Day Trips
Once a week, we divide into groups of shared age and ability for hiking or canoe trips. Trip groups consist of approximately eight campers and two or three staff, including a counselor certified in Wilderness First Aid or Responding to Emergencies as well as C.P.R. for the Professional Rescuer or who is an Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.) or registered nurse.
Day trips give campers a chance to put to use the foundational skills they have been practicing, to explore new environments, and to gain the confidence and satisfaction that comes from climbing a peak or canoeing through a chain of lakes. As endurance and self-confidence increase, the groups climb higher and more spectacular mountains. The children learn leadership skills as they take turns route-finding and setting a pace that keeps the group together, while the staff provides encouragement and guidance. The older and more experienced hikers climb the most rugged mountains in the Adirondack Park, while the younger campers often enjoy the berries and animal sightings they find along the way to a gentler summit.