mongoliatravel #instameetmongolia #scandinavianart #scandinaviandesign #bushcraft #bushcraftlife #axejunkies #ethnobotany #solocontoelmundo #chinalife
The knife I made for our Primal Survivor series for working in China for 3 months. Handmade Damascus blade, sumac, and hemp. #bladesmith #knifemaking #metalsmith #bushknowledge #bushknife #survivalknife #blacksmith #woodworker #bushcraft #knifework #survivalgear
I do love to grow plants, I love plants, and so I love me a garden. This is my vegetable garden this year. Pumping out vegetables!! All organic. And living this way brings more and more. The turkeys just came in this year. Having a mess of turkeys is like having a herd of mini dinosaurs eating every possible pest. I don’t get many insect Pests in my garden. Because I foster the other local wildlife. I have bird houses strategically placed and they are strategically built to get specific predatory birds that are fantastic at eating and keeping my garden free off pests. But also I have garter snakes and toads and other natural predators it takes shelter in my garden. They get food. Can I get lots of food in return. For the most part, insects are not generalists, one species of insect tends to only eat the specific plant its evolved to eat. Certain species or genus, or family of plants have only certain species of insects that like to eat it. By knowing this I don’t plant the same kinds of plants in a group, or a row or close to one another. I separate similar genus of plant. That way if a kind of insect likes a certain plant- It can’t reproduce there and simply be able to walk or jump over to the same kind of plant next to it. Instead, the pests would have to get across a wall of other plants such as tomato plants, plants in the carrot family, plants in the cucumber family, plants in the bean family, the list goes on and on. Having different plants between other plants is like creating a giant protective border around each plant. #organicgardening #permaculture #gardeningtips #ecosystems #rewilding #organiclife #gardinorganico #vivaorganico #vidaorganico #gardening #liveofftheland #spokaneboy #spokanedoesntsuck
I hope you liked Episode 1 of Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari. TODAY Episode 2!! Lots of good critters in this one- small and as big as they get! #elephants #herper #chameleon #africanwildlife #wildlifelover #iheartnature #expeditiontravel #overland #herpinglife #naturenerd #PrimalSurvivor #bushcraft #survival #amazonprimevideo #natgeochannel #natgeo #disneyplus #disney #naturedocumentary #extremelife
Lekeaora, was my host father when I was filming w/ the Samburu in Kenya. When we first met him we asked where his son was. We wanted to do a Primal Survivor National Geographic documentary exhibiting the lives of Samburu warriors. One of his 7 sons, (3 still alive) was living afar with his family’s cattle as a warrior. Lekeaora & his wife had no idea where his son was- as warriors are typically gone from the age of 16 & return back at the age 23 years old- the age at which they are greatly respected for their accomplishments & are expected then to find a wife & get married. The search was on for his son. To accomplished the feat of finding them we had to search through leads after leads by other tribal families throughout a vast Samburu and Massai range of thousands of miles of desert, bush & mountains. The search was made more complicated as rumors spread quickly that we were looking for them because of criminal accusations. So some people were giving out misleading information about their possible locations. We got there in the end. The three warriors were ecstatic to see us & to find out we wanted to show off their incredible lives to the world. When we found his son, he was with two other warriors taking care of about 80 cattle in remote dry valley. They were carrying the clothes on their backs, their weapons on hand or strapped onto their backs- machete, spear, club & machine gun. In the leather machete sheath was a large sharpened metal rod to do veterinary work & extract vicious thorns from their feet. They each also had chrome seiko digital watches, & small hand held makeup mirrors. (Warriors are heavily decorated & spend a lot of attention on their impressive appearance) The only other items were carried by a singular cow, a calabash container, and a special bow and arrow for extracting blood from the jugular vien of their cows. (While living and traveling with the warriors for two weeks we only had mik and blood to sustain ourselves) Lekeaora was an energetic & kind man. He took me in and was eager to show me off as his newest family member. We mended lots of fence and spent our days carrying for his animals that were about. More in comments:
