PHE120  Backpacking Spring 2006 

1 Semester Hour Credit; Keith Drury, Learning Coach

 

CLICK HERE for separate site on Indiana’s KNOBSTONE TRAIL

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

An outdoor wilderness activity where outdoor living skills, safety, clothing, nutrition, and equipment will be identified.  The course will require a minimum of backpacking equipment in order to enroll.  The activity will take place in designated backpack trail areas. (From the catalog)

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course a student should:

1. Have an introductory knowledge of the theory of backpacking, long-distance hiking, and wilderness camping.

2. Be able to explain and defend lightweight backpacking theory as proposed by its leader, Ray Jardine.

3. Have practiced the skills of backpacking in an actual wilderness setting developing a personal style of backpacking.

4. Have reflected on backpacking theory and practice developing a personal code and philosophy integrating it by reflection with other disciplines including as discipleship, group work physical health and lifelong wellness.

5. Developed a positive attitude toward backpacking as a future lifestyle—setting some potential goals toward developing a backpacking lifestyle as a lifelong avocation.

 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

The text for this course is Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardine’s Guide To Lightweight Backpacking LaPine, Oregon, AdventureLore Press ISBN: 0-9632359-3-1  Jardine is the world’s foremost authority on lightweight backpacking and his book is the classic text on the subject.  Jardine integrates his personal faith into backpacking, though he does so without alienating not-yet-believers. You will read this book and journal on it before taking a weekend backpacking trip focused on skills-experience. You need a personal copy of the book, but are permitted to share a copy if you team-read it.

 

 

 

Reserve these “dinner dates” immediately for Backpacking class & planning sessions

Th. Feb 2 -- 5:00-6:00 PM

 

Th. Feb 9 -- 5:00-6:00 PM

 

Th. Feb 16 -- 5:00-6:00 PM

 

Th. Feb 23 -- 5:00-6:00 PM

 

Th. Mar 2 -- 5:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Class policies for Keith Drury classes

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

All of the following assignments are posted on our course website—that is the easiest way to do them è http://courses.indwes.edu/KD-PHE120/

 

UNIT  I      THEORY

(100 pts.) 1. Th. Feb 2 -- 5:00-6:00 PM  Class session over dinner: 5:00-6:00 PM in Baldwin SE corner long table)

In-Class agenda:

·        BRING: yourself.;  meet & greet other class members

·        CHAT: Go over syllabus and requirements with Coach D

·        PLAN: Begin considering smaller groupings for actual hike experience

 

(100 pts.) 2. Th. Feb 9 -- 5:00-6:00 PM  Class session over dinner: 5:00-6:00 PM in Baldwin SE corner

In-Class agenda:

·        BRING to turn in to coach D: assignment #1—Research on backpacking advice of past hikers (see class web site for data—click here for data to compile)

·        DISCUSS advice research

·        ORGANIZE potential groups for experiential skills weekend

 

(150 pts.) 3. Th. Feb 16 -- 5:00-6:00 PM  Class session over dinner: 5:00-6:00 PM in Baldwin SE corner

In-Class agenda:

·         BRING to turn in to coach D: set one journaling from the text-- Print out the questions for set one here and hand-write your answers on the sheets(no typing).  Turn in hand-written journaling based on the questions provided from Text Pages 1-177 from the text Beyond Backpacking (Introduction through all the equipment chapters)—DO NOT TYPE—HANDWRITE your journaling to the questions from Coach D.

·        PLAN in your groups the location, transportation, equipment, tarpmates, and other details of your group’s trip with Coach D as consultant

 

(150 pts.) 4. Th. Feb 23 -- 5:00-6:00 PM  Class session over dinner: 5:00-6:00 PM in Baldwin SE corner

In-Class agenda:

·         BRING to turn in to coach D: -- Print out the questions for set two here and had-write your answers on the sheets.   Turn in hand-written journaling based on the questions provided from Text Pages  178-420 from the text Beyond Backpacking (Hiking considerations/skills through all the safety chapters) )—DO NOT TYPE—HANDWRITE your journaling to the questions from Coach d.

·        PLAN in your groups—continued planning. 

·        DEVELOP your plan enough to write it up and email to coach d and to the rest of your hiking team.

 

(150 pts.) 5. Th. Mar 2 -- 5:00-6:00 PM  Class session over dinner: 5:00-6:00 PM in Baldwin SE corner

In-Class agenda:

·        BRING to turn in to coach D-- Print out the questions for set three here and had-write your answers on the sheets.  Turn in hand-written journaling part III based on the questions provided from  Text Pages  421-513 from the text Beyond Backpacking (the remaining two sections of the book: Longer journeys and Back to basics) —DO NOT TYPE—HANDWRITE your journaling to the questions from Coach d. 

·        BRING ____a  print out of Coach D’s Equipment list and plan for what you might take—

·        FINAL PLANNING ARRANGEMENTS for your hike if on Spring break but if the hike is later set the date for your final meeting and arrange for coach D to attend as your consultant.

 

UNIT II    SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

(250 pts.) 6.  Go on one backpacking trek You are required for this unit to plan and experience a skills-development experiential learning hike to practice the skills developed in class. The parameters of the hike are:

 

UNIT III     REFLECTION-INTEGRATION

(The Thursday after your backpacking hike is over )  Based on the theory you learned before the hike, and your experience on the actual hike, using the format supplied to you and reflect on your learning and experience.  This completes the learning cycle—Theory to Practice to Reflection-integration.  Included in this reflection will be your thinking about future lifestyle as it relates to health and wellness and backpacking.

