NORTHEAST KINGDOM WINTER OVERNIGHT - ITINERARY
Thursday - Saturday, March 1-3 2018
NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston VT
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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