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Backpacking & Survival Skills Project Guide $14.95	Backpacking & Survival Skills - Resource Page
		Learn the possibilities for camping and hiking in your area and plan a series of backpacking trips. Learn and use various survival and camping skills. Gather equipment and follow an exercise regimen. Use maps, a compass, and the stars for direction. Start a fire, find food, set up a campsite. Enjoy the great stories of survival in history, in story and in the movies. Explore the world of backpacking.
Project Categories Nature Sport Science Math/Logic Technology Vocation Literature Art Society Spirit	Step 1: Books
	Step 1: Websites Trails.com Eastern Olympics and Hood Canal area hiking. Olympic National Park Overview of Washington's Olympic National Park Olympic National Forest Home Page of the Olympic National Forest. Olympic National Park Guide Olympic National Park highlights, and things to do. Olympic Peninsula Waterfall Trail A magical misty tour of the Olympic Peninsula waterfalls. Olympic National Forest Park maps and brochures Trails.com Sample topographical maps.
Step 2: Books
	Step 2: Websites Wilderness Survival How do you think you would fare in a survival situation? Could you build a shelter? Could you light a fire without matches? Could you forage for food and purify water? Wilderness Survival Guide Wilderness survival skills for a safe wilderness adventure. Wildwood Survival Information on wilderness survival skills from the viewpoint of the ancient philosophy of living in harmony with the Earth Equipped to Survive A Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer Wilderness Survival A PDF Questionairre on your ability to survive.
	Step 3: Websites Backpacking Lightweight A large and important website on all aspects of backpacking, especially the gear and equipment you need. Basic Wilderness Survival Kit A video on the contents of a good survival kit. Building and Using a Wilderness Survival Kit Another video on how to create your own survival kit.
Step 4 & 5: Books
	Step 4: Websites Wildwood Survival Practicing Wilderness Survival Skills Practice Survival Skills A series of articles on the survival skills you need to practice. The 5 Basic Survival Skills Focus on the five most important skills. Wilderness Survival Skills Videos on the important skills of survival. Backpacking Fitness An article on the importance of being in shape before going out with a pack on your back. Backpacking 101 Get in shape for year-round backpacking fun. Conditioning Excersises for Hiking A series of exercises to do before hiking. A Few Excercises for the Novice Hiker More on hiking exercises. Hiking Physical Fitness Training
	Step 6: Websites First Aid & Safety Tips About.com's main page for first aid, with lists of article's. Tour of a First Aid Kit The things that should be in your first aid kit. First Aid 101 A complete course in first aid. FirstAidWeb Another online course in first aid.
	Step 7: Websites Pacific Crest Association Discover the West on the Pacific Crest Trail. Klahhane Club A hiking club on the North Olympic Peninsula in Washington State Mount Baker Club Building a community of outdoor enthusiasts. Washington Trails Association A club of people who enjoy the hiking trails of Washington state. The Olympians Another hiking club. Pacific Northwest Trail Association The 1200 mile Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNNST), running from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean, ranks among the most scenic trails in the world. Backpacker Magazine Free issues and bonuses. Wilderness Way Primitive Skills Magazine
	Step 8: Websites Backpacking Info Site Modern History of Backpacking and Travelling in the last Century History of Backpacking The history of backpacking as a recreation dates back to the early 1900s. History of the Olympic National Park The History of the Olympic Peninsula
Step 8: Books
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History of the Olympic National Park

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