Hiking Tips

Let's first address the issue of SAFETY

• Hikers get in good physical health                                                                                   

• If it is hunting season, wear bright clothing

• Always, Always treat your drinking water

•        - You can boil your water - at least 3 minutes

•        - Use iodine tablets

•         -Use a water-filter

• Extinguish camp fires completely                                                         

• Watch for poisonous snakes

•       - In this area copperheads and timber rattlers 

•         -Do not take any chances if you don't know what kind of snake

• Carry a map and compass

•        -And know how to read them

• If cold weather, know the symptoms of hypothermia

• Be careful around cliffs

• Hike with a companion

• Let someone know your plans and whereabouts

Subscribe to "No-Trace Camping"

    The goal here is to minimize the impact you have by camping in an area. As the saying goes,
"leave nothing but footprints." If we use the region for hiking and camping we should be responsible
enough to take care of the area we use and leave it the way we found it. That said, here are some suggestions.

• Pick-up litter and pack out the garbage

• Use backpacker stove for cooking, prefer, if not use existing fire rings

• Make small fires

• Avoid holidays and weekends

• Avoid popular areas

• if campsite is over used, find another one

• Bury human waste 6 inches deep and at least 100 feet from water

• Don't cut or use shortcuts from the main trails

• Do not cut trees

• Use only downed and dead wood for fires

• Do not pick plants and other vegetation

• In short, take care of the environment

• Hike and camp in small groups

This is no means the complete list of dangers or shortcomings you may have on a hiking trip. It will vary based on the terrain,
the weather, your judgments and decisions, preparation you make for the trail. Be knowledgeable about your specific situation.

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