It’s that time of year again. The season when the leaves fall off the trees, snow starts falling from the skies, and the wildlife begins foraging food for the winter. This is a bittersweet time for the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers as it is the time when we park the Subaru at the Center in Boulder for the remainder of 2009. After nine busy months traveling the country providing education and outreach to hundreds of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts, the traveling trainer teams have closed out the 2009 season. Along with the traveling trainer teams, Mr. Bigfoot has retired for the season for some much needed rest and hibernation. Bigfoot, too, has been very busy this year challenging folks to take his Bigfoot Challenge. He successfully recruited nearly 5,000 people to challenge themselves to practice Leave No Trace this year. The challenges varied from leading by example by picking trash on a trail, to teaching a child the importance of not feeding wildlife, to practicing leave no trace by walking through the middle of a muddy trail or picking up after your pets. Everyone who took the challenge has been entered to win gear from some of our partners that the big guy himself will be announcing in the next few weeks!
If you did not get a chance to take the Bigfoot Challenge in 2009, not to worry! Bigfoot has told us he will be returning next year for an even bigger and badder challenge for us. Stay tuned for more information…
Happy hibernating and safe travels…
Kate Bullock and Tracy Howard
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