WY Outside CHALLENGE 2015 This is your WY Outside Challenge scorecard! Keep track of the activities that you complete by checking the box next to the activity. Make sure you take a photo (or have someone take a photo) of you completing each task. When you reach 200 points, you will receive an official WY Outside Challenge Master Certificate signed by Governor Matt Mead and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow, and be entered into a drawing for the chance to win several prizes, including outdoor gear and a 2016 annual pass to Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails. Check the wyoutside.com website for updates on awards. All activities must be completed in the 2015 calendar year. Three Main Rules: 1. Take photos, videos, or audio recordings of all activities 2. One scorecard per person or family 3. Enjoy the Outdoors! Entries must be received by January 15, 2016 Mail your completed scorecard, your photographs, videos and audio recordings (on CD or DVD) any video clips, any associated written material (poems, stories, etc.) to: WY Outside 2015 Outdoor Challenge ATTN: Ashley Rooney Wyoming State Parks Barrett Building, 4th Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 WY Outside Challenge Page 1 Some of the activities listed herein are inherently dangerous in which severe injuries or death may occur. Please take all precautions and evaluate your ability carefully. If you are a minor, please make sure you always have permission and adequate supervision to complete each task. By taking part in this Outside Challenge you assume any and all risks associated with taking part in this Challenge and the associated tasks. Know Your Parks Camp in a national park Sleep in a fire look-out in a national forest (15 pts) Have a picnic in a state park Attend an Interpretive program in the Wyoming outdoors Have a Leave No Trace photo shoot of your campsite. Visit LNT.org for details. Take a family photo in your Wyoming outdoors Find pictographs at Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites (15 pts.) Bonus: Draw your own pictrograph and send us a picture (5 pts.) Why did you draw what you did? Camp in a yurt. Visit wyoparks.state.wy.us to find yurts in your area. Hike the Jenny Lake Trail in Grand Teton Find a herd of bison in Yellowstone Visit a historic site and watch a re-enactment Hike on a national historic trail and take a photo of you on the trail ruts
Get Moving Go for a bike ride in your neighborhood Go trail running Which trail: Go for a hike It s a trail that is new to you Which trail: Hike to a summit Which peak: Hike to a waterfall Which one: Swim or wade in a lake, stream, or hot spring Climb a tree or boulder Go canoeing or kayaking (15 pts) Body of water: Play a game outside Game: Go camping Bonus: Sleep in a tent Bonus: Sleep under the stars Learn two new canoe paddle strokes (forward stroke, backstroke, push-away, forward sweep, J-stroke Stroke 1: Stroke 2: Hike at least 3 miles carrying a pack with everything you need for your hike Make a snow angel Volunteer for a habitat restoration project Hunting and Fishing Catch and identify two different types of fish Bonus: Take a photograph of yourself practicing catch and release fishing Fish three different Wyoming bodies of water (15 pts) Names: Make your own fishing pole out of materials you find outside Bonus: Catch a fish with your creation Make your own wooden bow and arrows Throw an Atl-Atl Take a hunter education course Go hunting, either as a hunter or with family/ friends who are hunting Hunt Area: Shoot two different types of firearms; rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, or handguns (10 pts) Minors must perform this activity with adult supervision. Type 1: Type 2: Shoot a bow Minors must perform this activity with adult supervision. Attend a local fishing event Location: Accomplish 1 of the 10 categories in the WGFD Fishing Challenge: http://wgfd.wyo. gov/web2011/education-1001023.aspx (10 points per category) Categories: WY Outside Challenge Page 2
Outdoors Skills/Skills Development Use a map or GPS to place yourself on a topographic map Coordinates: Use a compass to pick out a feature or landmark in one of the four cardinal directions your location. Tell us what the landmark is and where you are. (10pts) Landmark: Create an emergency first aid kit for hiking or camping. Send us your list of first aid and emergency items Draw a map of your favorite natural area Bonus: Draw a map of your favorite hiking trail and send it to us Make a list of all the things you need to safely camp overnight Write up a plan describing the location of a campsite you re staying at, how long you intend to be there, your route of travel, and when you think you ll be back. Leave the plan with a family or a friend while you go camping (15 pts) Learn to tie three new knots Build a fire without a propellant Bonus: Cook your dinner over it. What did you make? Investigate Make a plaster cast of a wild animal track and identify the common and taxonomic name of it (20 