2010 CANOE: NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Boys & Girls Ages 12-17
5:1 Ratio
Week 9: 8/1-7
Sun-Sat
Cost: $995

About Canoeing CLS: Henry David Thoreau once said, "Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing?" With these words as our guide we are heading into the Adirondacks for a week of canoeing, hiking, beautiful views, and a general adventure. The Adirondack Park is a forever wilderness, so we are going to take full advantage of this. We will start by learning the basics of canoeing techinques, backcountry camping, Leave No Trace (LNT) ethics, and orienteering. With our new skills we will be see the park by both land and water. We will spend time exploring the natural waterways on lakes and streams. Once we reach of destination by water we will trade our paddles for our backpacks and hike back into the woods to see the views from the mountain tops. This trip is designed to gain experience in many different types of backcountry travel. This course will teach students self-sufficent camping, LNT awareness, proficiency in canoeing, and a new found sense for adventure. Over our week long trip students will feel confident like Lewis or Clark exploring true wilderness.

2010 NEW YORK ITINERARY: 

  • Sunday: Meet and greet at Riley's Lock at 12pm.  Drive to Lake Eaton Campground, NY.  Upon arrival set up camp and talk about the weeks expectations.
  • Monday: Wake up early and get out in our canoes.  We will teach and review basic paddle strokes and discuss safety issues.  In the afternoon we will pack up the canoes with our gear for the next five days.  We will paddle a few miles to Kelly Point on Long Lake.
  • Tuesday: We will enjoy a nice leisurely morning around out campsite.  After a filling breakfast we will head out for a day hike in hopes of summitting Mt. Kempshall.  We will return to Kelly Point for another night.
  • Wednesday: After breakfast we will pack up camp and load our gear back into our canoes and head for Raquette Falls.  Once we get to Raquette Falls we will portage around the falls to our campsite.
  • Thursday: Now that our arms are rested for our portage we will paddle to Raquette Pond.  Upon arrival we may drop a line in the pond and see what is biting in hopes of catching something to add to our dinner.  
  • Friday: On our final morning we will make the a huge breakfast of all of the food that we have left.  With our full stomaches we will paddle to Rock Island Bay takeout.  We will spend our last night here and debrief the week.
  • Saturday: Drive back to Riley's Lock for a late afternoon pick.

    • *This is a rough itinerary, actual locations are subject to change depending on weather conditions, skill levels, and group dynamics. Final itinerary is updated in office.