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Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp On Durable Surfaces
Dispose of Waste Properly
Minimize Campfire Impacts
Leave What You Find, Respect Wildlife, Be Considerate of Other Visitors
100
Even if you have a ______, you should know how to use a ______ in case of device failure.
GPS, Map and Compass
100
Use generally should be ________ in high use areas, and ________ in pristine areas.
concentrated in high use, and dispersed in pristine
100
Human Waste should be deposited in a 6-8 inch deep cat hole at least _____ feet from trail and water sources.
200
100
Dead and down wood collected should usually be no larger in diameter than _____
Your wrist
100
The Antiquities Act says anything over _____ years old is protected.
50
200
This is something you can do to your food at home before a backpacking trip to reduce the weight of your pack, and the potential for trash getting left behind during your trip.
repackage
200
True or False: Grass is more durable than woody stemmed plants in terms of camping surfaces.
True, but if better options exist, stay off the grass.
200
This human made item takes 1,000,000 years or more to decompose.
glass
200
Name one area or region where a campfire might be acceptable, and one where it would not be.
Unacceptable- above treeline in alpine areas, in a meadow without proper mound fire technique, a moderately impacted site in wilderness without prior fire use etc. Acceptable- A designated heavily used site in an area with lots of wood like a hardwood forest in Virginia, A beach bellow tide mark with adequate driftwood availability etc.
200
Feeding Wildlife can cause them to become ______.
Habituated (also accept aggressive)
300
To prevent injury and insure that you don't become too exhausted to make good Leave No Trace decisions, experts recommend that your pack should weigh no more than ______ percent of your body weight.
25
300
Name two durable surfaces for camping.
Acceptable answers- Rock, gravel, duff, grass (in certain areas).
300
This winter time natural substance makes an excellent toilet paper alternative.
Snow
300
What is formed when aluminum burns in oxygen?
Aluminum oxide
300
You are at too close an observation distance to wildlife when _____.
The wildlife alter their behavior in response to your presence.
400
This federal organization runs Weather.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
400
Name a reason llamas cause less potential erosion than horses.
Acceptable answers- Padded or soft feet, large lips mean grass is clipped at a longer length, when stopped and tethered, llamas have a tendency to sit quietly on their knees, instead of pawing at the ground like a horse might.
400
Tin cans take approximately _____ to break down.
50 years
400
Canister stoves generally use this type of gas, while liquid fuel stoves use this type of gas.
Isobutane/Propane mix (maybe some butane) and white gas (or naphtha)
400
When one party is walking/hiking downhill, and the other uphill, the party walking _______ has the right of way.
uphill
500
True or False: All USGS 7.5 minute quads use the same contour interval.
False
500
Explain how the one primary tenet of travel on durable surfaces is altered when traveling through certain desert environments.
In pristine environments where cryptobiotic crusts might exist, we walk single file, concentrating instead of dispersing impact.
500
Name 3 areas where it would be likely or required that you pack out all solid human waste.
Acceptable answers- Big-wall climbs, caves, narrow desert canyons, heavily used above alpine areas like Mt. Whitney, pristine arid lands where it won't break down.
500
True or False- The elevation above which campfires are not permited remains the same for the length of the Pacific Crest Trail
False. General elevation bans (outside of other types of bans) range from 10,400 feet in Inyo National Forest to 8000 feet in Parts of the Mokelumne Wilderness.
500
A carbon fiber bear canister costs approximately ______.
$300