National Parks/2017 choices

Background

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Parks_of_the_United_States

New in 2017

Camp King picks two squad names

• Wind Cave
• Voyagers

Insights

• Each squad gets to pick its own name from the list below. But, park names can not be repeated from one year to the next. Names with a strike though were already taken and can't be used again.

• To claim a name, go to this page and put four ~ characters next to the name. That looks like this for me, Rauterkus (talk) 23:02, June 28, 2015 (UTC).

• There will not be any printed papers. Only digital.

Golly, did we even name our squad in 2016

In 2016, we had one pool with one camp, Brashear pool from Camp Carmalt. I do not think we even picked a squad name, but I can not remember. 

Did we?

Available at the start of 2016

Biscayne, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Channel Islands, Congaree, Crater Lake, Cuyahoga Valley, Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Great Sand Dunes, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Petrified Forest, Pinnacles, Saguaro, Shenandoah, Theodore Roosevelt, Virgin Islands, Voyageurs, Wind Cave, Wrangell - St. Elias, AND international sitess, Kakadu, Fiordland, and Kruger National Park.

Details

• Acadia, Taken by Camp Langley, younger girls, SDA15.
• American Samoa (squad), taken at Camp South Hills in 2015 Rauterkus (talk) 11:23, June 30, 2015 (UTC)
• Arches taken by Mindful Eating for half of block 4 in 2015 Rauterkus (talk) 16:36, July 4, 2015 (UTC)
• Badlands, used in SDA13 at Camp Faison
• Big Bend
• Biscayne
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison
• Bryce Canyon
• Canyonlands
• Capitol Reef
• Carlsbad Caverns
• Channel Islands
• Congaree
• Crater Lake
• Cuyahoga Valley
• Death Valley, used in SDA13 at Camp Faison
• Denali
• Dry Tortugas, used in SDA15 by Camp Faison Rauterkus (talk) 17:14, July 4, 2015 (UTC)
• Everglades
• Gates of the Arctic, used in SDA17 at Camp U-Prep with Toby Junker's squad.
• Glacier
• Glacier Bay
• Grand Canyon used in 2013 at Camp U-Prep
• Grand Teton
• Great Basin for SDA15 for Camp Langley for younger boys.
• Great Sand Dunes
• Great Smoky Mountains
• Guadalupe Mountains
• Haleakalā, SDA15 Camp South Hills
• Hawaii Volcanoes
• Hot Springs
• Isle Royale for SDA15 for Camp Langley for younger girls.
• Joshua Tree Used by Block 3 of Mindful Eating in 2015. Rauterkus (talk) 11:52, July 7, 2015 (UTC)
• Katmai
• Kenai Fjords
• Kings Canyon, squad at Camp Langley in SDA15 for older campers.
• Kobuk Valley
• Lake Clark
• Lassen Volcanic
• Mammoth Cave, used at SDA15 for younger girls at Camp South Hills. Squad used to be Thunder Cats.
• Mount Rainier
• North Cascades used in SDA17 with Camp U-Prep and squad of Sam Cahill.
• Olympic, used in 2013 at Camp CAPA
• Petrified Forest
• Pinnacles
• Rocky Mountain
• Saguaro
• Sequoia, used in SDA15 by half of Block 4 of Mindful Eating Rauterkus (talk) 17:14, July 4, 2015 (UTC)
• Shenandoah
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Virgin Islands
• Voyageurs Picked in SDA17 at Camp King
• Wind Cave Picked in SDA17 at Camp King
• Wrangell - St. Elias
• Yellowstone, used in 2013 at Camp Carmalt
• Yosemite, used in 2015 with younger boys at Camp South Hills working with Donovan Hayden.
• Zion, used in 2013 at Camp CAPA

International Parks

• Kakadu, in Northern Australia. Largest National Park in Australia (also known as AUS) and a World Heritage Site. Home of Billabong. http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/kakadu-national-park-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid361775.html

• Fiordland, home to Millford's Tramp, in New Zealand (also known as NZL) . http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/milford-track-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid350488.html

• Kruger National Park in South Africa (also known as RSA) . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park

• Banff (used in SDA14) in Canada north of Calgary. http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/banff-national-park-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid361921.html

• Galapagos Archipelago (used in SDA14) http://www.gorp.com/weekend-guide/travel-ta-galapagos-birdwatching-ecotourism-sidwcmdev_054328.html