Goals:
- 6 hours of purposeful activity per day
- Exploring the natural world
- Completing a demanding journey
- Learning preparation, self-sufficiency and self-reliance
10/27 Saturday Activities:
4:00pm Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall: 20 Park Street, Gorham NH 03581
7:00pm Move-In to the White Mountain National Forest: 98 Randolph Hill Rd, Randolph, NH 03593
- Campfire Build/Dinner
- Team Building Exercises - led by Megan Lyman, Miss New Hampshire
- Outdoor Survival Skills
- Night Sky/Constellation
12:00am Fire Dark/Sleep
10/28 Sunday Activities:
7:00am Rise
7:30am Breakfast/Pack/Clean Camp
8:30am White Mountain Hike - led by Eileen Kelley, Miss New Hampshire’s Outstanding Teen
- Bridge Building
- Lunch
- Trail Repair
4:00pm Retreat
4:30pm Return to Base/Departure
Preparation/Pre-Reading
- White Mountain National Forest: http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain
- Backpacker: http://www.backpacker.com/destinations/category/421
- Fire Building: http://www.wintercampers.com/2012/10/08/building-a-fire-in-the-winter
- Hike the Whites: http://hikethewhites.com//
- Camping: http://www.everything-about-camping.com
- NH: http://camping.lovetoknow.com/Hiking_in_NH