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Camping Trip Make up Assignment

Instructions: Answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper or google doc if
you are completing it online. You are allowed to use your personal device ONLY for
research purposes as you are answering the questions. Remember to keep track of
your sources because you will need to include a works cited list at the end. This should
take you at least two full periods to complete and will be your summative task for the
Learn to Camp unit. For the purposes of context, you will pretend that you are travelling
to Algonquin Park, one of the most famous and beautiful of the Ontario Parks, for 3
days (2 nights). You are going in a group of 4 people total.

Part A: About Algonquin Park

Research online (www.algonquinpark.ca) to answer the questions below:

1. In 4 to 5 sentences, describe the history of Algonquin Park.
The park was established in 1893 as a wildlife sanctuary and by agriculture, to protect
the headwater of the 5 rivers. Then it was discovered by fisherman, then by the group of
seven, and a host of other visitors who came by train and stayed at one of the Algonquin
park hotels. It was the first provincial park in Ontario which protects natural, cultural, and
values. Algonquin is very diverse as it has more than 1,00 vascular plants and more than
200 vertebrates. The park has many historical resources and has inspired 40 books,1
1800 papers, a dozen films, and the art of Tom Thompson and Group of Seven. It takes
over 7,630 square km of land and water.

2. How large is Algonquin Park?

7,630 km² and is larger than Prince Edward Island
3. Explain the differences between DRIVE-TO versus BACKCOUNTRY camping.
Backcountry is where you can go canoeing to another campsite by yourself, this is for
more advanced and experience campers. While drive to camping is where you take a car
or truck and camp. In backcountry camping you cannot take your vehicle.

4. Briefly discuss 2 programs available to visitors of Algonquin Park.

One of the program there is “group education program”, it is a charitable organization
where offers the youth, adults, and schools to discover the parks natural and cultural
history.

Another program that is offered is the Friends of Algonquin park where there are expert
instructors from communities within and around the park who share their passion and
gove history topics.
How can you get to Algonquin. Provide specific directions to drive from Brampton to the Rock
Lake campground.

Get on ON-410 S from Bovaird Dr E/Peel Regional Rd 10

3 min (1.5 km)

Head southeast

71 m

Turn left toward Great Lakes Dr

31 m

Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Great Lakes Dr

180 m

Turn right onto Bovaird Dr E/Peel Regional Rd 10

700 m

Use the right lane to take the ramp onto ON-410 S

Merge onto ON-410 S

Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 66 toward Barrie

Keep left at the fork to continue on ON-11, follow signs for Orillia/North Bay

Continue straight to stay on ON-11 N

Exit onto ON-60 E toward Ottawa

Merge onto ON-60 E

Turn right onto Rock Lake Rd

Turn left
Part B: Menu for the Trip

Make a detailed menu for your trip to Algonquin Park. You will need to construct a chart and be
very clear about what you are having in each meal. See below for an EXAMPLE: Commented [1]: Where is your menu for Day 3?

Day 1

Meal Menu Ingredients required

Breakfast 3 eggs fried in pan 3 eggs

Chocolate milk Salt and black pepper
1 apple 1 litre of sealtest chocolate milk
1 apple

Lunch Pasta Pasta

Water Pan
Water
Salt, pepper, pasta sauce

Snack 2 apples apple

Chewy bar

Dinner Pasta Pasta

Cucumbers Pasta sauce
Bread Salt
Drink- juice 2l apple juice

Day 2

Meal Menu Ingredients required

Breakfast Hash browns 3 eggs

3 egg Defrosted hash browns
Plain milk Plain 1L milk

Lunch Burger Chicken patty

Apple juice Buns
Ketchup
Apple juice 1L
 Snack 3 oranges

Dinner Burrito Beans

Milk Cheese
Chicken
Hot sauce
Olives
peppers

Part C: Camping Gear and Costs

Access the “Backpacking Checklist” on the Mountain Equipmenment Co-op website at

https://www.mec.ca/en/article/backpacking-checklist and make a list of ALL items you would
need to bring on a 2 night campout in Algonquin. Use the MEC website to determine the
individual and total cost of these items. Remember to include HST.

Item list:
- Sleeping bag ($77.97)
- Sleeping pad ( $22.04)
- Tent ( 4 person cabin, $479)
- First aid kit ($11.02)
- Clothes
- Brush and paste
- Fuel Canister 3 of them ($24.57)
- Stove ($26.00)
- Pots ($26.00)
- Compass to navigate ($14.69)
- 1 person table set with cup and plate ($17.52)
- Lighter and fire starter ($27.12)
- Total = $775.4 Commented [2]: What was the tax?

Part D: Recreational Activities During Camping

After you have set up camp and gotten yourself settled at beautiful Algonquin Park, you will
want to look for recreational opportunities. Think about the kinds of things you can do for fun
while on your trip.

