Superior Hiking Trail
Trail Maintenance with Rainbow Trout in 2002.
SES Field Experience: Backpacking the Superior Hiking Trail
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| Beyond the sweat, bonding, and immersion in mud, the Superior Hiking Trail field experience offers our SES students an opportunity to explore the complexitites of Minnesota's own Superior shore. In light of the SES mission, the emphasis of learning will be on each student's understanding of the Superior Hiking Trail by traveling as a community of backpackers and documenting their experiences along the way. |
Superior Hiking Trail Field Experience Curriculum
| Our Field Experience Learning will revolve around the following: |  |
| Journaling: A journal should be dedicated to this field experience. Be prepared to take notes & write reflections while at SES as well as on the trail. We will build time in to everyday out on trail to journal. | |
| Quality Participation: This includes: group contributions, active learning, positive attitude, camp skill acquisition, making and breaking camp, clean-up, minimum impact on surroundings, safe and preventative travel. | |
| Learning Circles (participation in and facilitation of): This includes your participation in the learning circle as well as your facilitation of one of you and your partner’s learning circles. | |
Superior Hiking Trail Clothing & Equipment List
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What to Bring on our Wilderness Backpacking Adventure: |
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Clothing |
Fabrics to consider: nylon, wool, fleece, polypro, any synthetics (cotton stays wet) | |
Boots |
Sturdy soled, waterproofed boots with solid ankle support. | |
Bags |
1500 cubic inch backpack; 20 degree synthetic sleeping bag | |
| Water Proofing | We will put sleeping bags, clothes, cameras, dry shoes, etc. in plastic garbage bags and ziplocks--Bring lots of ziplocks!! |