I trust that your annotated bibliographies are going well? Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Remember that we won't meet as a class Wednesday 4/16, but you should put your bibliography in my campus mailbox or slide it under my office door (Soboleff 205) before 6:00pm.
I've read everyone's precis and they look good. I plan to spend some time with them tomorrow, and will return them to you this weekend unless you make other arrangements. You should be prepared to make a 10-15 minute presentation of your seminar paper at the cabin. (Details from the assignment sheet pasted below). Be prepared, also, to ask questions and challenge each others ideas.
Logistics: Per our decision last week, the plan is to meet at the Rec Center on Sunday (4/20) at noon. We'll climb aboard the University van and drive out the road to the trailhead. You should arrive at noon more or less prepared to head out the road.
Tho' the forecast is calling for sunshine, we should of course prepare for rain. The checklist below may help you pack. Please let me know if you need to borrow or check out gear from the Rec Center--they don't have clothing or sleeping bags, but they have sleeping pads, backpacks, and cookstuffs. If everyone who has a stove and cookset can bring them, we should be fine for heating food. I'll bring my water filter to get water from the creek, but it's not particularly efficient. The website suggests that Blue Musell cabin sleeps 8--I plan to sleep outside, so we should be fine for space. Everyone should bring their own food (Sunday lunch, dinner, Monday breakfast, and snacks for the walk out) unless you make prior arrangements to share with others. We can determine our Monday return time at Blue Mussel. Matt has put in his vote for a bit of time to cast flies on Cowee Creek--which I support--but I'm flexible if folks need to get back to town.
I'm surely forgetting something, so post follow up questions or concerns in the comment section here.
See you Sunday!
kevin
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OUTING Presentation Guidelines.
On our course outing to Blue Mussel Cabin, you will make a formal presentation of 10-15 minutes in which you outline your argument, highlight key elements of your evidence to support this argument, and leave us with some questions that you would like help resolving. You're welcome to read an early draft of your essay, if this would be most helpful to you. Remember that you it takes about 2 minutes to read each double-spaced page. We'll leave 10 minutes for discussion of each presentation; the idea is to get some verbal feedback on your ideas as you are working on the paper.
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ODS Program basic backcountry travel personal gear checklist:
- poly base layer x 2
- pile layer (thicker insulation) pant and coat, vest optional
- synthetic or wool socks (one pair liner sock and one pair thicker padding (2x each/day)
- pile gloves
- liner gloves
- hat
- a gore-tex or equivalent waterproof outer shell, both pant and coat
- waterproof hiking boots and cabin sandles/ booties (Xtra Tuff’s are the preferred Southeast AK footwear, while Chacos or Tevas are great as cabin wear)
- gaiters
- backpack
- backpack cover
- sleeping pad
- sleeping Bag
- 2 Waterbottles, either Nalgene or equivalent or water bladder
- toiletries—include what you need… lip balm, ibuprofen, etc.
- bowl or large mug to eat out of
- mug for tea and coffee
- two spoons
- Leatherman or equivalent multi-purpose tool
- headlamp or flashlight
2 comments:
Has anybody been out the road recently? I wonder what the snow cover is like... do you think we need snowshoes?
After Wednesday's little dump, my guess is that there's snow on the ground. I'll bring my snow shoes, and I think Ben will too. We can break trail, so nobody else will need to bring snowshoes unless you want to. Let's hope the weather holds!
kevin
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