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WATER WATER

EVERYWHERE

WILDTHING

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

MOVIES

GEAR HEAD

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This soft cotton padding can help

promote some relief for blisters

What is moleskin?

This occurs when your body does not have as much water

and fluids as it should

What is dehydration?

The most severe form of heat illness

and a life threatening emergency

What is heat stroke?

This is when the body loses more heat than it can

produce

What is hypothermia?

This vine or shrub, a member of the cashew family, contains an oil that is an extreme skin

irritant

What is poison ivy?

The best way to purify

water

What is boiling?

After drinking from this reservoir, water goes to your body’s

reservoir of the same name

What is a bladder?

This popular water treatment system

used by hikers can not strain away

viruses

What is a water filter?

This protozoa is the most well known

water borne parasite to North American

hikers and backpackers

What is giardia?

MPS recommends Grand Canyon

hikers carry this amount of water per

day

What is one gallon?

The venomous snake that inspired the rhyme “red on yellow, kill a

fellow…”

What is coral snake?

If this animal attacks you, it is best to

“play dead” until it is obvious the animal

has left the area

What is a grizzly bear?

An old adage suggests that you can outrun this animal if you run not straight

but zig zag

What is an alligator?

In the late 1980’s it was discovered that this animal was not related to the giant panda as previously

thought

What is a raccoon?

This animal has four babies at a time and they are always the

same sex

What is the 9 banded

armadillo?

This trail mix of nuts, dried fruit,

grains and seeds is a classic backpacker’s

snack food

What is gorp?

Store your food in this to keep it away from animals

What is a bear bag?

This stove is recommended for winter or high elevation

use

What is a liquid fuel

stove?

The recommended distance that you store your food

from your sleeping area

What is 100 feet?

The recommended amount of food a

backpacker should carry per person

per day

What is 1.5 to 2 pounds?

What is “Into the Wild”?

What is “The Descent”?

What is “A Perfect

Getaway”?

What is “The Canyon?”

What is “Southbounders”?

These tents are designed for

spring, summer, and fall

What are three season

tents?

You should check this rating before

purchasing a sleeping bag

What is temperature

rating?

This gear is used to hunt

wolf spiders at night

What is a headlamp?

This term generally means the base

weight of your pack is around 12 pounds

What is ultra light

backpacking?

This may be the most essential

element in survival

What is a PMA (positive

mental attitude)?

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IN THE NEWS

FEATHERED FRIENDS

WHERE AM I

STARS IN MY EYES

POTPOURRI

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This state, says AT hikers, is

where boots go to die

What isPennsylvania?

Old Faithfull can be found

in this National Park

What is Yellowstone

National Park?

This mountain grows about two

inches every year as the tectonic plates collide beneath the

earth

What is Mt. Everest?

Arkansas and Louisiana both have

state parks that share this name

What is Chicot?

Once completed this trail will become the longest continuous

trail in the US

What is the North Country National Scenic

Trail?

The name of the café that served Sunday

morning pancakes at camp fest

What is Larry’s Surly

Café?

The second Saturday hike in

January took place on this trail

What is the Wild Azalea

Trail?

It wasn’t team Edward or team Jacob the Lake

Fausse Point hikers had to worry about

What are mosquitoes?

The Ozone Burger Barn

is not this

What is Pizza Hut?

This sport involves travelling in canyons

using techniques such as repelling,

hiking, climbing, etc.

What is canyoneering?

Identify this bird

What is a red headed

woodpecker?

Identify this bird

What is a brown

pelican?

These birds have been observed to drop

insects on the water then catch the fish that

surface for the bugs

What is a Heron?

This is the only bird that drops

it’s upper eyelid to wink

What is the owl?

When the air force did testing on jets breaking

the sound barrier, a field of these birds dropped

dead from heart attacks

What are turkeys?

This navigational tool uses contour

lines to portray the shape and elevation

of land

What is a topographic

map?

This satellite based navigation system

was originally designed for military

applications

What is GPS?

This is the difference in degrees between magnetic north and

true north on a compass

What is declination?

This is the direction of travel

expressed in degrees from 1 to

360

What is bearing?

This is the only star that doesn’t move and is never more than 1 or 2 degrees

of true north

What is Polaris?

This comet can only be seen

once every 75 years?

What is Halley’s comet?

The hunter’s right shoulder and the

twelfth brightest star in the sky

What is Betelgeuse?

Take two points of the crescent moon and draw

an imaginary line towards the horizon and it will point this direction

What is South?

Dog days of summer

originate from this star

What is Sirius?

This disc shows you which stars should be

visible from your location at any date and time you select

What is a planisphere?

This outdoor education program teaches people

how to reduce their impact when they hike, camp, bike, paddle, etc.

What is Leave No Trace?

This high tech game of hide and

seek uses a GPS to locate treasure

What is geocaching?

This trail tool combines a max bit with an adz shaped

hoe on a 36 inch handle

What is a Pulaski?

A sure fire method of determining in

miles how far away is a lightning strike

What is count the number of seconds

between the lightning and thunder then

divide by five?

In 2006 a branch measuring 6 feet in

diameter and 100 feet long fell from this tree in Sequoia National Park

What is the General

Sherman?

Lessons Learned

This is what happens when you try to keep warm by starting a fire in your kayak

What is you can’t have your kayak and heat

it too?