survival Archives - Nancy East https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/tag/survival/ Hiker | Author | Outdoor Educator Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:37:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Hiking with Kids: How to Keep Them “Safe and Found” on a Hike https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/how-to-keep-your-kids-safe-on-a-hike/ Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:16:48 +0000 https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/?p=3448 One summer, my family was on a backpacking trip in Olympic National Park.  My daughter Paige, who was 10 at the time, wandered off a short distance into the woods next to our camp to relieve her bladder while the rest of us were setting up our home for the night.  Fast forward fifteen minutes,...

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]]> How to Save Your Life in the Woods https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/how-to-save-your-life-in-the-woods/ https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/how-to-save-your-life-in-the-woods/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:45:32 +0000 https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/2017/08/how-to-save-your-life-in-the-woods.html It seemed innocent enough for a pair of twenty-something year old guys, an 8-mile loop hike in the Shining Rock Wilderness.  Snacks in their bag, a couple of layers of clothing and a light blanket in case they got chilly.  It was winter after all, albeit a relatively mild day for the season.  And of...

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