1. Describe TWO different moderately active “backyard” style games you could play.
Describe TWO sedentary (not moving) activities you could engage in. One should be
something you do by yourself and the other should be with one or more other people.
 2. Research www.algonquinpark.ca and discuss FIVE recreational opportunities offered at
the park.
Active games:

1. Glow in the dark ring toss

- Simple
- The glow sticks and couple water bottles are needed to play this game
- Who ever can knock out all the water bottles wins
- Very fun and compettive and similar to cup pong

2. Frisbee golf
- Very fun and easy
- Frisbee and hoops and bins
- Goal is to get the frisbee in the hoops for 1pt and bin for 2pt
- This game can be modified which makes it very fun

Two sedentary activities:

1. Cards
- Playing cards is a great activity, you can play many games with cards such as
uno, cheat, blackjack, speed and more. This game can never get boring as there
are so many sub games within cards. This is great to bring together friends and
families and have a great time.
2. Crosswords or puzzles
- This is another amazing thing to play, a puzzle with a grid or crossword going up
and across. It helps your brain and relaxes it as it is a very cool activity to play
after you are tired. I also love solving puzzles and crosswords when i'm with my
friends or family.

Backcountry Camping: Here you can canoe many miles or hike to any place in the park
and set your campsite there, this is for more experienced campers. Many people go
camping in the summer months and is always packed for backcountry campingn as this
is another experince.

Swimming: The clear, clean lakes of Algonquin offers endless opportunities for
swimming.The campgrounds have designed unsupervised beach areas, the backcountry
offers hundreds of lakes for swimming.

Fishing: lakes in backcountry are not fished because of the remote location. Lakes along
highway 60 are allowed for fishing. Algonquin park is considered one of the best location
for fishing book trouts and lake trout in the world.
Canoeing: Algonquin Park is known as an destination for canoeing. It is proven that most
visitors head into the park’s vast backcountry for overnight canoe camping.

Biking : The park has many trails for biking and hiking. Some trails are even for children
who cannot handle rougher terrains.

Part E: Animals in Algonquin Park

Visit www.sbaa.ca and click on “Research Projects”. Describe each animal below by answering
questions (a) to (g) in detail.

1. Loon 2. Moose 3. Black Bear 4. Wolf 5. Brook trout

(a) Common name, Scientific name, and another name
(b) General appearance
(c) Weight
(d) Food sources
(e) Sounds
(f) Major predators
(g) Habitat
1. Loon bear
A) names= loon, gavia immer great Northern driver
B) General appearance =Male and females have black heads in the summer. They
have a red eyes, long dark pointed bill, white necklace around their black necks.
White spots are also on the dark parts.
C) Weight = 2.7 to 6.3kg.
D) Food sources = fish, bass, and minnows which is a small type of fish. Some feed
in naturally fishless lakes, which have crayfish, frogs and leeches.
E) Sounds= some calls they make are Yodel, hoot, wail, and trembo calls. Yodel is
used over disputes, wail is the willingness to interact with each other or when
they have been separated from one another.
F) Major predators= Bald eagles have attacked loons in the past, but adult loons
have very few predators. Loon offspring are attacked more than adults.
G) Habitat = lakes and rivers in Algonquin park to nest feed and sleep.
2. Moose
A) Names- moose, Alces Alces, elk, swamp donkey
B) General appearance = they look like they have been constructed from other
leftover body parts. The unique moose looks like a a number of adaptations, for
example they are a size of a horse. They have a long brownish head and snout,
large
C) Weight: Male moose weigh an average of 500 kilograms and females average 425
kilograms.
 D) Food Sources: Moose are herbivores and feed on aquatic vegetation, assorted
ground plants, leaves, and twigs of both conifers and deciduous trees and shrubs.
E) Sounds: Moose will sound to communicate. Male Moose make a guttural “ga-
wunk!” sound, while females make a long drawn- out bawling moan.
F) Major predators: Wolves and bears constitute the two main predators of moose in
algonquin park. Black bears will prey on moose calves in the early summer when
they are the most vulnerable.
G) Habitat: Moose are found in the boreal forest covering much of canada.
3. Black Bear

a) American Black Bear ,Ursus americanus , Black bear

b) General Appearance: Next to the moose the black bear is the largest mammal in
Algonquin Park and the only bear species in the park. A black bear’s fur is dark
black or brown in colour.

c) Weight: Female weigh 45 and 70 kilograms. Males a, weighing between 70 and 150
kilograms.
d) Food Sources: Black Bears are omnivores, but plants makes up 95% of a bear’s diet.
In the spring they feed heavily on grasses and white suckers found in shallow creeks and
streams. Black Bears also feed on human garbage if readily available. This only occurs
when campers do not store their food and garbage properly.
e) Sounds: Black Bear do not vocalize as much as compared to other animals. Some of
the bear sounds are grunts, used when playing, and loud blowing to call one another.
f) Major Predators: Adult black bears have few predators-these include humans and adult
male bears. Bear cubs may be killed by adult male bears.
g) Habitat: Black Bears live throughout the coniferous forests in much of North America,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

4. Wolf

a) Names: Eastern Wolf ,Canis Lycaon , Eastern Canadian Wolf.

