Dave Dumais is a physical education teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Holden, MA. He has been teaching for 30 years, and has developed and built a challenge course in his gym that is used by his K-5 students for six weeks each year. This web page was created in order to allow others to see the course and hopefully learn more about adventure education for elementary school children. There are quite a few pictures in order to display the course so it may take a while to download.

This site provides excellent information on how to use a compass. It provides exercises that may be adapted by the physical educator as well as links to important information for the outdoor enthusiast concerning navigating under difficult conditions, and finding directions without a compass. It also has very informative information on the compass itself, compass and map interacting and magnetic declination and uncertainty.

This site provides a bunch of information about backpacking in non-technical terms. Check out the Backpacker Basics section and read about the essentials to backpacking. The link, Trail Talk, found in the Voice Your Opinion section has some interesting narratives and tips from some folks who go backpacking regularly.

This can be considered as an online newsletter, complete with feature story links, attraction listings and ratings, and a well-organized travel assistance page. The Activities link offers an extensive list of outdoor activities. Some of the activities contained in GORP do provide a –how-to” section that details techniques needed to participate in the activity. Check out the Gear link to learn more about what exactly is needed for each activity. The FAQ's & INFO link also provides some basic information about some of the activities.

The Leave No Trace Program is a nationally recognized educational system that promotes land stewardship, minimum-impact skills, and wilderness ethics. A basic tenet of the program is for recreational users of the back country to become aware of their impact on the land and knowledgeable about how to reduce it. There is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link that allows you to learn more about the Leave No Trace Program.