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SnowCam

WrittenbyAlyseSweeneyIllustratedbyJohnKastner

SnowCam

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Glossary

camouflage toblendintothebackground;tohide(p.13)

digesting turningfoodintoenergy(p.11)

hypothermiaaverylowbodytemperature

(p.6)

quinzhee asnowsheltermadeby

diggingoutaspaceinapileofsnow(p.8)

snowdome aquinzhee(p.5)

snowshoes shoesthatlookliketennis

racketsandletpeoplewalk

ondeepsnowwithoutsinkingin(p.7)

snowshoe atypeofrabbitthathaslarge

hare furryfeetandthatturnswhiteinthewinndbrowninthesummer(p.13)

whine tocomin(p.5)

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SnowCam

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January11,4:00PM

Wearedrivinghomenow.AndKatejusttoldmeaHUGEsecret.Shesaidthatonherfirstsnowcamtrip,shecriedmostofthetime!IcannotbelieveKatecried!ThenshetoldmethatIdidagreatjob.

NowIbelievethataftersleeinthesnow,IAMbraveenoughtodoalmostANYTHING!

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January11,1:00PM

Itisalreadytimetogohome.Wejustfinishedayummylunchofpeanutbuttersandwiches,cheesecrackers,andcandybars.Inafewminutes,wewillhikebacktothecar.Goodbye,snowytrees.Goodbye,snowymountains.Goodbye,snowdome.

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January8,4:00PM 4

January9,7:30PM 6

January10,11:30AM 7

January10,5:00PM 8

January10,6:30PM 9

January10,8:00PM 10

January10,9:30PM 11

January11,10:30AM 13

January11,1:00PM 14

January11,4:00PM 15

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January8,4:00PM

IcannotbelieveIamgoingsnowcamintwodays!DadpromisedIcouldgowhenIturnedeight.ThatiswhenKatefirstwentwithDad.

Sheistwelvenow.Sothisyearwillbeherfifthsnowcamtrip.

January11,10:30AM

Afterbreakfast,KateandIhadsnowshoeraces.Shekepttrip.SoIkeptwinning!Shegetssogrumpywhensheloses.

Ohmygosh!Wejustsawasnowshoehare!Itwaswhitewithsuper-hugefeet!Iwhispered

toKatethattheharewasusingcamouflagetohideinthesnow.Ilovethatword.

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Tip3:Keepyourmouthandnoseoutofyoursleebag.Thatway,wetnessfromyourbreathwillnotgetintoyoursleebagandmakeyoucold.

ItoldKatethatIamNOTawimpybaby.AndItoldherthatI’mNOTscaredtosleepinthequinzheeanymore.Shewasalreadyasleep.

Katesayssnowcamisfun.

Ishouldnotbescared.ButIAMscared.HowwillIstaywarm?Whatisitliketosleepinasnowdome?

Isitlikesleeinazer?

KatewillrollhereyesifIwhine.Shewillsay,“Stopbeingababy,Maddie!”Iwanttobebrave,likeKate.

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January9,7:30PM

ndIjustpackedmybackpack.Hesaysthetricktostayingwarmistowearseverallooselayersoffast-dryingclothes.Healsosaidthatwearingwetclothesinthefrigidcoldcauseshypothermia.Ididnotknowuntiltonightthathypothermiaiswhenyourbodycannotmakeenoughheattostaywarm.PeoplecanDIEfromhypothermia!!!!!

January10,9:30PM

Iamlyinginthequinzhee.Itis23degreesoutsideand33degreesinhere.ItisnotascoldasIthought—thankstoDad’ssnowcamtips.

Tip1:Eattrailmixbeforeyousleepbecausedigestingfoodwarmsupyourbody.

Tip2:Keepahotwaterbottleinyoursleebag.Itwarmsyourfeet.

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January10,8:00PM

Dadtolduscoolcamstoriesafterdinner.Hehasbeensnowcamsincehewasalittleboy.Iaskedhimwhathelikesaboutsnowcam.“Nobugsandnocrowds,”hesaid.

January10,11:30AM

Dadwasright!IAMwarm!!!Wehikedfortwohourstoourcampsite—insnowshoes!Iwassohot.Ieventookoffmycoat!

ItisSOquiethere,exceptforthesoundofoursnowshoesmovingacrossthesnow.Itsoundslikethis:WHUMFWHUMF.

Ihavetogo.Wearegoingtobuildasnowdomenow!!!!

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January10,5:00PM

Wow!Makingaquinzheeistiring—butfun.Firstwemadeamassivepileofsnowwithourshovels.Thenweaunch.Thesnowhardened.

Thenwecarvedoutthedome.

Ourquinzheelookedlikeasnowcave.Weevenaddedakitchen!

Iamstillscaredtosleepinthere.Willwezewhilesleeinsnow?Willthequinzhe