To+Build+a+Fire

Topics For the PowerPoint Presentation ("To Build a Fire")

 * **Chilkoot Trail (basic historical information)** http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/trail.htm#chilkootpass http://explorenorth.com/library/history/bl-klondyke1098.htm http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/klondike/case7-8.html
 * **Chilkoot Trail (geography and topography)** http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/trail.htm#chilkootpass http://bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/north/trails/chilkoot.htm http://www.questconnect.org/ak_chilkoot_pass_map.htm
 * **Chilkoot Trail (supplies used)** http://www.questconnect.org/ak_chilkoot_supplies.htm http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/starvation.html
 * **Cold Weather Camping & Gear** http://www.rei.com/LearnShareDetailArticlesList?categoryId=Camping&url=rei/learn/camp/bkclothf.jsp http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml http://www.scoutingdigest.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=162
 * **Cold Weather Food (then and now if possible)** http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml#Food
 * **Cold Weather Rescue**
 * **Cold Weather Survival** http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/educate/winter1.htm http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/winter_safety.html
 * **Dawson City (during the gold rush)** http://www.arcticwebsite.com/DawsonHistImage.html
 * **Dog Mushing (Dog Sledding)** http://www.alaska.net/~dogdrivr/old_sleds.htm http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/
 * **Dogs, Cold Weather (care, tips, protection)** http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_coldweathertips http://www.canismajor.com/dog/winter2.html
 * **Dogs, Husky Breed** http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/siberianhusky.htm http://www.everythinghusky.com/
 * **Dogs, Working** http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0301/articles/mainarticle.html
 * **Frostbite** http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000057.htm http://www.faqs.org/health/Sick-V2/Frostbite.html
 * **Gold Panning/ Gold Sluicing** http://www.historichwy49.com/goldfact.html http://www.blackcatmining.com/reference/howtopangold.cfm http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/
 * **Gold Rush in Alaska** http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/nome.html http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/ http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/Gold_Rush/index.html
 * **How to Start a Fire (using matches, twigs & bark not gasoline or kerosene)** http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/2009/10/deep-survival-how-to-build-a-fire.html?cid=6a00e55031d3a3883401310f2b26dd970c
 * http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/fire/index.html
 * **Hypothermia** http://usscouts.org/usscouts/safety/safe-cold.asp http://www.sarbc.org/sarbc/hypo.html
 * **Ice and Snow (weather)** http://www.learner.org/interactives/weather/iceandsnow.html http://nsidc.org/snow/facts.html
 * **Ice Safety** http://wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/Fishing_PDFs/Safety_on_ice.pdf http://www.outtakes.com/winter/winter.icesafety.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/winter_safety.html
 * **Jack London and His Writing** http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/jack_london.html http://london.sonoma.edu/Images/ http://london.sonoma.edu/jackbio.html
 * **Klondike Gold Rush** http://www.arcticwebsite.com/goldrushlist.html http://www.questconnect.org/ak_klondike.htm http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Klondike/English/main.html http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/klondike/
 * **Modern Day Gold Mining (also Value of Gold Today)** http://www.quotegold.com/surface-mining.html http://www.mine-engineer.com/mining/mine3.htm
 * **Movies About the Gold Rush**
 * **Northern Lights** http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/
 * **Photography of the Gold Rush**
 * **Snowshoes (then & now)** http://www.anchorage.net/1283.cfm http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00450/snowshoes.htm
 * **Sourdoughs (miners and prospectors in Alaska)** http://www.alaskamining.com/alaskamininghistory1.html
 * **Treasure Ships (Excelsior and Portland/ their routes from Seattle to the Klondike)** http://explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-treasureships.htm http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=687
 * **White Pass Trail (also called the Dead Horse Trail)** http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/trail.htm#chilkootpass http://explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-StampedeRoutes.htm http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/klondike/case6.html [|http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/75skagway/75locate2.htm>]
 * **Women in the Gold Rush** http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/ii/14/sidebar.html