Certified Good Hiker

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Catherine Dold, a former “trail host” volunteer for the U.S. Forest Service in the Indian Peaks Wilderness in Colorado, and former editor for Audubon Magazine, has recently developed a Certified Good Hiker Kit for children.

The kit teaches kids to be “Good Hikers.” It includes a fun fill-in-the-blanks “class” that introduces kids to the basic guidelines of hiking and trail manners: what to bring on a hike, why it’s important to stay with your group (and what to do if they get separated), and why you shouldn’t try to feed those cute animals.

The kit also helps children on how to prepare before venturing outdoors, how to stay safe, and how to treat the environment.

As part of the download is a certificate that declares each kid to be a Certified Good Hiker. The 8-page PDF download ($4.95) also includes a guide for adults who are leading the activity.

Click here to check it out.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

1 comment

Unknown said...

Thank you for telling people about GoodHiker.com! Cathy Dold