pts) Photograph and identify each of the following types of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic (15 pts) Photograph and identify four different species of native birds Bonus: Witness a lek and photograph a sage grouse Exercise caution to avoid disturbing an active lek. Park appropriately and do not leave your vehicle. Photograph and identify three different amphibians Photograph an identify four native species of wild flowers Bonus: Create a book of pressed flowers Photograph and identify three different big game mammals, identify the common and taxonomic names Visit Yellowstone and take a picture by the sign Find a natural dam in a creek or river, photograph it, and create a story about how it got there Make a fact sheet about your favorite Wyoming native animal. Include an illustration Identify a constellation. Draw and send picture. Identify the common and taxonomic names of at least five trees around your home Celebrate Arbor Day the last Friday in April, or Earth Day, April 22 Bonus: Complete all the tasks in the Investigate section and compile a nature journal or a two to three minute video about your experiences. Send it to us. (will be returned if requested) (30 pts) WY Outside Challenge Page 3
Thrill Seeking Many of the thrill-seeking activities carry a level of inherent risk. Ensure that an adult, or a qualified instructor, is present to support these activities. Go rappelling Go white water rafting or tubing down a river Waterway: Attend a mountain bike race Bonus: Participate in the mountain bike race Participate in one event of the 2015 Rev3-Cowboy Tough Adventure Race (20 pts) Event: Go downhill skiing or snowboarding Go cross country skiing Go snowshoeing Build a shelter out of snow Bonus: Spend the night in it (15 pts) Climb on a glacier (20 pts) Create and Reflect Write a poem that captures the essence of your favorite outdoor place in Wyoming. Using found natural materials like sticks, pine cones or even water create your own song (or a soundscape) with melody and beat. Record it and send us your tune. Build a miniature boat out of materials you find outside. See if it floats Create a short video of what WY Outside means to you. Bonus: Participate in the WY Outside Youth Video Contest (20 pts) Nature Journaling: create a simple book and use it to document an outdoor adventure. You can use photos, drawings, words and anything else you can think of! Art: Past, Present, Future: Visit a historic site in Wyoming. Use a single sheet of paper for three drawings. First, draw what you think it looked like 100 years ago. Were there roads or trails? Manmade objects? What animals and insects lived here? Now draw what you see in front of you! What will the site look like in the future? Draw what you predict. How might the types of animal and plant species change in the future? Sit outside for 30 minutes and write down what you see and hear WY Outside Challenge Page 4
Where should we send your prize? First Name: Last Name: Mailing Address: Email Address: Phone Number: Date of Birth: Send your completed scorecard, photos, and other supporting documents to: WY Outside 2015 Outdoor Challenge ATTN: Ashley Rooney Wyoming State Parks Barrett Building, 4th Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 In addition, upload your photos to Instagram and share it with us using the hashtag #WYOutsideChallenge. For WY Outside updates, visit: www.wyoutside.com Submission Materials Release Thanks for participating in the WY Outside Challenge! We would like to share your experience to inspire others. Please complete this release form and return with your scorecard. This personal information may be shared with members and partners of WY Outside. If you do not wish to share your submitted materials with others you do not have to complete the form. Release I hereby release and discharge forever the State of Wyoming and its employees and agents from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of my submissions, including but not limited to photographs, videos, audio recordings, artwork, poetry, and any other submission. I hereby give the State of Wyoming and its employees and agents permission to use my image, picture, name, likeness, voice, biographical material, artwork, poetry, video, photographs, audio recordings, and any other submission materials to appear on/in any media, including but not limited to print, audio/visual, web page, electronic, film, video, or broadcast. I agree that I shall not receive any compensation of any kind as a result of the use of my image, picture, name, likeness, voice, biographical material, artwork, poetry, video, photographs, audio recordings, and any other submission materials. By signing below, I expressly release the State of Wyoming from any and all claims arising out of the use of these materials. Participant Name - Please Print Participant Signature Date Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian if Participant is under 18 years old Relationship to Participant Please Print Name WY Outside Challenge Page 5