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EVERYWHERE
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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
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
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
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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ROAM IF YOU WANT
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FEATHERED FRIENDS
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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
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
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
Dog days of summer
originate from this star
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?
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?