There’s really nothing like just getting away from it all. There are a few places left on earth where no computers, cell phones or televisions can be found. In this environment, a different kind of operating system is running the day. It’s the most complex system of all. It’s nature and the human experience. Wilderness technology is driven by the human senses.

There are complex computers and space age hardware that can almost exactly predict the weather, but so can a naturalist. A man connected to nature can use the software in his head to nail down weather patterns. Through visual observation and then the storage of that information, and the sensation on his skin, the smell in the air and sometimes the sounds around him, a good human predictor of weather can be more accurate than any computer. This is a good example of how technology can actually pull us away from what is present and real.

Many people would go nuts if they had to spend any time without a computer and access to the internet. That’s unfortunate, because the “technological” design of the human body can deliver the most amazing experience available on earth. The internet should be used to share pictures of a wilderness experience. The only traditional definition of technology on a mountain top should be the design of a lightweight backpack, high performance hiking boots and easy to carry nutritional supplements. That’s a facet of technology we don’t think about. Plenty of experimenting and updating goes into the hardware we use to experience the natural world.

Once there, you might be suprised at the performance that is delivered in the ancient technology of the human senses, as well as the emotions that will accompany the experience.