Across
- 2. only moderately warm, not hot but not cold
- 4. after dinner plates and ______ are washed
- 7. to hold back or set aside
- 9. black bears are _______ in national parks
- 14. to walk or march slowly, a long, tiring walk
- 15. there are 260 ________ along the way
- 17. someone who gives time or effort without pay
- 18. watch out there may be a _______ under your bunk
- 19. showy in appearance; splendid
- 21. hikers wrap themselves _______ in sleeping bags
- 22. In April of each year, hikers _____ Springer Mountain
- 26. bird watchers take __________
- 27. a portion of food allowed for one meal or one day
- 28. The Appalachian Trail goes from Georgia to _______
- 29. every day they seek the next shelter to ______
- 30. to make short, sharp sounds by rattling
Down
- 1. Scholars take __________
- 3. feeling tired, worn out
- 5. water can be plentiful after a rain ________
- 6. a learned person; an expert in a field of study
- 8. to burn slowly, with smoke but no flame
- 10. still others ________ the athletic challenge
- 11. strangers meet and _________ experiences
- 12. in great supply, easily available
- 13. Hikers carry _______ everything they will need
- 16. many like being in a nature _________
- 20. The ocean to the East of the trail is the ______
- 23. towns are every 50 or 100 _________
- 24. gallant hikers might share _______ bars
- 25. What's the point of enduring ______, blisters, and soggy boots?
- 31. not skillful or graceful; hard to handle