Wilderness Navigation with GPS

Name: Wilderness Navigation with GPS
Start: 2024-11-17T08:00:00-0800
End: 2024-11-17T16:00:00-0800
Location: Black Rock Nature Center

Sun, Nov 17, 8am - 4pm PST

Black Rock Nature Center

yucca valley, united states

Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park Association

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Explore the essential gear, techniques, and strategies to help you stay safe and make the most of your wilderness adventures.

This is a leisurely activity - less than 2 miles with little or no elevation gain, shade and seating may be available.

Misha Askren has been a wilderness educator for several years, focusing mostly on teaching navigation with maps and compasses. He has led many trips to California during that time, especially up in the Sierras and Joshua Tree. Misha has also traveled around the world, hiking and exploring.

Mastering wilderness navigation is crucial for ensuring a safe and enjoyable outdoor experience, whether embarking on a day hike or a multi-day backpacking trip. This navigation course will explore the essential gear, techniques, and strategies for staying safe and maximizing wilderness adventures. All participants will need to bring their phones with a downloaded app ahead of time. You may also bring a tablet or laptop if you want a bigger screen for the classroom component. Depending on the route, you will be hiking roughly 2-3 miles on ground level and potentially rock scrambling. Please wear proper hiking attire, a hat, and sunscreen, and bring at least 2-3 liters of water minimum. We will have breaks and lunch, so bring some food and snacks!

Photo credit: Misha Askren, Desert Institute Instructor

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Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park Association

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Desert Institute is the educational branch of JTNPA, Joshua Tree National Park’s primary non-profit partner and offers field classes, recreational adventures, weekend excursions, and social events that span a wide spectrum of disciplines and formats. Our programming works to articulate and animate the rich resources of not only the national park but also the surrounding desert environment and the community of people who make Joshua Tree so unique. Our vision is to provide a rich, inclusive learning environment that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to recreate together and help steward this beautiful place for years to come.

Desert Institute (DI) was established in 1999 by the former Chief of Interpretation and current Vice President of JTNPA’s Board of Directors, Joe Zarki. DI was operated by the National Park Service in its first year thanks to a grant from the Parks as Classrooms program. After the first year, the Institute program was absorbed by JTNPA as part of its educational operations.

JTNPA has provided support to the park for over 60 years through educational programming, cash aid, in-kind aid, and visitor center operations. We work in partnership with Joshua Tree National Park to help achieve programming goals in education and interpretation, along with scientific and historical research and activities.

Learn more about our work and how you can get involved: (760) 820-1103 | desertinstitute@joshuatree.org

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