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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). Except for Spring Break Florida, Expeditions are listed in order from easiest to advanced in regards
to stamina, strength required, and distance from home.
Calendar of Trips
Spring
Break Florida Volunteer Adventure
Ages
14-17
Spend spring break volunteering in and exploring sunny
Florida. Travel by air to New Smyrna Beach to help with oyster
restorations and planting mangrove trees at Marine Discovery Center.
Enjoy Florida’s sights and sun by airboat and kayak.
April 13-17—RI Public School Vacation.
$995.00 ($25 early registration savings does not apply). 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.
$725.00 Weeks 2 and 6. 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.
$725.00 Weeks 3 and 7. 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.
$725.00 Week 5. Front
Country
Plimouth
Plantation Volunteer Adventure
Ages
13-16
Spend a week at Plimouth Plantation and on the Mayflower II helping to build, paint, and landscape. Experience how Pilgrims completed work tasks in the 17th century. On your day off, hop on a ferry to Provincetown to go whale and seal watching.
Fulfills
community service requirements.
$725.00 Weeks 2 and 5. 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!
$695.00 Weeks 3, 5 and 7. 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.
$695.00 Weeks 6 and 8. 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 Trail $695.00 Weeks 6. Backcountry
Rock 'N River $695.00 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.
$695.00 Week 4. Backcountry
Eco-Urban
Kayak Excursion
Ages
13-16
Combine the beauty of nature with the excitement of the city.
Kayak off the coasts of Delaware and Maryland in unique
natural areas including Assateague Island National Seashore.
Next visit Philadelphia to see our country’s national
treasures during the build-up to the Forth of July.
$795.00 Week 2. Front
Country
Northern
Explorers
Ages
14-17
Experience
some of the best whitewater Maine has to offer. You will spend two
full days rafting on the Kennebec River in northern Maine.
Finish your week by taking off on a floatplane to search for
moose from the air and enjoy the bird's eye view.
$795.00 Week 5. Front
Country
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 4 and 6. 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 7. 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 8. Front
Country
West
Virginia Adventure
Ages
14-17
Travel south for an exhilarating eleven-day adventure! Your
expedition will include three whitewater rafting trips, caving, a
canopy tour zip-line excursion, hiking, mountain biking, high ropes, a mud obstacle
course, and a ranger guided tour of New River Gorge National
Park.
$1895.00 Week 3 (Begins Sunday July 5, Ends Friday July 17). Front
Country
REGISTER BY MAY 15 AND SAVE $25 ON EACH
REGISTRATION!
CALENDAR
Teen Expeditions 2009
Available Spaces
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No Expeditions |
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Week 2
June 28-July 3
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Puzzle Busters
Plimouth Plantation
Eco-Urban Kayak |
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Week 3
July 5-July 10 |
Ocean State Odyssey
Waterways
West Virginia Adventure**
Teen X Day Camp |
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Week 4
July 12-July 17 |
Paddlin' to the Sea
Adirondack Rock and Raft
Teen X Day Camp |
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Week 5
July 19-July 24 |
Kayak Rhode Island
Waterways
Plimouth Plantation
Northern Explorers |
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Week 6
July 26-July 31 |
Puzzle Busters
Kayak Adventure
Rock 'N' Trail
Adirondack Rock and Raft |
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Week 7
Aug. 2-Aug. 7 |
Ocean State Odyssey
Waterways
Vermont Rocks
Teen X Day Camp |
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Week 8
Aug. 9-Aug. 14 |
Kayak Adventure
Rock 'N' River
Maine Coast Adventure
Teen X Day Camp |
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**Sunday
July 5-Friday July 17
Backcountry describes a rustic
camping trip. Campers are responsible for camp stove cooking.
Restrooms are not available; campers use outhouses or 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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