NORTHEAST KINGDOM WINTER OVERNIGHT - ITINERARY

Thursday - Saturday, March 1-3 2018

NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston VT

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Friday, March 1

10:30 AM 

Registration, welcome

Orientation, ice-breakers - Let’s get to know this place and each other

12:00 PM: Lunch!

Head into woods to cook food on a campfire! Brrrritoes

Snow pilin' and camp set-up - Make our cozy base camp

2:00 PM

Agreements - How do we want to be together on this trip?

2:30 PM

XC skiing NorthWoods trails - BYO skis or borrow a pair from NorthWoods

5:00 PM

Dinner prep and dig quinzee

5:30 PM

Dinner and clean up - Lasagna, salad in the NorthWoods lodge

7:00 PM

S’mores on the campfire - Along with  fireside games, songs, and stories

9:00 PM

Back to the bunk house - Showers, reading, free time

10:00 PM

Quiet time - Option to spend the night in quinzee!

11:00 PM

Get some rest

Friday, March 2

7:00 AM

Rise and shine! - Breakfast prep in the lodge: eggs and oatmeal

7:30 AM

Breakfast in lodge

8:30 AM

Yoga or free time - Optional yoga class in the lodge, otherwise folks are around the bunkhouse

9:30 AM

Snowshoe: Tracking and tree ID

Possibility of loading into Northwoods van and going to Victory Bog, otherwise we’ll be on NorthWoods’ awesome trails. BYO snowshoes or borrow from NorthWoods.

12:30

Back at camp to begin lunch prep - Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup

1:00 PM

Lunch at our camp

1:30 PM

Crafting: coal burned burl bowls - Make a beautiful wild-crafted bowl as a momento of this trip

3:00 PM

Ice skating/ice fishing on NW pond option - BYO ice skates, or continue to work on crafting projects

4:30 PM

Games and hot chocolate - Warming up and having fun in the lodge

5:15 PM

Hike down to the boat launch - We’ll visit the Clyde River and watch the sunset

6:00 PM

Dinner prep and dinner - Pasta and garlic bread and salad

7:30 PM

Full moon sit spot - So lucky to have a full moon on this trip!

8:00 PM

Moonlight hike or sledding - Epic fun

9:00 PM

Back in lodge - Winding down after another adventure filled day

10:00 PM

Quiet time

11:00 PM

Get some rest

Saturday, March 3

7:00 AM

Rise and shine! - Breakfast prep in lodge

7:30 AM

Breakfast in lodge - Granola, bagels, fruit

8:30 AM

Yoga or free time

9:30 AM

One more XC ski!

11:00 AM

Leave No Trace check

11:30 AM

Closing circle - A chance to share some final thoughts and stories

12:00 PM

Pack lunch and head home - Sandwiches to go and goodbyes.

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All teens regardless of family income are welcome. Generous financial assistance is available so be sure to ask.

You do not need a PayPal account to pay online. Please call our office if you have any questions about the registration process: 802-454-8500