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ROBIN
EASTON is an adventurer. She spent much of her adult
life in wild and remote areas including, Alaska, Tasmania, Australia's
tropical and subtropical rainforest and the far north woods of
Maine. Easton has traveled to New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and
has lived throughout Europe. She is a writer, speaker, musician.
and nature photographer.
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Robin
grew up in beautiful western Maine, surrounded by lakes, forests
and mountains. Most of her childhood was spent outdoors in the
woods and near the water. Her parents made a commitment to get
their children out of the house, away from the TV and into nature.
In her book, Naked
in Eden, Robin tells the story of how her father
got rid of the family TV and started taking all six of his kids
into the wild. |
Dad taking all six
of
his kids hiking.
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Robin’s
father taught her how to handle a canoe, use a bow and arrow,
how to fish, hike, camp and rock hound. He sparked her interest
in wild edible and medicinal plants and instilled in her a creative
and freethinking way of life. He encouraged her to always be adventurous
and inquisitive. |
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Early
morning mist rises from the
sleeping rainforest. A cacophony of
colorful birds herald the new day
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the age of twenty-five Easton walked away from society. She left
the United States and went to live with her husband in the remote
tropical Daintree Rainforest of Queensland, Australia. Robin is
extremely passionate about this rainforest; it is one of the world’s
oldest tropical rainforest, home to a vast number of rare and
threatened species. Over the years Robin has been involved in
helping to create awareness of this sacred forest. |
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Easton’s
“larger-than-life” stories bring this ancient rainforest
right into the room. Her true life stories entertain, educate
and inspire. While living in Australia, kangaroos, birds and bandicoots
befriended her as her bare feet shared paths with foot-long centipedes,
bird eating spiders, leeches and ticks. She learned to handle
and identify some of the world’s deadliest snakes. Robin's
speaks passionately about the tenacity of all life, and believes
all life to be sacred, whether it’s the flying fox or the
salt water crocodile. “True knowledge and understanding
are potent keys to overcoming our fear of potentially deadly and
often misunderstood life forms.” |
Robin telling wild
Aussie tales. |
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One of Robin's
most remarkable rainforest experiences was the gift of music.
During her last year in the rainforests of Australia she began
to dream beautiful music. When she returned to the United
States she sat at a piano and played as if she'd played for
ten years. Unable to read music, Robin has performed on
the east coast, and recorded on both the east and west coasts.
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Eight days on the
San Juan River
- - - with a brave young friend |
When not working
on her second book, Robin loves hiking, camping, rafting, canoeing,
swimming, photography, gardening and almost anything that gets
her into the wild. She also enjoys playing the Native American
courting flute, composing piano solos, singing, roller-skating,
pottery, glass fusing, digging ditches, skiing, travel, and
time spent laughing and sharing with friends.
Robin's story has
been told on an award-winning NBC News affiliate piece, Paul
Harvey News, KBLA Radio, KSFR and others. She's appeared
in magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada .
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