Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
July 14, 2012
Depart 5:30 a.m.,
travel to Albert Lea,
stay in Knight’s Inn.
Afternoon hike at
Effigy Mounds,
Great River Road
Travel day to Custer,
camp at Stockade
Lake group site.
Swim the lake, jump
the rock!
Climbing School!
Multi-pitch level I
with Exum
Mountain Guides
Climbing school!
Multi-pitch Level II
with Exum
Mountain Guides
Day hike to
Amphitheatre Lake,
Jackson Peak, Sheep
Mountain, or other.
Day hike to
Snowdrift Lake,
Paintbrush Canyon,
Rendezvous Peak,
or other.
Clean-up day!
Arrive Eau Claire
with time for a nice
dinner and a soak in
the hot tub.
Travel day to
Manitowoc; 1:55
departure on SS
Badger; Ice cream in
Ludington; in Grand
Rapids around 10
p.m.
July 27
July 28, 2012
Grand Teton
Backpacking/Climbing
July 14-28, 2012
Travel Day across
Wyoming –
beautiful! Cowboy
Café for dinner.
Evening safari on
the way in.
Arrive GTNP, camp
Gros Ventre
Campground.
Gear up for
backpacking!
Ascend Cascade
Canyon to South
Fork group site –
watch for bears,
prevent blisters.
Camp next to a
stream high in the
mountains.
Keep hiking uphill,
around Schoolroom
Glacier, over
Hurricane Pass and
into Alaska Basin,
camp at Basin Lakes
July 16
Jenny Lake to Exum
Camp above Lower
Saddle
July 17
Grand Teton
summit day
July 18
Colter Bay for
laundry then to
Yellowstone, rappel
waterfall.
Stay at Grant
Village.
Ascend Garnet
Canyon to Lower
Saddle
Ascend Middle
Teton via trail,
descend to Lupine
Meadows
July 23
July 24
July 25
Layover day
In Alaska Basin. Day
hike possibilities
include Snowdrift
Lake, Table
Mountain, Mt.
Bannon, Icefloe
Lake
Alaska Basin Trail to
Static Peak and then
Death Canyon trail
to Rockefeller
Preserve.
Clean up, have a
nice dinner.
July 19
Travel day to Teddy
Roosevelt
Leave early am,
glass wolves in
Lamar Valley, exit
through NE/Cooke
City
Arrive with time to
hike around the
badlands. Wild
horses, unbelievable
stars.
July 20
Travel day to
Eau Claire, WI
July 26
We put in about
two hours to make
sure all gear is
cleaned and
returned and put
away. Then we eat
pizza.
Important dates outside actual trip West (these are not optional, come if you feel like it, meetings. They are essential. If you cannot be there for all of them,
you need to let David know.
Saturday, January 28, 2012:
Team gathering: Curriculum includes leadership introduction, expedition behavior, outdoor ethics
Saturday, March 12, 2012:
Team gathering: Curriculum includes leadership styles, backcountry living (bear awareness, cooking, staying warm, safety, etc.)
Friday – Sunday, June 8-10:
Mini-backpacking trip: Skills practice (leadership, behavior, ethics, backcountry living, etc. on Manistee River Trail)
Sunday, July 29, 2012:
Clean-up day! Everyone pitches in to make sure that gear is returned and cleaned up.
The journey at a glance:
Date
Sleeping location
Car Travel?
Foot travel?
Meals*
Shower/rinse off**
July 14
Hotel, Albert Lea MN
Yes
Easy/moderate
Road/restaurant
Hotel
July 15
Tent, Custer SP Stockade Lk.
Yes
Moderate/strenuous
Road/campground
Campground/Lake
July 16
Tent, GTNP Gros Ventre Grp.
Yes
Rest up
Road/restaurant/campground
Campground/River
July 17
Tent, GTNP Cascade Canyon So.
No
Strenuous
Campground./backcountry
Ice cold stream
July 18
Tent, Alaska Basin, Basin Lakes
No
Strenuous
Backcountry
Cold lake
July 19
Tent, Alaska Basin, Basin Lakes
No
Moderate/Easy
Backcountry
Cold lake
July 20
Tent, GTNP Gros Ventre Grp.
No
Moderate/Strenuous
Backcountry/campground
Lake
July 21
Tent, GTNP Jenny Lake
No
Mod./Strenuous/Climbing
Backcountry/campground
Campground
July 22
Tent, GTNP Jenny Lake
No
Mod./Strenuous/Climbing
Backcountry/campground
Campground
July 23
Tent/Hut Lower Saddle
No
Mod./Strenuous/Climbing
Backcountry/campground
None
July 24
Tent, GTNP
No
Mod./Strenuous/Climbing Backcountry/campground/resaurant.
Campground
July 25
Tent, YNP Grant Village Grp.
Yes
Moderate/easy
Campground/road
Waterfall
July 26
Tent, Teddy Roosevelt NP
Yes
Moderate/easy
Campground/road/restaurant
Campground
July 27
Hotel, Eau Claire, WI
Yes
Rest
Campground/road/restaurant
Hotel
July 28
Back in your own bed
Yes
Rest
Road/restaurant
Home
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*Road meals are essentially picnics or packed lunches. Restaurant meals are on 1 , 3 , 2 to last, and last days.
**Backcountry bathing does not involve soap or long soaks. It’s cold and quick, and feels amazing. You will, of course, have a bathing suit on.