 

(100 pts.) 7. Thursday (12:00 Midnight) the week after your hike    Final hike GROUP hike reflection due by email This is one document suitable for posting on the web pages for history’s sake.  You all must contribute to it and are graded for it but it is one single joint document and thus the result of collaboration not just individual effort.  Do it carefully using the format supplied.  Spell-check it perfectly—this goes on the web forever so they are graded like English comp papers. Send it pasted into and attached to an email to Coach D.  It does not have to be html formatted (coach D will do that) but if you know how to save a Word file as  an html file do so, for the transfer to html often moves pictures around.  The format:

 

                           [include picture of whole group near top]

A. SUMMARY (tell who went, where you went, and a quick group summary of the hike.

B. OUR TRAIL (describe the trail; use live links, insert map or pix)

C. OUR GROUP’S ADVICE (List TEN pieces of advice to people hiking this or any trail in the future—ten things your GROUP agrees on. Avoid “Mister obvious advice” like “have fun” or “get to know people.”  Give backpacking technical advice for that is what this will be graded for.)

D. INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIONS (Now include one after the other the individual reflections using the following sections:

1.      NAME (List our name centered, 26 point, red type) [Incl. close-up pic of each student]

2.       MY PREVIOUS HIKING EXPERIENCE (tell how much experience you had before this)

3.       WHAT I LEARNED: (what are five things you’d do differently the next time?)

4.       MEMORIES—(things you’ll never forget)

5.       KUDOS (list then say something about the others you hiked with)

6.       FINAL NOTE (wrap it up with a paragraph conclusion thinking toward this hike and the future)

è SEND ALL THIS AS AN ATTACHED FILE to coach D by the Thursday Midnight after your hike.

 

GRADING SCALE

A     97%-100%      A-    94%-96%        B+   91%-93%        B    88%-90%         B-   85%-87%         C+  8%-84%           C   79%-81%         

C-  76%-78%          D+  73%-75%         D   65%-72%          F   0-64%

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:  My office is located on the ground floor, in the Christian Ministries center.  I am usually there from 7:30 a.m. through 5 pm Monday - Friday and I invite you to walk-in for a momentary conversation.  However if you would like to have a sit-down conversation, please sign up for one of the many available appointment times on my door. 

 

 

E-Mail   kdrury@indwes.edu    F Personal Office: 677-2249    F  Office: 677-2241    F Home phone:     661-9639


 

For reference

 

 

Entire reflections of past student hikes in this course

·        Easter 2001 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Easter 2002 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Easter 2003 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Easter 2004 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Easter 2005 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Fall 2005 (Knobstone, Indiana)

·        Fall 2005 (Red River Gorge, KY)

·        Spring 2006 (To ??????? Coming)

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·        Spring 2006 (To ??????? Coming)

 

 

“Knobstone Trail” resources of Southern Indiana

1.      General location of the Knobstone Trail near Louisville

2.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 1-5

3.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 6-17

4.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 18-25

5.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 26-32

6.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 33-37

7.      Knobstone Trail map—mile 38-45

  1. Coach D’s data book for the Knobstone– mile by mile description

9.      Driving directions to the Knobstone trailheads

  1. http://www.in.gov/dnr/knobstone/ DNR Official site for Knobstone—Can buy Tyvek® maps here for $4—or get their Acrobat scanned image for free. 
  2. http://www.indianaoutfitters.com/Destinations/Knobstone_trail.htm Nice site at Indiana Outfitters –a decent list of trailhead directions. Weak map.

 

Other sites on the Knobstone Trail

  1. http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/in/trail_354.php  A simple trail review page at thebackpacker.com inviting other reviews.
  2. http://www.anycities.com/user/towndawg/kt.htm Story of towndawg’s hike--cute at times.
  3. http://66.93.2.170/~krk/Knobstone_Trail_4_2000/diary1.html Story of a mid-April hike—pix
  4. http://home.earthlink.net/~ammisov/knob.htm A couple of women’s story of their hike on the Knobstone
  5. http://www.zionsville.net/hightech/team4/averill/journal.html another journal
  6. http://www.indwes.edu/tuesday/knob1.htm A winter trip by Keith Drury & Paul Stonehouse—has elevation data & pix

7.      iwu RECORD: The entire Knobstone Trail in one day? (Fall 2004 successful attempt—now holds Knobstone record)

 

 

 

“Spring 2006  Backpacking Class Reports

 

 

Spring ’06 SMOKY MTN. EASTER TRIP

Katie Collins, Chris Whonsetler, and Tracy Fouts

http://courses.indwes.edu/KD-PHE120/06.smoky.htm

 

Spring ’06 EASTER KNOBSTONE HIKE

Ryan and Branson’s  

http://courses.indwes.edu/KD-PHE120/2006/KNOB.EASTER.06.htm

 

Spring ’06 RED RIVER Gorge trip

Becky Morris, Josh Fowler, Josh Morton, Eric Jones, and Katie Porter’s

http://courses.indwes.edu/KD-PHE120/2006.sp.Red.River.Gorge.htm

 

Spring ’06 Knobstone Hike

Greg Houghton’s

http://courses.indwes.edu/KD-PHE120/06.kNOBSTONE1.HTM