Wilderness awareness/staying safe
- Know your surroundings
- emergency services and Ranger offices locations
- Always have a map and compass with you
- Know basic navigation techniques
- Establish meeting points in case of separation or loss of bearing
- Food & Storage
- Always store food properly. Use bear kegs or provided food lockers if available
- Treat or boil water (even if says potable)
- Throw trash away daily
- Always keep food within arms reach
- Preservation
- Practice no-impact camping
- Camp in only designated/developed areas
- Leave no trace behind
- Safety
- Know your basic first aid (bind/treat a wound or break)
- Always carry a quality knife or multi-tool, whistle, and headlamp, hat or scarf
- Know basic fire starting techniques to start a fire
- Know how to tie a knot
- Stay hydrated and always carry water
- Ensure you have sturdy good traction footwear
- Know your limits
- Practice self-saving techniques
- Wildlife Awareness
- Never let bears approach you, keep 50 yards distance minimum
- Make loud yelling noises
- Try to appear as large as possible
- Never feed wildlife
- Never surround wildlife
- Never Run
Carey
I'm an aspiring scuba diver, novice spelunker and avid adventurer.I have a penchant for always getting lost with an established track record for choosing the worst places to eat. With a healthy aversion to staying in one place for too long, I am the ceaseless wanderer and explorer. I recently traded in the suit for a backpack, and am now pursuing to live a life of sustained travel. I travel to learn, I travel to live and I travel in search of adventure.
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