Outdoor Adventure Day

A challenging day of outdoor pursuits and survival skills. Activities include trust exercises, nature hiking, survival challenges, shelter construction and a campfire cookout.

Participants will be given the opportunity to practice the following outdoor survival skills; shelter construction, orienteering and coping with hypothermia and dehydration.

Indoor facilities and washrooms are provided in the event of inclement weather.

2005 Program Location:

Crawford Lake Conservation Area http://www.conservationhalton.on.ca/crawford.html

Hilton Falls Conservation Area http://www.conservationhalton.on.ca/hilton.html

Sample Itinerary:

9:00 a.m. Opening Circle / Orientation / Goals & Objectives

9:30 a.m. Nature Loring & Hiking

10:30 a.m. Survival Island Team Activity

11:00 a.m. Survival Challenge (Shelter construction, fire without matches & dealing with hypothermia / dehydration)

12:00 p.m. Campfire Cookout and Bannock Making

1:00 p.m. Shelter Construction and Trust Activities

3:00 p.m. Orienteering Adventures

4:00 p.m. Wildlife Calling & Native exploration

4:30 p.m. Vision Quest and Closing Circle