Wilderness Education Class Overview
TAILOR A CLASS TO YOUR NEEDS
All courses can be combined or modified to meet your specific needs.
If you prefer to extend a day or concentrate on a specific skill, that
can also be arranged.
Please click on
the course titles below for more information.
CAMPING
SKILLS 2-DAYS $400.00
This course is for the wilderness enthusiast,
campers, hikers, hunters, outdoor group leaders and anyone else who would
like to learn or sharpen their wilderness skills. In this course you will
learn and practice a variety of skills to make your outdoor experience
safer and more enjoyable. Topics covered include; campsite selection and
set-up, campfire cooking, camp sanitation and hygiene, knots and lashings,
camp craft, fire building, plant and tree identification and their uses.
MEDICINAL,
EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS 1-DAY
$150.00
Learn about the edible, medicinal and useful plants of the Southwest during
this easy day hike in the Mountains and Chihuahuan Desert of Southern
New Mexico.
WILDERNESS
ROUTE FINDING 1
DAY $150.00
Never get lost again!? Can't guarantee that, but we can teach you
how to travel off trail using a topographic map and compass. Learn how
to plot coordinates, determine your position and select a route of travel
from one location to another.
GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM 1
DAY $100.00
GPS has revolutionized backwoods travel. Although not a substitute for
good map and compass skills, it's a tool that can be used to make back
country travel safer and more enjoyable. Learn how to determine your location
as well as load coordinates for other locations and create travel routes
to these positions. By knowing how to use a GPS you can also add another
dimension to your outdoor skills by getting started in the sport of Geocaching.
BACKPACKING 2-14 DAYS $150.00/DAY
Custom Backpacking trips in the Gila and Lincoln
National Forests, and the White Mountain Wilderness, Gila Wilderness,
and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness of Southern New Mexico.
DAY HIKES: FULL DAY-$100.00, HALF DAY-$55.00
Are you living or visiting in Southern New Mexico
and want to get out and hike but don't know where to go? Come for a day
hike with us. Learn the about the natural history of the Tularosa Basin
and Sacramento Mountains while hiking the mountains, canyons and surrounding
desert. You decide the distance, difficulty, and terrain (mountains or
desert) and allow us select a hike that meets your desires.
DUTCH OVEN COOKING 3hrs-$50.00
Make great camp meals using a traditional Dutch
oven. Learn how to season a new cast iron oven and how to prepare main
courses, bake bread, and desserts. At the end of the class you'll get
to dine on a delicious Dutch oven meal you cooked.
