Archives: Timeline Stories

Nikki abandons herself in the wilderness and survives off the land and sea with stone-tools and primitive technology for nearly 2 years. Her feral cat Scout traded her mice for clams until she learned how to thrive in ways she had never felt in life before. >>> 13 year-old Patrick arrives at Wolf Camp and attends “Secrets of the Ancient Scout,” a program promising to teach the art of invisibility. He can’t wait to bring this promise back to his hometown where he imagines dominating paintball matches.

The idea of LUMINARIA is born after Nikki watches the first episode of the reality show Survivor.

Nikki becomes a program designer and lead instructor for Wolf Camp and the School of Natural Science, inspiring the next generation of earth skills educators.

Nikki van Schyndel hears the call of the wild from a backyard Rowan tree. The unbelievable experience compels her to eventually walk away from the American dream life and begin her  naturalist and survival training.