Midwest Winter Camping Symposium

“Just received the brochure on the upcoming winter camping symposium. I went to it last year, and it was really interesting. Here's the info:

Date: October 28, 29, 30, 2005

Place: Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, Wisconsin (near Eau Claire)

Clinics and Workshops:

*Searching for Jason (searching for a lost guy in BWCAW)
*Sky Viewing at the Hobbs Observatory
*Weather Forecasting on the Trail
*Silver Winter (Garrett and Alexandra Conover)
*Navigating with Map and Compass
*The Knife: Essential Cutting Tool for the Backcountry
*Winter Camping in the Primitive Forest Areas of Wisconsin
*Basic Survival Needs: The Physiology and *Psychology of Cold Weather Survival
*Field Use of the GPS
*Cold Weather Photography
*Silent Acution
*Learn to Use a GPS Unit
*Making Wooden Camping Utensils
*Cooking/Baking on a Wood-burning Trail Stove

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