On our recent camping trip in the Sawtooth Wilderness. Mostly all members of our Patreon group. But we had an Awesome time. (Patreon Posse- I have yet to load up all the group photos, but doing that soon! Miss you guys) But Bales and I at least in this photo, enjoying an early morning in the hot spring mist with coffee in hand. Enjoy the once in a lifetime wonders everyday. #Wilderness #hazenathome @sawtoothwildernessourfitters #swo #kuhl #kuhlclothing #lunazsandals #lunaz #sawtoothlodge @sawtoothlodge #geologylover #rezdog #peyette #patreon Www.patreon.com/hazenaudel
Wanna see some cool bee keeping? Here in the Yunnan Province in China the local Indigenouse Dulong people avidly make bee hives out of hollowed sections of logs and placing them on strategic parts of their land. It is wishful thinking for the most part. The chance of the right species of wild bees colonizing these logs is very slim. You can see in some areas there are almost countless hives being made and placed up through the hills and into the forest. Most people in the “modern” world are familiar with the honey bee; Apis mellifera- the European honey bee. But that is a bee that has been hybridized and domesticated and is used for conventional honey production almost throughout the world. But throughout the world there are actually thousands of species of wild bees that don’t get much attention. Not all of these bees make honey or if they do it is in much smaller quantities than what European Honey bees are capable of making. Non the less they play an unimaginable importance to the ecosystems they are native to. Here in this region the wild honey from Indigenous wild bees are what the Dulong are after. Often times species or specific colonies of bees will favor specific flowers. Giving the honey distinct flavors as well as distinct medicinal qualities valued in traditional Chinese medicine. Certain honeys can bring high market value. The most sought after honey comes from wild bees that are getting nectar from the wild mountain rhododendron that grows on steep, remote cliff sides. The nectar-honey from this plant is highly toxic. At the same time as being poisonous it is also hallucinogenic. If a family is lucky enough to have a hive with these bees and this kind of honey it is valuable enough to change a family. A means to raise an entire family out of generational poverty. Discovered while filming #PrimalSurvivor China. #beekeeping #natgeo #naturefact #hallucinogen #honey #chinesemedicine #funfacts #naturefacts #travelblogger #hallucinations #mastergardener
. I am the doing. I think a lot, I am often in my own world, too many concussions? ADHD? Am I selfish and /or jugmental? Do people think I am aloof. If what they say is real. I don’t want to be that way. Someone I deem as wise once said to me “we are who people think we are”. Is this true? Maybe it indeed is. And if so we cannot please everyone to help us God. Does God know? This I don’t know either. But I try to know. I carry my enemy. And I struggle. I am no superhero- this is ridiculous,, I have no superpowers. Only luck and very odd tenacity. This makes me have experience. I am a person. A now; man. I take nothing for granted with this life I have been blessed with. I forget how hard I have had to work to make it extra. But I do because I am fastinated. My peculiar gift. This along side a loving family, and my love for my friends. I am gifted. It all keeps me breathing, sometimes maniacally satiated. But I too suffer. Suffer hard, feel the lonely in life and personal and private struggles I breath through. I do the best I can and I think I do better at being better. This is my expectation of everyone I want mingling with the life of my own. Because I need leaders, mentors, lovers, and the people that I identify as those living this life they honor. And so I am the doing. If I am being jealous. I am jealous. If I am deceitful and fall corrupt. Even for a moment- my doing is who I am. Every moment in life is not bliss. My sadness, my scars and limps in my heart, my understanding of loneliness. The unfair traumas and the traumas I deserve are the life we have. The lessons through thick and thin give us value as guides, and friends, and parents and elders. I am a person like you- neighbor. I know you struggle. I hope to be there for you and I selfishly and desperately am needing that from you. We are the doing.
