Trip Planning Outline

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Earlham College Wilderness AWPE Trip Planning Outline

This outline is designed to help instructor teams plan and prepare for Wilderness AWPE courses both logistically and educationally. This outline should be completed prior to your field excursion and prior to your pre-trip check-in with Tom. This information should also be included on the Wilderness Wiki site for future reference. The wiki site also has more resources and helpful information as you plan your course. Check it out: http://cs.earlham.edu/~outdoor/wiki/Tips_for_Trips

What are the goals for this Course? What would you like your students to leave with?

How will you (as the instructor team) work together to accomplish these goals? Who is in charge of what? (see instructor team questions for more on this)

Trip Information:

Name of Trip:____________________________ Dates:_______________________________

Leaders: _____________________________________________________________________

Location:_________________________________________________________________

Travel Info:

Front Country Travel:

Driving directions to and from Earlham (for help, go to mapquest.com)

Round Trip driving Mileage _____________ Driving Time ______________ Do you need permits? □ Info_____________________________________________________

Do you need to make Reservations for Camping? Info:__________________________________

Do you need to rent gear/ use an outfitter? □ Info: _____________________________________

Backcountry Travel: Describe your general route, including Put-ins, takeouts, rough mileage,

What maps/topo’s do you need? □ ________________________________________________

Route Calendar

Thursday _/_ Friday _/_ Saturday _/_ Sunday _/_ Mileage Travel Time Lessons Activities

Campsite Location

Menu Calendar Wed _/_ Thurs _/_ Fri_/_ Sat_/_ Sun_/_ Breakfast Lunch Dinner Other

Emergency Information

Nearest Hospital: Phone Number _____________________ Location:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Miscellaneous Contacts (Ranger Stations, Law Enforcement, Outfitters): Who is responsible for Search and Rescue? Any other local resources? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EC Emergency Phone Numbers:

Wilderness Cell (765) 969-4072 Wilderness Program Offices (765) 983-1327, (765) 973-2121 Security (24 Hours) (765) 983-1400