Students organize camping gear, clothing, etc. to bring on trek. Students begin learning about each other and the llamas they lead along the trail. Students' maps grow in detail and area covered. Choosing and breaking camps are lessons in no-trace camping techniques. Weather and climate observations become an integral part of the wilderness travel.
Base camps provide opportunities for lessons in cross-country travel using a compass.
With more miles trekked, a familiarity with the area develops which enables more subtle ecological relationships to come into focus. We have a feedback session for comments, reflections, criticisms, suggestions. Journals and maps are reviewed and returned for completion. Graduate students research and write paper for 500 level credit. Alt, David and Donald Hyndman. 1975.