Hiking boot

Earlier this summer I went to Cimarron, New Mexico on a high adventure backpacking trip exclusive to the Boy Scouts of America. I backpacked for 14 days through the desert, stopping at unique and interesting camps every day. It was an amazing learning opportunity for me, testing my endurance and putting me through some hard challenges. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The crew left in June, starting in Colorado for the weekend so we could acclimate to the time difference. While in…

Move and Act As If someone is tracking you while in the Woods This is a Survival Habit That Anyone Can and Should Develop Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense or tactic that animals and humans use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings. Camouflage is used to disguise location, identity, and movement. Crypsis is simply blending into your surroundings to avoid detection and most humans would use cryptic coloration. In other words, mimic the…

Despite having lived in Georgia for the past couple of years and having dealt with the immense heat and humidity there, I was still unprepared for the heat of the Arizona summer. As an experienced hiker, I thought of myself as experienced enough to deal with the heat and smart enough to not have to worry about it. I would find out all too soon that I was neither experienced enough nor smart enough to deal with the Arizona heat. I left my house at four in the morning, reasoning that since…

yearly according to the national whether society. the record temperature is 134 degrees Fahrenheit. It has about 3.4 million acres of land. One can get a tour of the place. A person can get a wilderness safari. Bird watching is a great activity. Hiking is a very popular time taker that people do when their in Death Valley. Biking and Mountain biking is also a…

The Stawamus Chief is an iconic landmark. It dominates the Squamish skyline and attracts tourists, hikers and climbers from all around the world. This magnificent granite wall beckons you to approach and climb her. The Chief can be extremely busy. Outdoor enthusiasts regularly flock to the area to test their fitness levels and take in the magnificent views from the three peaks. On a clear day, the summit offers panoramic views of Howe Sound, the Squamish town site and adjacent mountains.…

Katelyne: Unit 1 Performance Task For many years and more to come, climbing Mount Everest has been such a great achievement for many climbers. Though, they may not always make it to the top, they are just happy that they got to witness the wonderful views and icy scenery. But, do they really? Are the views of the mountain breathtaking or garbage filled? To some climbers the scenery doesn’t matter, it just getting to the top that counts, but what about the mountain itself? As snow should always…

Death Valley “Finally! A campsite” said Gina. “I hope it has supplies that we can use.” We started walking to the campsite in the scorching hot weather I didn’t think we would make it 1½ miles to the campsite. My throat felt like a desert also. While we were walking I saw rattlesnakes and could hear him warning us to get away. We finally got to the campsite 1 ½ miles later. There was lots of water, hats for a little shade and food. We saw a backpack there so we stole it. While I grabbed it…

We arrived when the sun was beaming down on the early morning of October 2nd.I was amazed at the number of Egrets and various other wetland creatures we came upon arriving. We visited the park mainly to expand our knowledge on the ecosystem of the Barnegat Bay area and with time to spare we shot some photos of the beautiful environment before our eyes. Upon arriving at Cattus Island we did about a mile walk to the Barnegat Bay. During the mile walk we went through the wetlands where we…

One part of the chapter that initally stood out to me was the section regarding the Long Trail. The Long Trail is such an iconic piece of Vermont today, but I feel like Albers fails do it justice in Hands on the Land. The Long Trail was a vision shared by the men and women of the Green Mountain Club. The trail starts in Massachusetts and weaves its way through the Vermont wilderness before eventually reaching Canada. It spans the entire Green Mountain range for a total of 270 miles, and sees…

fishing and then hiked next another 3.5 miles to Apache Springs. This was our first long and rigorous hike. On the way to Fish camp, we saw animal carcass. Some portions of the trails were very narrow and treacherous and we had to be very careful when hiking. Day 6: We relaxed on day 6 as it was our layover day. We did laundry and breakfast in the morning and then went for archery, arrowhead making, and saw some archeological artifacts inside a teepee. We played baseball with a crew from Texas…