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Outdoor Adventures in the South SPRING SOAR PROGRAM OUTDooR ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH UPPER SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12) MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8) JAN 30 HIKING MAR 12-21 CANOEING MAY 28-31 RAFTING Percy Quinn State Park - McComb, MS Big Bend National Park, TX Ocoee River - Chattanooga, TN #6 rated in state trails, 6.8 mi. Canoe the Rio Grande in Boquillas Rising 9th grade girls & dads Canyon, Hike Window Trail at Chisos Basin & tour the Alamo, Spring Break JAN 31 CLIMBING JUN 3-6 RAFTING USM Rec Center - Hattiesburg, MS Ocoee River - Chattanooga, TN MAR 27 KAYAKING Rising 9th grade boys & dads Crystal Lake - Flowood, MS FEB 6 HIKING Clarkco State Park - Quitman, MS JUN 11-13 RAFTING #9 rated in state trails, 4.7 mi. APR 2-5 CANOEING Ocoee River - Chattanooga, TN Suwannee River State Park - Live Oak, FL Rising 8th grade girls & dads Easter Break FEB 13 HORSEBACK RIDING Kilmichael, MS JUN 18-20 RAFTING 2-3 hour trail ride APR 10 HIKING Ocoee River - Chattanooga, TN Roosevelt State Park - Morton, MS Rising 8th grade boys & dads Rated #2 hiking trail, 4.5 mi. FEB 20 HIKING Clark Creek State Park - Woodville, MS Native American Emerald Mound and APR 17 CANOEING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON waterfall - 3 mi., Gain 623’ elevation Black Creek - Hattiesburg, MS Service project to pick up river trash SOAR TRIPS OR TO LEARN HOW along banks FEB 27-28 HIKE+CAMP TO GET INVOLVED, CONTACT: Gulf State Park - Gulf Shores, AL and Florida Caverns State Park - Marianna, FL APR 24 KAYAKING WAYNE “WT” TAYLOR Camping, Hiking, and Cave Tour Okatoma Creek - Seminary, MS JA SOAR PROGRAM DIRECTOR MAR 5-7 BACKPACKING APR 30-MAY 1 CANOE+CAMP Sipsey Wilderness - Double Springs, AL Tishomingo State Park - Tishomingo, MS Largest wilderness east of the Paddle of Bear Creek and Hike Bear Creek [email protected] Mississippi River Trail, #1 rated in state trails, 5.4 mi..
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