Wilder Boys (22 page)
Authors: Brandon Wallace
There are plants you can use for various treatments, and there are ones you should avoid. . . .
Larkspur:
Grows two to four feet high and has blue and purple flowers. Toxic to humans, especially the seeds. Avoid.
Bitterroot:
Low-growing flower with pink or purple petals. The roots are consumed by Shoshone and Flathead Indians as a delicacy. Some say they can stop bear attacks!
Oregon Grape Roots:
Evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and dark blue-black berries. Used to treat upset stomach and inflamed skin.
Indian Paintbrush:
Native to western America. The red flowers of the paintbrush are edible and sweet, and were eaten by some Native American tribes. However, avoid the roots and leaves, as these can be deadly!
I can't believe we finally saw the northern lights (and worked out what Dad was talking about when he mentioned aurora borealis.)! The whole thing was like a giant light show in the sky, with green and blue wisps snaking across the horizon. Dad reckons it's something to do with the sun's solar wind sending particles hurtling into the Earth's atmosphere at a funny angle. They normally happen much farther northâbut I'm glad they made their way south this time!
BRANDON WALLACE
Trekking solo across the most remote corners of Wyoming and Montana as a young man, Brandon learned the hard way how to survive in the harshest conditions nature could throw at him. Having spent the subsequent two decades as a trail leader, passing on his knowledge to a generation of budding adventurers, he turned his hand to fictionalizing his experiences, and
Wilder Boys
was born.
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ISBN 978-1-4814-3264-1 (hc)
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