Join me for an inspirational interview (link in bio) with Hazen Audel, the dynamic host of NatGeo’s “Primal Survivor” on Disney . Hazen shares his incredible journey, tackling unimaginationable challenges and revealing his transformation into a prominent conservationist. Discover how a life-changing trip to Ecuador at 19 helped him realize his true passions and purpose. As one of my closest friends, Hazen and I have a unique and heartfelt conversation you won’t want to miss.
Who Doesn’t love a good explore? One where a safe return is unlikely? Couldn’t help myself. TONIGHT! Episode 4 of tye latest series: Primal Survivor, Extreme Africa Safari. ON NatGeo Channel in the US. Coming soon to Disney Plus and counties near you!! Hope you Enjoy! #natgeo #natgeochannel #nationalgeographicchannel #archeology #spelunking #troglodyte #PrimalSurvivor #solocontroelmundo #bushcraft #bushcraftlife #survival #instaexplore
Best Eco sustainable professor in El Mundo! Hope you visit before I go to Costa Rica around August 15th. Like to get GOOD MORNING AMERICA NEWS CAST TO INTERVIEW US HERE about why we practice what we preach!
Examples of Biasha culture architecture and craftsmanship. The first photo is for rice grain storage. It is up on posts/stilts with structures that do no allow rodents getting in. The entire structure is built without metal nails or screws and build so tightly hand tools that rice cannot fall out and rodents and bugs can’t get in. The wood is grown from seedlings by grandparents knowing that they are to only be cut down and used by their genetic grand children. The ceramic tiles are sourced from a neighboring village that, as well, get every thing they need- clay, glazes and fuel for firing from their local village sites. The Biasha are deeply spritual. The other structure you see is an entrance into their village. Build beautifully to attract and house good spirits that should easily overpower malicious spirits that are responsible for sickness, disease, famine, and bad luck. In all of my travels, I have no equal to the detail and craftsmanship of their “everyday” utilitarian objects necessary for their survival. While filming with the Biasha in Primal Survivor CHINA #china #biasha #Chinesecraft #grainstorage #chinesecarpentry #Japanesecarpentry #asiancraftsmanship #asianart #timberframe #handbuilt #handmade #architectureporn #bushcraft #survivalskills #finewoodworking #natgeo #craftsmanship
A ring I made a few years back during my silvermith teaching days . A complete experimentation of metals. I wish I had time to make more or teach more. We will see what the future brings. #silvermith #handmadejewelry #hazenaudelarworks #snag #blacksmithing #handmade #artistsoninstagram
Crossing a river in the Yunnan region of China with the Dulong tribe. To make the cable, that is essentially turned into zip line, a specific thin walled Bamboo ((the Yunnan has the highest bamboo diversity in the world) every species with hundreds of specific uses)) is split into long thin straps and spliced into a stiff hard cable that can hold hundreds of pounds. It is slick and allows for a hard wood block to slide over the cable as brave souls traverse to the other side. I learned about the many uses of Bamboo at a young age and for the rest of my life I have been fascinated by this amazing group. #bamboo #plantlover #ethnobotany #bushcraft #bushknowledge #survivalgear #natgeo #Disneyplus #disney #China #plantknowledge #dulong #riverrat #whitewater #dulong #mountainlife
An Art Commission I finished a while back. Custom brass hardware, Brass and copper plate cut by hand with a jeweler’s saw. Hand blown glass with Mt. St. Helen’s volcanic ash. And American elm. The owners live in England in the folley/castle. The other panels reflect their antics and what they love then they are there. #hazenaudel #hazenaudelartworks #artistislighting #handmade #handmadejewelry #stainedglass #architecturedesign #architecture_hunter #archidaily #interiordesign #finewoodworking #bungalow #artistsoninstagram
https://open.spotify.com/episode/76p0Fcvj9H1VBRclxdxBiB?si=jjqdB2NlSsyRZJnzRPJpgQ A great Conversation with the Brilliant Mercedes and Anastasia sisters! @small.bits.of.happiness Have a listen to the cheery wisdom and goodness that these two are spreading. #podcast #dailywisdom #teenadvise #teenchallenge #goodlistening #hazenaudel
