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Our one-half to four-day
programs provide an excellent opportunity to learn or hone practical
navigational skills and insights.
Basic Half-Day Workshop
Our basic half-day is
a solid way to take the mystery out of map and compass tools and get you started
on an exciting time navigating the local trails or more distant
terrain. Compasses, maps, and a mini-field guide are provided for
participants, but one should dress for an afternoon in the park. No
prior knowledge is required, though many with experience find this a good
review.
Basic GPS Half-Day Workshop
Our basic half-day in-the-park
GPS workshop is a great way to learn the basics of using this excellent
navigational tool to supplement your map and compass. We also cover
which GPS is best suited to your needs. All navigation equipment is
available for use during the course, though you are most welcome to use your
own. One must have basic map and compass skills for this workshop.
Other General Courses and Workshops Include
Our full-day basic navigation plus workshop
features additional hands-on components and background material,
including: map selection for trip planning; time, distance, and terrain
evaluation, and introduction to off-trail navigation..
Our two-day intermediate workshop
includes practical night and low visibility navigation insights and skills as
well as more route choice and travel safety practice and principles for
on- and off-trail navigation.
Other Special Courses and Workshops Include
Our full-day GPS workshop
features additional hands-on components and background material,
including: efficient waypoint and route management; optimizing
your GPS for field and map; reliability insights; introduction to mapping
software; and enhancing your GPS confidence for travel, trail, or backcountry
use.
Our two-day intermediate GPS workshop
includes: practical night, low visibility, and featureless terrain hands-on
training; altimeter/GPS synergies; additional electronic map/GPS experience;
and making the most of your GPS navigational tool.
Our four-day field camp workshop
affords an excellent outdoor learning adventure, with two nights being spent
in the outdoors. While this is offered for biking, x-c skiing, and
kayaking, our most popular focus is our hiking/basecamp program.
Our specialized training
for search and rescue, fire rescue, teachers, writers, as well as custom
training for individuals or teams needing enhanced navigational skills is
also available.
For
a workshop schedule, cost, college credit, and other program information,
please contact us at rick@hoodcs.com or
425.275.3013.
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