b) General appearance: Related to the dog specie. The Eastern Wolf typically has a
reddish-brown muzzle; reddish-brown behind the ears and on the lower legs; with a
black, white, back.
c) Weight: on average weigh 25 and 30 kilograms.
d) Food Sources: They eat three primary prey species which include white-tailed Deer,
Moose, and Beaver. Wolves prey primarily on white-tailed deer, and moose.
e) Sounds: Howling is a frequent sound made by the wolf. Wolves use howling for a
variety of functions. The single howl may be used to keep contact with other members of
the pack. A pack howl containing more than one wolf is suspected to be used to defend a
pack’s territory from other possible intruders.
f) Major Predators: Adult wolves have few predators, including humans, bears, and other
wolves.
g) Habitat: Found throughout most of central Ontario and as far east as southern
Quebec, as far north and West as Lake Nipigon.
5. Brook trout

a)
Brook Trout ,Salvelinus fontinalis , Speckled trout, brookie, square-tail.

b) General Appearance: Brook Trout are dark, olive-green on the back. The sides are
lighter, with many pale spots and small red dots. The belly is white, and the reddish fins
have creamy -white leading ledges.

c) Weight: weight is not provided for the Brook Trout. However size is, as the Brook
Trout is between 30 and 38 centimeters in length. The largest Brook Trout in Algonquin
Park rarely grow over 50 centimetres.

d)Food Sources: Brook Trout are carnivores that feed on a wide range of organisms.
These include terrestrial and aquatic insects, worms, leeches, crustaceans, spiders,
mollusks, small fishes, salamanders, and even frogs.
e) Sounds: N/A for the Brook Trout.
f) Major Predators: N/A for the Brook Trout.
g) Habitat: Brook Trout live in cold-water lakes and rivers throughout much of eastern
North America, from Newfoundland and Labrador, and west to the Ontario-Manitoba
border

In 4-5 sentences, describe what you would do if you encountered a bear on your campsite.
If I ever encounter a bear I would first teaming calm and try not panic, if I have a buddy
with me I would also try to calm them. The first thing to do is to not run, if you run then
the bear will attack. I will slowly retreat back and be very calm when doing that, if the
bear starts chasing me I will try to get high ground and climb a tree. I would also get bear
spray to keep it away from me. If I have to run I will try getting near a group of people.
The last resort I would do is pretend to be dead, and have a sharp knife on me so if I do
get attacked upon, I will try to injure the bear.

Part F: Pictographs

1. What are pictographs?

A pictograph is a graph that shows numerical info by using picture type symbols or
icons to show the data being represented. Pictographs are very effective.
2. What do they represent?They represent data, the pictures and symbols are used to
show data.
3. Draw an example of what a pictograph would look like and explain what it means.
 4. Where can pictographs be found in Algonquin Park? Click Friends of Algonquin park Commented [3]: This is incorrect within the context of
the question. Pictographs in Algonquin park are visual
symbols representing a word or phrase.
Part G: Personal Reflection

Given that the Camping trip is the main HIGHLIGHT of all the field trip opportunities provided in
this Outdoor Education course, it is unfortunate that you are unable to attend with the rest of the
class. Please think deeply before answering each question below. Your answers must be
specific and insightful.

1. Why were you unable to go on the camping trip? Describe your reasoning in detail,
please.
I was unable to go on this trip because I had an allergy appointment, I had booked the
appointment for too many times. My parents said this is the last appointment or they will
start charging money. However, this was not the only reason, I had a chemistry test, and
Bio summative to hand in on thursday and friday. If I did not have any of these reasons, I
would have gone on the trip, I also forgot my trip form and it was the last day to hand it
in. I would go on the trip if I could and enjoy this new experience.
2. Describe a dream wilderness overnight trip or destination that you would like to do or
visit in the future.
I would want to go to algonquin park because it has many types of activities and things
to do there. So many options of what type of camping to do, and I can swim, canoe, and
bike there. Fishing is also available there as well.There are many activities there and I
can take my friends and cousins there as well.
3. Will you consider camping as an option for your recreational endeavours in the future?
Why or why not?
I have gone to many picnics and stayed overnight at blue mountain. I have gone on
hikes, and day camping many times. I might bring my friends to the parks in Ontario and
camp there.

Sources

Part A: About Algonquin Park

http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/history/cultural-history.php

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/365+Father+Tobin+Road,+Brampton,+ON/Rock+Lake+Cam
pground,+Algonquin+Highlands,+ON/@44.6678412,-
80.2017069,8z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b17b7595f40b5:0x94de663e747d29
bc!2m2!1d-
79.7669059!2d43.7598436!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cd5d0994cbc57b1:0x42fc4ede292a3876!2m2!1d-
78.4030975!2d45.5190344

Part B

https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=rice%20&cat_id=976759

Part C

https://www.mec.ca/en/article/backpacking-checklist

Part D:
http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/recreational_activites/

Part F
https://venngage.com/blog/pictogram/ Commented [4]: Your sources must follow a format,
such as APA. Simply copy and pasting url's is
unacceptable.