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Mountain Biking Adventure Will Take You Along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon Program Description: Promote outdoor recreation opportunities locally, state-wide, and nationwide. We aim to provide strategies to learn new skills, develop as leaders, and to encourage an appreciation for the natural environment. These programs would offer basic fundamentals of outdoor trip preparation, awareness, planning, leave-no-trace principles, respect for nature and execution of a trip to make a groups outdoor experience as enjoyable as possible. Trips are meant for 6-12 persons. Trips Include: (Refer to each trip for specifics) • Deposit due (deadline TBD). • Remaining balance due (deadline TBD). • Team building activities (pre-trip) such as a local hike, trip planning, equipment and safety talks. • The trip it self, meals, and the activities planned. (See descriptions of trips). • Transportation during the trip. • An equipment purchasing list. All participants must have these supplies. Trips do not include: (Refer to each trip for specifics) • Flights to and from meeting location. • Hotel accommodations. (there may be discount codes provided as being part of the trip) • Some meals. • Snacks. • There may be additional add-ons to the trip that the participant will purchase themselves (ex. meals, equipment, mountain bike, etc) MT. HOOD Mt. Hood hiking and climbing, surfing or waterfall hike, Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood Railroad (Oregon) July or August Meals will be dependent on the trip- often they are provided by REA, but if we have a trip that visits multiple locations then a stop for lunch at a restaurant would be covered by the Mt. Hood participants. If you prefer, we can arrange that all meals are provided. Meeting location will typically be in Troutdale, 15 minutes from the Portland airport. We can also provide airport pickup. The majority of equipment will be provided by us, with the exception of packs, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags. We do have a few of these items that we can loan as well on a first come first serve basis. Trip will be mostly hiking and camping in the country. Flights and personal equipment are not included in trip costs. An equipment list will be sent to all participants. Intensity: This trip is moderate to strenuous Multnomuh Falls Ht. Hood hiking and climbing, Oregon Coast hiking and surfing (July or August) Example $825 per person, including airport pickup, all meals except night 1, 5, and winery, equipment (except sleeping bag/pad. This would be the cost including surfing and climbing.) Day 1: Fly into Portland, pickup from airport, drive out the Oregon coast (Newport) 2.5 hours. Camp at Beverly Beach State Park Day 2: Option for surfing lessons -or- hiking at Cape Perpetua. Camp Beverly Beach State Park Day 3: Drive to Newburg, stop at a winery and for lunch in Dundee, continue on to Mt. Hood. Afternoon hike at timberline lodge. Camp near Hood, dispersed or campground Day 4: Rock climbing at Mt. Hood -or- waterfall hike. Camp Mt. Hood Day 5: Visit Multnomah falls, hike in the Columbia River Gorge, return to Portland, fly or extra night. *Trip includes team building activities (pre-trip) such as a local Houston hike, trip planning, equipment and safety talks. Hike/Surf Cape Perpetua Timberline Lodge - ‘The Shining’ Mt. Hood Railroad MT. ST HELENS Mt. St Helens hiking and climbing, waterfall hike, winery, Ape Caves. (Washington) July or August Meals will be dependent on the trip- often they are provided by REA, but if we have a trip that visits multiple locations then a stop for lunch at a restaurant would be covered by the participants. If you prefer, we can arrange that all meals are provided. Meeting location will typically be in Troutdale, 15 minutes from the Portland airport. We can also provide airport pickup. The majority of equipment will be provided by us, with the exception of packs, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags. We do have a few of these items that we can loan as well on a first come first serve basis. Trip will be mostly hiking and camping in the country. Flights and personal equipment are not included in trip costs. An equipment list will be sent to all participants. Intensity: This trip is moderate to strenuous Mt. St Helens hiking/backpacking and caving (July or August) $700 per person, including all meals except night 1 and 4, airport pick up, and equipment Day 1: Fly into Portland, night in a hotel (this would not be included in the cost), evening downtown Portland Day 2: Drive out to Mt. Saint Helens (group transport provided in trip cost), explore Ape Caves in the morning, short hike in the afternoon. Camp near mountain. Day 3: Backpack Mt St Helens -or- summit attempt (more strenuous), camp on mountain. Day 4: Visit Mulnomah falls, option for waterfall hike, option