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Yosemite Follow Up Questions

By Janine Bouyssounouse

1. How many people were on the backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park?
2. What information do you think the dad received from the ranger?
3. Was this the first trip to Yosemite for the family? How do you know?
4. How many days was the backpacking trip supposed to be? How many days did it end up being?
5. Why was it important to take all of the food on the backpacking trip?
6. What was interesting about the trees the family saw on the trail? Why were they that way?
7. What was done with the food and the garbage after dinner?
8. Why was it so important to take care of the garbage in a special way?
9. Why did the dad need a rock?
11. Why did the dad need a stick?
12. What woke up the family while they were sleeping?
13. Who looked out the tent first?
14. What was outside the tent when the family looked? How many of them were there?
15. What happened to the food?
16. Why did the family wait until morning to hike back to the car?

See answers to the follow up questions for Yosemite.

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