The Call of the Wild

Do you have an animal instinct when it comes to nature? Do you go wild for the wild? Does all that fresh air go straight to your libido?

As I spent the day snowshoeing up a mountain in New Hampshire this past weekend it occurred to me that there was nobody, and I mean nobody, around. Part of that was scary and part of it very liberating. I could do whatever, with whomever, I wanted and nobody would know. Why is it when we are given that freedom we automatically want to push our limits and do things that we shouldn’t? Or should we? Is there something instinctually ok with that or are we supposed to be more refined or domesticated then that? Does the freedom of the wild make us wild?

What are your outdoor adventure stories? If you don’t have any and perhaps you want to try, check out this book I found on Amazon.com, Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple's Guide to Getting Naughty in Nature by Michelle Waitzman. It looks very witty and why not? 2 out of the 3 comments left by readers were very positive. The 1 negative comment was clearly made by someone who took it way too literal and might need a little more action in a tent, or anywhere for that matter, to loosen up a bit.

Apparently this is a bigger topic than I originally realized, upon further research I have found several more books including, How to Have Sex in the Woods by Luann Colombo and Sex in the Outdoors: A Humorous Approach to Recreation. 53 copies on Amazon of the last one, new and used, are available starting at only $.01! So, If nothing else a good gift for your outdoorsy friend or family member. But chances are if they already spend a lot of time in the woods they already have a good reason for doing so and you are the one that should make the quick read to expand those horizons.

So even though it’s still winter, get out there and explore, pick a trail to blaze and go wild!