| A | B |
|---|
| outdoorsmen | people who spend a lot of their freetime outdoors |
| compass | device that shows directions by means of a magnetic needle pointing north |
| quest | an adventurous expedition |
| white-water | frothy water, as found in rapids |
| wilderness | a wild place where few people live; the forest or desert |
| canoeing | traveling by canoe |
| freeze-dried | preserved by quickly freezing and drying in a vacuum |
| poncho | blanketlike coat with a hole in the center for the head |
| kayak | Eskimo canoe made watertight by a closure around the waist |
| backwashes | water thrown backwards by the motion of oars |
| glum | gloomy, unsociable attitude |
