Explorers <\/strong>have a quick turnaround here at camp. Tomorrow they\u2019ll do all of their trip prep in addition to a short hiking shakedown in the afternoon to the Well Sit (about \u00be of a mile away from camp). It will give them a chance to feel what a hiking backpack feels like before they leave on Tuesday for their week long hike through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The drive will take up most of Tuesday and then they\u2019ll begin their hike bright and early on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n Adventurers <\/strong>have a few days in camp with 3 days of training designed to help them practice the fundamentals of cycling, road safety, and bike maintenance. With such a large trip ahead of them, it\u2019s important for them to take their time getting acclimated to loaded, self-supported cycling (carrying all of their gear on their bikes). They spend a short day of cycling to a local ice-cream shop on unloaded bikes and then the next day they\u2019ll do a similar ride with loaded bicycles.<\/p>\n Voyageurs<\/strong> just finished traveling through a chain of islands called The Chickens and the Fingerboards. They are headed toward the Outer Fox Islands. Soon they finish up kayaking through the French River Provincial Park and will be making the curve south toward the Bying Inlet where they\u2019ll resupply with our driver. That will be near the end of the week on Friday, so more updates on that to come. If you\u2019d like to get mail to them, it must arrive at Miniwanca by this Wednesday afternoon, July 24th <\/sup>for us to put it in the van to drive up on Thursday.<\/p>\n Odyssey <\/strong>is steadily making their way across New York. After a beautiful rest day at Niagara Falls, they\u2019re traveling quickly toward the Adirondack Mountains. It\u2019s been very hot in New York this weekend, so they have been taking some shorter days and trying to be finished cycling before the afternoon. They\u2019ve been drinking plenty of water and wearing plenty of sunscreen and they\u2019re looking forward to the temperatures dropping below 80 degrees for the rest of the week. Their next mail drop is in Old Forge. It will be on July 24th<\/sup>, so it will need to arrive quickly if it\u2019s going to make it on time. Here\u2019s the address:<\/p>\n Participant Name \u2013 Camp Miniwanca For any Session A parents out there still reading along (and to VOY\/ODY parents as well), thank you for an incredible first session. I\u2019m so grateful to work with so many wonderful parents, campers, and leaders alike and this was such a wonderful three weeks. So grateful!<\/p>\n Andrew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s opening day for Session B, and the final opening day for Four Trails for the summer!\u00a0 Our Trailblazers, Explorers, and Adventurers for this session have arrived and over the next couple of days they will all be diligently preparing for the upcoming adventures. Additionally, our Voyageur and Odyssey campers are continuing their adventures in Canada and the Northeastern U.S. … <\/p>\n
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