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Summer Adventure Starts Here!
The Trail Head
The world of wilderness living and nature awareness offers a lifetime of inexpensive, healthy, fun and adventure for those with the right know-how. Where does one begin you ask? At the “Trail Head” of course! This 4 day, 3 night, introduction to outdoor living will provide campers with a solid foundation for future outings. We cover everything from tents and tarps, fires to food, but that’s hardly all. Camping is about fun, and we’ve got that covered too! We’ll visit Leatherman’s cave, track animals, sing songs, and play a ton of awesome games. In order to help participants develop a comfort level with the dark, we make sure evening are filled with campfire fun and nighttime adventures.
Campers going into grades 5th and up
Sunday, July 13th to Wednesday, July 16th Fee: $480
Fly-Fishing
This one’s been requested for a while now and we are thrilled to finally be able to offer it. Join us as we meet the rising sun along the banks of the Cross River, where we’ll identify the morning hatch of insects so that we may tie our very own, hand-made flies in order to catch (and release) the trout that wait below the surface. Days will include instruction in casting, fly-tying, reading rivers and hatches (the bugs hatching from the waters surface) and seeing who can come up with the best “big-one that got away” tale. And of course, there will be time for games and campfire fun. Campers may bring their own equipment or borrow ours.
Birds & Butterflies
This gives a whole new meaning to the term “B&B.” Join us for this in-depth exploration into the world of birds and butterflies. Participants will not only have opportunities to immerse themselves into the worlds of our winged friends but they will have opportunities to develop closer relationships to them through arts and crafts projects that they can take home along with all of the wonderful memories they catch during their time with us. If you have binoculars, bring ‘em!
Campers going into grades 6th and up
Sunday, June 29th to Wednesday July 2nd Fee: $480
These two programs will be happening simultaneously. We will likely share a campsite and meals but venture out separately during the day.
Group Survival Rite of Passage Experience
Many have wondered, “How would I do in a survival situation?” Here’s your chance to find out. This group survival experience has been designed to give former campers the opportunity to put their skills and knowledge to the test. We will begin with a review of standard wilderness living skills and safety. Next, participants will prepare and plan for a 24 hour wilderness experience in which they will head out together to shelter 6 (a little know campsite deep in the heart of Ward-Pound Ridge). How they cook their food, make their fire, and spend their time is up to them. They will be shadowed by staff for safety purposes. There will however, be little to no verbal communication between staff and participant during this time unless required for health/safety purposes.
Campers going into 7th and up
Sunday, July 20th to Thursday, July 24th
Tuesday, August 19th to Saturday, August 23rd Fee: $570
**Prerequisite: Trail Head & FFWP approval
All programs will be held at Ward-Pound Ridge Reservation, Pound Ridge, NY
For more information and registration call today!
Space is very limited and programs fill up fast!
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