“Bear Grylls of the 1910s” had something to prove

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 2 p.m.

Joe Knowles' wilderness-survival demonstration had been a huge success, and made him famous. But he'd been dogged by rumors that he cheated. Now, a continent away, he was going to redeem his reputation with a second try ... in an unfamiliar Oregon forest, full of unfamiliar West Coast plants. One of those plants would ruin his chance. (Near Holland, Josephine County; 1914) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1812e.joe-knowles-survival-guru-528.html)