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Quote for Monday, November 27, 2006

"Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread.  It is the ancient fear of the Unknown, and it is your first bond with the wilderness you are going into. … Read more »

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1st Overnight, November 18-19, 2006

Cass and Robby test their endurance and skill with the bow-drill friction fire. Zack discovers that a pine-needle bed is actually quite cozy.   Stephen, Allana, Brittany, Robby, Zack, Chris, Cass, Carlton, Charlie and Matt warm-up for the hike with some sea-foam green belt Karate.

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Journal for Friday, November 17, 2006

For this journal response, I’d like you to reflect on our overnight trip.  Now that you have one group expedition under your belt, please rank the following concepts in order of importance to a successful trip: Communication, Attitude, Logistics (gear, weather, lessons, etc.), and Personal Feelings.  Give complete reasons describing why you ranked the 4… Read more »

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Quote for Monday, November 13, 2006

"If a Koyukon Indian wrote a book about bears, maybe half the volume would be the rules of keeping yourself in a state of respect toward the animal." -Richard Nelson, Alaskan Anthropologist

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Journal for Thursday, November 9, 2006

This week we looked at social change and how it relates to people on a political and personal level.  For example, we used Robby’s desire to have a large all-terrain vehicle that has notoriously poor gas mileage as an instance of his ‘personal’ world.  Robby, being a world-wise and savvy guy, also sees global warming… Read more »