(SELF-QUESTIONAIRE) HOW DO I RATE AS A NO TRACE HIKER?

Do I plan ahead to avoid impact?

O Avoid holidays and weekends

O Limit group size (6 or less optimum)

O Repackage food to reduce containers

O Take along a little bag to carry ouy all refuse

O Carry a stove and foods requiring little cooking

O Buy only gear in subdued forst colors

O Check at Ranger Station for low use areas

Do I travel to avoid impact?

O Travel quietly

O Walk single-file in center of trail

O Stay on main trail even if wet

O Never shortcut switchbacks

O Look at and photograph, never pick and collect

O Avoid popular areas

O Never discard cigarette butts, candy or gum wrappers

O Walk softly. Never kick up dirt and stones or trample vegetation

Do I make No-Trace camps?

O Select a site invisible from tthe trail and other sites

O Camp at least 25 feet from natural water sources and "beauty spots"

O Avoid using existing campsites that are obviously over camped

O Never cut standing trees and vegetation or pull up plants

O Never dig hipholes or trenches

O Wear light weight, soft sole shoes around camp

O Avoid building campfires or make only small fires in safe places

O Never wash dirty dishes, clothes, or myself directly in stream or spring

O Use biodegradable soap 100 feet away from water supply

O Bury human waste 6 inches deep 100 feet from water

O Stay as quiet as possible. Leave radios and tape players at home

O Leave my dog at home

Do I leave a No-Trace campsite?

O Pick up every trace of litter

O Drown my campfire and erase evidence of it

O Replace and scatter twigs and leaves cleared for sleeping bags

O Pack out all garbage

O Check for any evidence of my stay