Outdoors Activities:

Our crew does a variety of outdoor activities.  These include hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, navigation, survival training, and many other outdoor activities.  We have written several how-to pages on some of these activities - these pages are covered within.

• Topographical Maps: How to read and navigate using topographical maps

  • Reading topographical maps

  • Navigating with topographical maps

• Compass Work: How to use a compass

• Shelter Craft: How to build emergency shelters

  • Tarp Shelters

  • Winter Shelters

  • Shelters from Natural Materials

  • Tents

• Cross Country Skiing: The art of skiing

  • Introduction & Equipment

  • Basic Skills

  • Advanced Skills

• Backcountry Food: how to make & cook light-weight food for backcountry travel.

• Canoeing: How to use a canoe

  • Canoes and paddles - sizing & terminology

  • Paddling the canoe