site index
All the material from my original De Anza College faculty website
(one of the very first faculty websites at De Anza College)
had to be moved due to a server dying.
This page has most of the study guides, info about the De Anza College Outdoor Club, lifeguard training, how to have more fun in Yosemite or Grand Teton National park, and much more.
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The most read webpages from the original website were, in this order:
how to pass a Red Cross written test
history of swimming from the course outlines for swim classes at De Anza College, with notes, stories and links specific to that part of the curriculum.
A collection of some of the true stories I use in my wilderness first aid class to illustrate how the wilderness is not dangerous, it’s the people who aren’t prepared, who don’t know what they are doing, or who take inordinate risks, that are the danger:
Every athlete likes to compare them-self to others, either in real competitions, or against standard times or tests.
How can I tell if I am a good swimmer
Or should we call this: how can I tell if I’m a fast swimmer? ( including the Navy Seals candidate’s swim test and National Seniors games qualifying times)
Thunderstorm and lightning safety
History of Swimming section of the curriculum for swim classes at De Anza College
How to rescue a drowning victim has simple rescues using equipment commonly available at every pool, for lifeguards or non-lifeguards
has tips for and answers typical questions from first-time women campers
Enhance your drive to your adventure: Road trip advice and etiquette
Rocky Mountain mammal size comparisons includes how to tell a black bear from a grizzly bear
must haves (and you will wish you had) for camping in bad weather or even in the snow
First Aid secondary assessment
De Anza Outdoor Club between summer and fall quarter trip to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
How much water will there be in the Yosemite waterfalls?
Backpacking advice could easily be also named campng advice
Using a bear resistant food storage container has advice on how to pack one more efficiently
using a water purifying pump,
For a laugh, go to:
Camping Blunders
Where can I take a photo that looks like the one on a Yosemite postcard I just bought?
Places to take photos of Clouds Rest, Half Dome, Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls and Staircase Falls.
Road trip advice and etiquette
Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park is a must-do hike that many people decide to do as a backpack after they hike it
Quit being paranoid about sharks
Yosemite nature and photography links
have more fun camping could be titled: Must-haves for camping or How to camp for beginner
Learn to build Campfires that don’t smoke too much
Bears in some places have learned how to break into vehicles, so many campsites have metal boxes to put food and toiletries into. Using a campsite food storage locker has some tips for using them, especially if you have to share with a large number of people.
You can Improve your inexpensive rain gear
You can’t always expect a helicopter rescue
Can a person who is prescribed an epi-pen risk going into the wilderness? and some sting prevention notes are at: Anaphylaxis quick facts
insect repellant has answers to questions about the percentage of DEET needed in an effective insect repellant, toxicity allergies, and more.
Enhance your hike by reading:
The day hike gear section at Camping equipment checklist
Thunderstorm and lightning safety includes the answer to the question: Why can’t you swim during a lightning storm? A strike on a lake doesn’t kill all the fish in the lake.
Hiking Advice has hot weather hiking advice, hiking logistics and the answer to the question: When is the best time of day to cross a mountain stream?
The use of cell phones for photography (with or without a selfie stick) has made preventable injury or even death by selfie common They were just taking a selfie . . .
http://marydonahue.org/swim-workout-vocabulary
http://marydonahue.org/safe-driving-in-rain-and-fog
http://marydonahue.org/camping-blunders
http://marydonahue.org/sneaking-exercise
http://marydonahue.org/camping-equipment-checklist
http://marydonahue.org/bloodborne-pathogens-quick-facts
http://marydonahue.org/novice-swim-faqs
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- - As of Fall quarter 2016 all De Anza College PE (Physical Education, P.E.) activity and lecture courses are renamed KNES (Kinesiology), (except team sports and massage).
Ooooops, PE21 (tennis) did not become KNES21.
PE26A novice swimming, has become KNES 1A, (not K N E S 26 A).
PE26B, beginning swimming, has become KNES 1B (not K N E S 26 B)
PE26C, intermediate swimming, has become KNES 1C (not K N E S 26 C)
PE26D, advanced swimming, has become KNES 1D, (not K N E S 26 D)
and PE6G, aerobic swimming, has become KNES 2A, (not K N E S 6 G).