Maple Mountain

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What Would You do if Lost in the Wilderness?

Increase your sense of security in the outdoors by learning to survive with little or no gear. Even with a map, compass, GPS, and reliable weather forecast, some people are still forced to spend a night or longer in the outdoors with little more than a daypack. Could you survive?  

Maple Mountain is a forest reserve east of Duncan and about an hour's drive from Victoria.  Enjoy a scenic hike with Nature Experience Tours.

You will learn about:

• Building Survival Shelters
• Starting Fire with a Bow Drill
• Finding and Purifying Water
• Edible Wild Plants
• Bear and Cougar Safety
• Preventing and Treating Hypothermia
• Use of Map, Compass, and GPS

Maple Mountain Hikes Offered in 2005: April 30, May 29,  June11, July 3, Sept. 24.  Custom/unscheduled tours are also available.

Price for 5-hour tour : $40/person (Minimum 2 people/tour)

Book Your Nature Experience Tour Today!

Contact Us for More Information 

Phone: 250-701-5132

E-mail: info@naturexperience.com

Hiking Essentials

Common Edible Wild Plants  Plants and Animals  Birds of VI  Mammals of VI

© RJC January 20, 2005