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Compass and Map (Orienteering): The safest way
to enjoy the mountains, day or night, is to know where you are going and how to get
back. The best hiking is done away from the beaten trails and
follow-the-leader to a tourist peak route. Striking out on your own from the
edge of a ridge or hollow and exploring the unknown without a trail or forest
service road brings the greatest excitement and rewards, not to mention solitude
and peacefulness. You get to see and enjoy what most others will never experience.
Think "Daniel Boone". Remember, batteries go dead in a GPS and if you
don't have spares, you're lost. A compass and map on the other hand, are always
charged and on. It's safest to know how to use all. Combine
Compass, Map and GPS.
With Orienteering you learn how to do the following: Use a simple, inexpensive compass with Base Plate and Topographical Map to figure a starting point, design a hiking route, determine a destination, learn how to locate distant features on a topographical map, locate your current position and calculate the return route. We will use GPS to crosscheck our hike and to see exactly where we are on the map, though that too can be done with just the compass and map. Take time to mix the old and the new in Orienteering to better enjoy the hidden secrets of the mountains. Season and Rate Schedule Below.
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for these activities with a Master
Naturalist (most of our outings are away from the crowds and tourist areas. Times may include driving one way) Half Day: 4 Hours (Orienteering) $17/Hour: 1-2 person(s) Orienteering, Hiking and Night Hiking "off a trail or Old Forest Service Road into an unmarked mountain range" is available from October 1st through April 30th. In order to increase the probability of hearing and spotting wildlife, all of the above activities are limited to one or two individuals. Hiking will be on old trails, old Forest Service roads and on no trails or roads. Most hikes are at places where there is complete silence and solitude giving an experience the Colonists and Settlers may have felt in the 1600 and 1700s. Completely natural. So plan to join us away from the follow-the-crowd, barking dogs, boom-boxes and other city noises that accompany most hikers and nature lovers as they walk and hike the high-profile ridges with other tourist.
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