ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS Carolina Friends School End-of-Year Program 2013

TRIP INFORMATION: The Adirondack Park region is a six million acre area composed of public and private lands in northern New York. It is home to countless rivers streams and lakes, many allowing only non-motorized watercraft, and an astonishing array of rugged mountains known as the High Peaks. It offers a spectacular array of canoeing, kayaking and hiking opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast. 2012-2013 marks the fifth consecutive year that CFS will offer the Adirondack EOY. The trip will commence on Monday, May 20 and travel via a CFS bus, towing a trailer of kayaks and supplies, to Fish Creek Pond State Campground outside of Tupper Lake, NY. This will act as our base camp for daily excursions. In the past we have done several canoe trips, starting from the lake where we camp, meandering through streams and small lakes, requiring several short portages. We will also have opportunities to kayak, and at least one long day trip in the kayaks. Hikes will include a ‘jaunt’ up Ampersand Mountain, the base of which is less than a twenty minute drive from our camp. This mountain affords a spectacular view to the north of the lakes in the region and to the south, of the magnificent mountain range. We will most definitely include a rugged day hike up, what is now the legendary CFS challenge, Giant Mountain. Interspersed within the outdoor activities will be opportunities to visit several unique museums in the area, most noticeably the Six Nations Indian Museum, located in Onchiota. With the exception of stopping for meals while we travel to and back from the Adirondacks, the group will share in the responsibilities of planning, preparing, and cleaning up after all of our meals. While we will be residing in tents, the campground does offer bathrooms and there is one central shower facility. Campfires and campfire lore are a routine evening activity. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS

Additional Information: Students on this EOY experience must have an eagerness to thrive out of doors and to work as a group. Hopefully participants will gain an appreciation for this unique area of our country as well as an appreciation for the efforts that are required to approach every activity with an exuberant determination. Please note that the weather in this part of the country at this time of the year can range from frost and snow flurries to sunny and 75 degrees to chilly and rainy (all within the same day). Mosquitoes and black flies can be nonexistent to an unavoidable nuisance. Chaperones: Dave Worden ([email protected]) and Elsa Hoffman (CFS ’06) Trip Dates: Leave CFS Monday, May 20 @ 7:00 am and return Saturday or Sunday, June 1 or 2.

Estimated cost per participant: $900