to stop at a winery or brewery. Night in Portland or evening flight *Trip includes team building activities (pre-trip) such as a local Houston hike, trip planning, equipment and safety talks. Visit a Winery Ape Caves Ape Caves MONTANA Montana Wilderness – Service Trip with the Bob July Area Description: Considered by many to be the “crown jewel” of the wilderness preservation system, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex is comprised of over 1.5 million acres of untrammeled, wild vastness that stretches from Glacier National Park in the north, to Rogers Pass to the south in the northern Rockies of Montana. The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex is named after the early day forester and conservationist who started his career for the forest service in Montana and is credited with single-handedly adding 5.4 million acres to the nation’s wilderness system. In 1941, after Bob Marshall’s death this primitive area was commemorated with his name and later additions of the Great Bear and Scapegoat Wildernesses in the 1970’s preserved this continuous tract of primeval land. Straddling the continental divide, the “Bob” as it’s known locally, is comprised of towering limestone reefs (including the famous Chinese Wall), range after range of majestic mountains, lush forests, broad basins and valleys, and two “wild and scenic” designated rivers. It also contains some of the best wildlife habitat in the lower 48 for elk, deer, moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, black bear, and the “threatened” grizzly bear. Project: Since you are a Forest Service volunteer, expect to put in an 5 hour workday, and 40 hours per week on the longer trips. Trail maintenance projects involve use of primitive tools such as cross-cut saws, axes, pulaskis, hand saws, shovels and loppers, which you will be trained for and supervised by a BMWF project crew-leader. Trail work can involve strenuous lifting, bending, and hiking to and from work site each day. There are a variety of tasks on each trip and we encourage volunteers to take turns and try all of them. The BMWF crew-leader will assign appropriate tasks to fit your comfort and skill level as well (i.e.- you won't be expected to saw tree's out of the trail all day if you would rather cut brush with loppers instead). On the longer trips, you will also be expected to help out with camp chores such as cooking, cleaning, and general camp duties. Pack Support: We will arrange to have a volunteer packer to haul tools, food and some personal gear. The first priorities for packing are crew food and tools. If there is space, larger items such sleeping bags and tents may also be packed. Please be prepared to carry in ALL of your personal backpacking gear. We do our best to arrange for pack support but volunteer packers are not always available. Food: Food and menu planning are provided by our crew leader. Please limit personal snacks to avoid over packing food. Please alert us to any food allergies or preferences. BMWF also provides bear hang supplies as the crew will be practicing proper backcountry food storage. You will be expected to pitch in and help prepare meals, and other campsite chores during the project. Gear: BMWF will bring group gear such as cooking stove, pots & pans, water filter, etc. However, each volunteer should bring a personal kitchen kit (with plate/bowl, spoon/fork, hot mug, water bottle, etc). Please see the attached list for other personal gear needs. Note: participants will need to bring long pants (no shorts for trail work), long sleeved shirt (when sawing), work gloves and sturdy pair of hiking boots (tennis shoes ARE NOT recommended) to work in. Please wear hiking boots with ankle support. Volunteers are also responsible for bringing their own personal camping gear including a sleeping bag, tent, and backpack. Dressing in layers is the best approach. One work “outfit” will be sufficient; everyone will stink as much as you do (unless they are not working very hard). Leave No Trace: We will be practicing Leave No Trace camping principles in the backcountry, some projects will be near a Forest Service cabin, there is a primitive outhouse at the Forest Service Cabin. The BMWF crew-leader will be training you in these principles and what needs to be followed during the week. We will try and leave as little an impact as we can to keep the campsite and this area beautiful. Trip will be hiking and camping in the back country/Wilderness. Flights and personal equipment are not included in trip costs. An equipment list will be sent to all participants. Intensity: This trip is moderate to strenuous Montana – Wilderness Hiking Camping, Forest Service (July) $350 per person, including all meals except day 1 and lunch/dinner on day 6, transportation to and from trailhead. Participants will need to bring their own equipment.
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