TAKE A 'VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP' OF
THE AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL
Join Randy and Sheri Propster on their 2006 hike across the United States on the American Discovery Trail. Meet the “locals,” gaze at the awesome scenery, experience all kinds of weather extremes, and explore the topography and geology of our nation.
This site will be maintained by Mr. Scott Steele’s ninth grade Earth Science classes, located in Fishersville, Virginia. Each week, beginning on January 15, 2007, we will reveal approximately seven to ten days of last year’s hike. This will give the reader the chance to follow along on a continuous virtual hike across the country. New journal entries, photos, and trail data will be added each week, so join us to explore and discover some of what our nation has to offer.
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This 'Virtual Field Trip' will enable you to follow along as Randy and Sheri Propster backpack across the United States utilizing the American Discovery Trail.
To understand the full 'Field Trip' experience begin your 'discovery' with an exploration of our VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP page. Our VIRTUAL HIKE OF THE ADT will document the many points of interest we will encounter during our hike. We will compile information as we travel from east to west offering you an opportunity to 'discover as we discover'. The information available in our VIRTUAL LIBRARY pages will be a compilation of our 'discoveries' and the 'discoveries' of the students participating in this 'Virtual Field Trip'. Students will use traditional research methods to develop a greater understanding of the topics we will be exploring. Their research results will create a fantastic library of information pertaining to the American Discovery Trail. Teachers who would like to bring our 'Virtual Field Trip' into their school will enjoy the CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES pages designed to offer educators lesson plans to coordinate with each of our research topics, further enhancing your students 'Virtual Field Trip' experience. (If you are an educator please click: teachers) Our PHOTO GALLERY will be maintained east to west and will offer an opportunity to visually 'discover' the sites to be seen while hiking across the United States, once again you 'discover as we discover'. Our DAILY READINGS will act as a weather report, recording the natural environments we will be experiencing each day on trail. Getting an insiders look at our TRAIL JOURNALS will give you insight to our thoughts and feelings as we hike each day. Read along as we celebrate the high points and endure the low points of a long distance backpacking trip. To get a better understanding of the supplies needed to create this 'Virtual Field Trip' explore our MONITORING EQUIPMENT and HIKING GEAR pages. Please get involved by participating in FORUM topics. Forums topics will enhance our 'discoveries' by allowing you to share your experiences with us and with the many students, all across the country, enjoying this 'Virtual Field Trip'.
Your Trail Guides on this Hike Across America will be
Sheri and Randy Propster.
As newlyweds we are excited to share our journals, photographs and experiences with everyone participating in this 'Virtual Field Trip'. Our goal is to Thru-hike across the United States of America with an educators perspective utilizing lightweight modern technologies to compile information pertaining to the environmentally, historically and culturally significant points of interest we encounter throughout our journey. Our discoveries will be documented throughout this interactive website and will be incorporated into curriculum presented in traditional high school classrooms. We hope you will enjoy our stories and pictures and utilize the articles and links throughout Treck USA to discover the enormous educational tool known as the American Discovery Trail. To learn more about our hiking team check out our 'Honeymooners' page.
Join us for an educational experience as we thru-hike across the United States on the American Discovery Trail. Explore TRECK USA and let us take you on a 'Virtual Field Trip' of the United States, the American Discovery Trail and the World Wide Web.
What is the American Discovery Trail?
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