Wilderness Wavelength – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the First Annual Fathers and Sons Camping trip!  Jonny and Ani come out to the Northern Rockies for a camping trip with us! 

Casey and Ani are both 3 years old and love getting wild.  We record the first half of the podcast from the garage and the next half sitting beside the campfire in the Jarvis Lake Campground.  Join us for the adventure!

Scott Sunderwald and Morris Archibald join the podcast this week to talk about some wild adventures in the forest!  

Morris recounts some of the experiences he's had during his career in forestry as well as an attack from a Grizzly Bear!  

Follow along with Scott's adventures on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

Cheanise and Brody, the stewards of the Rock Lake Earth Lodge, join us on this episode! 

The Rock Lake Earth Lodge is located in Rock Lake Provincial Park and is the gateway into the vast Willimore Wilderness Park.   

Cheanise and Brody talk about the concept and vision behind the Earth Lodge and some of the hurdles and challenges that they have run into in their first year of operations.  We also chat about some of their goals and plans for the future.  

Find out more about the Lodge and the programs at https://rocklakeearthlodge.com/ 

You can also follow along with their story on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rocklakeearthlodge/

Scott Sunderwald is back and we also welcome avid outdoorsman, Aaron Jones on this episode!  

Aaron regales us with stories of packrafting trips throughout the rivers of the Northern Rockies as well as his vast experiences fly fishing and making fly fishing lures.  We also talk about some of our favorite rivers.  

We then jump into the world of climbing.  Aaron and Scott talk about their experiences rock climbing and ice climbing and offer a few tips and tricks to get into the climbing game. 

Find Aaron's videos on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@flyfish-bowhunt-alberta and follow his adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aj.fishing.alberta/

Follow along with Scott on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

One of my best friends, Producer Craig hops aboard this episode!  We talk about working in radio and Craigs move from the Cape Breton out to Alberta.

We also touch on the world of geocaching and play a survival facts game!

Scott Sunderwald is back to talk about foraging!  We dig into the world of harvesting mushrooms and plants and some of the best methods.  We talk about some of the best plants around the northern rockies for foraging and how to use them best.  We also talk about some of the dangers and the best ways to stay safe while foraging.

Scott answers some great listener questions for the "Ask Scott" segment.  If you have a question, email it to wildernesswave@outlook.com

This episode was recorded LIVE on a boat while fishing Long Lake on the May Long Weekend! 

We are aboard Jordan's 12 foot flat-bottomed that features a 6HP motor.  The main fish in Long Lake are Jackfish, so we are trying out the Five of Diamonds and Red Devil spoons.  Join us for an afternoon on the water!

The Camping Hacks, Jeff and Jordo, return to the podcast to talk fishing!  We dig into some of the best fishing experiences as well a future fishing goals.   Also, favorite places to fish and even the best fishing hooks!

Email wildernesswave@outlook.com with your favorite fishing hook!

Avid hunter and outdoorsman, Matthew Ritchie, stops in to tell some wild hunting and back country exploration stories on this episode.  

We start with a story of his latest snow goose hunt and encountering a snow goose that was hatched in Russia back in 2009.  Matthew also gets into some stories of being surrounded by wolf packs and close encounters with Grizzly bears.  

We also dive into the world of shed hunting and chat about some tips and tricks to help make your own shed hunt more fruitful.  

Follow along with Matthew's adventures on  "The Next Chapter" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/202535382783070

Jamie is back and we get into survival training!  How long will he survive if dropped of in the wilderness?  We go through an entire survey and learn about his "survival" techniques.  

You can take the survey here:  https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/how-long-could-you-survive-the-wilderness.  How long did you make it?