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Winter Snow Adventure Excursion
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Dates: 1/21/22-1/23/22
Location: Camp Prairie Schooner & Snow Creek GS Grade Level: Cadette-Ambassador Fee: $250 Group Capacity: 32 |
Girls will arrive at Camp Prairie Schooner at 5:00pm. They will be staying in California Trail Center. Girls will spend Friday evening getting to know one another, making dinner, and enjoy a winter themed movie.
On Saturday the Leaders will drive the girls in passenger vans to Snow Creek in Weston Missouri to spend the day Skiing/Snowboarding. They will leave around 9:00am after having breakfast. The girls will eat a sack lunch on the slopes and enjoy their day having a Snow Adventure. Snow Creek offers a handful of hills that cater any skill level. Prior to hitting the slopes, the leaders will make sure each girl feels confident in the necessary skills for skiing and snowboarding. The leaders and girls will make sure to stay in groups while on the mountain and have a system in place for if an emergency should arise. (These topics will also be covered on Friday night) The girls will return to Camp Prairie Schooner around 6:00pm-7:00pm to warm up from their day in the snow and make dinner. Sunday morning girls will wake up, make, and eat breakfast and then pack up and be ready to head home by 10:00am. Badge/Journey Connection: This excursion completes the following badges and badge pieces. Cadettes - Ambassadors - Snow Adventure Badge |
Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Climbing Excursion
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Date: 3/18/22-3/20/22
Location: Jasper, AR GS Grade Level: Juniors-Ambassadors (with a caregiver) Fee: $125/person Group Capacity: 20 Horseshoe Canyon Excursion 2021
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Known across the Midwest as the best spot for outdoor rock climbing, this weekend is sure to improve your climbing skills. Saturday will be filled with an expertly guided rock-climbing session and if time allows some light hiking.
The group will spend both Friday and Saturday night camping at the private campground with access to modern bathrooms and showers. Previous climbing experience is required. Price includes expert rock climbing guides on location, rock climbing gear, lodging, and food. NEW THIS YEAR, this excursion will be open to guardians to participate alongside their Girl Scout in this climbing weekend. Each Girl Scout must have an adult guardian to accompany her on this weekend excursion. Transportation will NOT be provided. We will caravan to Horseshoe Canyon Ranch together. |
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Date: 7/23/22-7/31/22
Location: Ely, MN GS Grade Level: Cadettes-Ambassador (must have completed 6th grade at time of trip) Fee: $875 due by March 16th ($175 deposit due at time of registration) Group Capacity: 12 Checkout this Video from GSUSA’s Destinations - Girl Scouts in the Quet | Boundary Waters Adventure
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Accessible primarily by canoe, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeast Minnesota is one of America's most beautiful and remote places. Its vast wilderness extends 150 miles along the U.S.-Canada border, covering approximately 1,098,000 acres with over 1,100 lakes and 1,500 miles of canoe routes. To truly understand this incredible destination, you have to come experience it for yourself.
After a day of training, packing, and planning, you will paddle north to Canada where you will spend 5 days paddling and portaging through the wilderness. Trained Girl Scout canoe guides offer the tools and coaching to make the expedition crew succeed at their adventure and are experts at bringing out the best in every girl. Participants should be dropped off at the GSKSMO council parking lot no later than 7:30AM on 07/23/2022. We should arrive back at the GSKSMO parking lot around 6:30PM on 07/31/2022. General Itinerary: (Subject to Change)
Pre-Trip Planning Meetings, Basic Canoe and Water Craft Safety Meetings, Basic Wilderness First Aid, and American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Training included - These will held beginning in March through the beginning of July (scheduling will be decided on as a group). Girls will be required to come at least 2 canoe skills practices and 1 general packing meeting. Dates will be dependent on the availability of the overall group. |
LAKE JACOMO & Wallace State Park KAYAK EXCURSION
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Location: Lake Jacomo
GS Grade Level: Junior-Ambassador Fee: $35/girl Session Length: 2 hours Group Capacity: 15 Dates: Kayak excursions will return in Spring 2022! Use the outdoor calendar to find dates and register. |
Join us at Lake Jacomo for a kayaking day excursion led by our trained lifeguards and small craft safety instructors! We'll start with a safety lesson and brief introduction to kayaking before kayaking around the lake! Kayaking experience encouraged but not required.
Badge/Journey Connections: This excursion completes steps 2-5 of the Senior Paddling Badge! Step 1 you can complete on your own or as a troop just by signing up! |
SHAWNEE MISSION PARK LAKE KAYAK EXCURSION
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Location: Shawnee Mission Park Lake
GS Grade Level: Junior-Ambassador Fee: $35/girl Session Length: 2 hours Group Capacity: 15 Dates: Kayak excursions will return in Spring 2022! Use the outdoor calendar to find dates and register. |
Join us at Shawnee Mission Lake for a kayaking day excursion led by our trained lifeguards and small craft safety instructors! We'll start with a safety lesson and brief introduction to kayaking before kayaking around the lake! Kayaking experience encouraged but not required.
Badge/Journey Connection: This excursion completes steps 2-5 of the Senior Paddling Badge! Step 1 you can complete on your own or as a troop just by signing up! |
More journeys returning in the spring. Check back in late February!
Excursions & Journeys Returning FALL 2022
Devil's Den Backpacking Excursion
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Girls backpack a total of 15 miles over the course of 3 days and primitive camp 2 nights. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included. Girls should bring 2 dehydrated meals for dinner (meals that only require the addition of boiling water - Mountain House are the recommended brand, if you have a food sensitivity or allergy check out Good To Go Backpacking and dehydrated camping meals).
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Senior & Ambassador Outdoor Journey
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In this Senior & Ambassador Outdoor Journey you will earn three badges: Adventurer, First Aid, and Adventure Camper. You will then complete your Take Action Project on your own to earn your Journey award.
You will enjoy primitive camping in Farmers Field at Camp Prairie Schooner, rappelling off our 40 foot tower, and becoming CPR/First Aid certified if you are not already. |
