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Willsboro, NY

Volume VII

July 2, 2008

Heading for the Hills

“We were canoeing. We were swimming. We played Frisbee.”

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   On Tuesday, all 120 boys from the four Pok-O-Moonshine sections went on wilderness trips. The excursions ranged from climbs up New York’s high peak 46ers; hikes up local mountains; and canoeing and fishing trips.

   The trips were a precursor to this weekend’s first set of optional overnight trips. Below, are some excerpts from just a few of the trip reports.

SEE A LISTING OF ALL CAMP TRIPS HERE

POKOLOAF

By, Anthony Rizzo

   The hike, Pokoloaf, was fantastic! Joey and Johnny Mac were the best counselors for the trip. We first hiked Pok-O, which was fun, but tiring. Then from there, we went through a swamp in which we kept falling and got muddy.

   Then we went to Sugarloaf, which was much easier. Finally, we got back to camp. The trip was over.

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BOQUET RIVER CANOE

By, Malte Schmidt

   We were canoeing. We were swimming. We played Frisbee. And we had a lot of fun.

   My favorite game is Frisbee. I’m not so good in Frisbee, but I can swim good. We had fun playing.

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CANOE/ROW/KAYAK/FISHING LONG POND

By, Riley Hollis

   On July 1st, everybody in camp did either a hike or a fishing and boating trip. I went on the fishing trip.

   I caught a fish on my first cast. We fished for awhile and then went to Indian Rock and ate. Then we kept fishing until the end. It was fun.

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PORTER and CASCADE

By, Matthew Hepworth

   On July 1st 15 of us arrived to the trail and we began to go on the trail to Porter and Cascade. It was a long, steep and muddy trail. It seemed like the hardest part of the trail. The after an hour, we chose to do Cascade first. It was very rocky up and steep at the top but has a beautiful view.

   After that, we headed down and began up Porter. It was very muddy and there we managed to avoid most of it. After a nice rest, we began our descent down. The whole way up and down took four and a half hours, but it was a fun trip.

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Images from the Wild

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TakingPhotos

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SCHOOL’S OUT, but classes have begun.

32 activities are being offered, from sports to music; arts to boating; intensive instruction to fun & games.

   The boys have three periods each morning, while the girls have two morning sessions and two more in the afternoon.

CLICK HERE to see campers class schedules.

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COMING UP TOMORROW: Ask the Campers: The new campers speak out.... A new photo gallery... a report on the tribal council fire

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