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With Teen Expeditions, each day brings a new physical and mental adventure requiring determination and the ability to try hard while discovering new skills, challenges, and places. Whether staying at Alton Jones, setting up a base camp at a public campground, or hiking, canoeing, or kayaking to a new campsite each night, each group will be completely independent. Camping is in screen-house cabins when at Alton Jones and tents for off campus trips. Everyone helps cook on camp stoves except when meals are provided. Except where noted, all trips are appropriate for beginners and run Sunday through Friday, except weeks 2 and 6, which run Sunday through Thursday. Check-in is Sunday from 2:00-3:00 PM. Camp ends Friday, except for weeks 2 and 6 which end on Thursday, with check-out at 3:00 PM (a photo ID is required). Expeditions are listed in order from easiest to advanced in regards to stamina, strength required, and distance from home. Calendar of Trips Leaders in Training Ages 14-15 Develop crucial leadership skills necessary to become a camp counselor. This weeklong day program (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday-Friday) includes an overnight campout Thursday night. LIT graduates are eligible to work in our Counselor In Training Program. $275.00 Weeks 4 and 5. Front Country
Puzzle Busters Ages 13-16 Spend a week cracking codes to find your rewards. Get ready for a week of rock climbing, rappelling, kayaking, and much more. Just be sure to bring your sense of adventure, and love of reward! Return to Alton Jones most evenings for dinner, use of the bathhouse, and to sleep. $670 Week 2 and $715.00 Week 7. Front Country
Ocean State Odyssey Ages 13-16 Hike, swim, kayak, rock climb, and rappel, all in Rhode Island. Use the Alton Jones Challenge Course, learn to climb at the Rhode Island Rock Gym, scale a local cliff, head out to the bay for sea kayaking, and go on a day hike. Return most evenings to sleep at Alton Jones. $715.00 Weeks 3 and 5. Front Country
Hancock Shaker Village Community Service Ages 13-16 Spend a week helping to restore, repair, and refurbish trails and buildings at the Hancock Shaker Village in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Find out about the Shaker philosophy of simple living coupled with sustainable building and living practices. On your time off, head to the Deerfield River for a day of whitewater rafting. Fulfills community service requirements. This trip replaces Habitat for Humanity. $715.00 Weeks 4 and 8. Front Country
Kayak RI Ages 13-16 Paddle a different Rhode Island waterway each day and return to Alton Jones at night. Learn safety, paddle strokes, and exit and entry techniques at Lake Eisenhower. Return to Alton Jones each evening for dinner, games, use of the bathhouse facilities, and to sleep. $670.00 Week 6. Front Country
Waterways Ages 12-14 Learn canoeing techniques and test your skills on the gentle flatwater and thrilling swiftwater of the Pawcatuck River. You will cover ways to canoe safely, read a river, pack a canoe, and cook on a camp stove. Each day we will make our way downriver to a new campsite and a new adventure! $690.00 Weeks 3 and 8; $650.00 Week 6. Backcountry
Kayak Adventure Ages 13-16 Learn the keys to safe and proper kayaking. Once you get the hang of basic kayaking and safety skills on our own Lake Eisenhower you will soon be making your way through the twists, turns, and gentle swiftwater of the Pawcatuck River. $650 Week 2; $690.00 Weeks 4, 5, and 7. Backcountry
Rock ‘N River/Rock ‘N Trail Ages 13-16 Take your pick between making your way along the wild trail or the running river. Combine that with the excitement of rock climbing and rappelling and you have a week of fun, high energy and excitement. Learn the basics of rock climbing and rappelling, then put your new skills into action. Rock 'N River $650.00 Week 2; $690.00 Weeks 3 and 5. Backcountry Rock 'N Trail $650.00 Week 6 and $690.00 Week 8. Backcountry
Paddlin’ to the Sea Ages 13-16 Follow the Pawcatuck River downstream more than 35 miles by canoe! Watch the river gradually increase in size and volume until it empties into the ocean. Along the way note the changes in environment, test the water quality and observe the aquatic wildlife. Co-sponsored with Mystic Aquarium. $690.00 Weeks 4 and 7. Backcountry
Adirondack Rock & Raft Ages 14-17 Explore the cliffs of the Adirondack Mountains of New York, which offer some of the best rock climbing in the Northeast. A day of whitewater rafting rounds out the week. Participants must weigh at least 100 pounds. $795.00 Week 5. Front Country
Maine Coast Adventure Ages 14-17 Explore one of our nation’s natural gems in Acadia National Park. Here you will hike, bike, take a dip in the Atlantic and explore the rocky shores of Maine. You will also experience sea kayaking and some great mountain and coastal exploring. Set up base camp in the park and get ready for a week of fun. $795.00 Week 7. Front Country
Vermont Rocks! Ages 14-17 Spend a week in the spectacular Lake Dunmore region of the Green Mountains of Vermont. Hike to mountain summits for fabulous views and rock climb up granite cliffs. Ride magnificent trails on mountain bikes. Camping is at a state campground with restrooms. $795.00 Week 8. Front Country
White Mountain Pursuit Ages 14-17 Franconia Notch in the heart of the White Mountains will be your base camp for a week of powerhouse fun! See the sights up close by mountain bike, then hike up Mount Lafayette for a 5,200 foot high birds-eye view. Ride the tram up Cannon Mountain for 360 degree views. $725.00 Week 6. Front Country
West Virginia Adventure Ages 14-17 Travel south for an exhilarating eleven-day adventure! Your expedition will include four (yes, four!) whitewater rafting trips, caving, hiking, mountain biking, high ropes, a mud obstacle course, and a ranger guided tour of New River Gorge National Park. $1775.00 Week 3 (Begins Sunday July 6, Ends Friday July 18). Front Country
REGISTER BY MAY 15 AND SAVE $25 ON EACH REGISTRATION! CALENDAR Teen Expeditions 2008 Available Spaces
**Sunday July 6-Friday July 18 Backcountry describes a rustic camping trip. Campers are responsible for camp stove cooking. Restrooms are not available; campers use outhouses or dig a cat hole in the woods. Although campers may swim, showering will not be available. Sleeping is on the ground in same-sex camping tents at rustic campsites. Front Country describes an in-camp trip or car camping at public campgrounds. Campers will be responsible for camp stove cooking and at times may eat out or at the camp dining hall. Campers will have access to running water bathrooms. Showering, if available, will be limited. Sleeping is on the ground in same-sex camping tents at public campgrounds or at camp in same-sex screen house cabins with bunk beds. |
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