Ep. 206 "Adventurgogy 101 (Adventure-Pedagogy)"

The Bellingham Podcast

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RECORDED: AJ’s talk on Travelogue: “Traveling & Trekking with a Toddler.” Streamed live 17 February 2022: 1900-21:00 PST from the Bellingham Old City Hall

Backstory on the talk:

* building a since of place, life and wilderness skills, and cognitive skill development

* Kroll 1940’s Map “Evergreen Playground”

“Mountain Rules” - one for every year since birth

* Lookout Mountain (to waterfall vista)Always listen to Dada

* Never Goof Around

* Always Pay Attention

* Be Careful

* Only ever go as far, as you know you can get back

Find an extrinsic motivation; to help instill an intrinsic motivation (flag and snacks)

Locations

Flora and Fauna:

* Stimpson Nature Reserve

Urban hiking:

* Interurban trail/Northridge Park

* Semiahmoo (and incorporate Geocaching)

Beginner forest trail hikes:

* Lookout Mountain (to waterfall vista)

101 Kit for your sub-5 year-old

* Backpack (REI Tarn 18)

* Trekking Poles

* Water

* Snacks

* Compass

* Camera

* Map/GPS

* Watch (you and them)

Digital Kit

https://bit.ly/toddlertrektech has links to all below

* Seek

* Merlin (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

* Relive

* Garmin Explore

* Geocache

* maps.me

Quality Assurance:

AJ:

* Welcome to Earth (with Will Smith)- see an actor learn from explorers what skills are needed to become an explorer

Chris:

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