Adventure Log – Page 4 – Sure Foot Adventures

Arbor Montessori Backpacking Trip

May 11, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Nine middle-schoolers and the "storm of the century!" Sounds like a disaster movie tag-line, no? But instead of disaster, our recent backpacking trip with Arbor Montessori students was a rousing success. These seven young men and two young women were at ease in the woods, despite this being almost everyone's…

HSE Civil War Bicycle Tour

May 6, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

We are kicking off a collaboration with Bicycle Tours of Atlanta and are offering a new urban adventure: A Bicycle Tour of the Battle of Atlanta. Our first tour for the general public will be held in collaboration with the B*ATL Event Festival in East Atlanta in July. Last week,…

City Chicks Kids Outing

May 4, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Two weeks ago, in collaboration with the East Lake School Coalition, we led a city chickens outing with ten 2-4 year olds and their parents. Though most families were from intown neighborhoods, one made the trek all the way from Marietta for our outing. I was a bit nervous about…

Breaking Ground at Camp Ruth

April 13, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

We at Sure Foot Adventures are extremely excited to announce that we have broken ground at our new camp near Stone Mountain. The 30-acre Ruth Lord Memorial Camp is a 20-minute drive from Atlanta and will be the home for many of Sure Foot's day programs and periodic overnight camping…

HSE Mapping & Orienteering Class

April 5, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

I recently taught a Mapping & Orienteering class for 10 kids and their parents from Homeschool Excursions. I highly recommend checking out this group. Vered, the director, puts together excellent and diverse programming for home school families. I love that Homeschool Excursions groups are racially, politically, geographically, and gender diverse.…

Kingfisher March Day Hike

March 25, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Though most of our Kingfisher programs this year have included rain (mainly because it's been such a wet year in general), our March day hike couldn't have been better. A group of seven 7-9 year old, their teacher, Lili, and I took a 4-mile day hike along the Chattahoochee River.…

Raising City Chickens Class & Tour

March 24, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Two weeks ago, I got to teach yet another class on raising backyard chickens. In the past, my classes have mainly been for kids. But this time, the participants were all adults and either planning on or investigating the possibilities of starting their own coop! Our 14 participants were mainly…

Kingfisher Cumberland Camping

March 3, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

I couldn't resist the alliteration in the title of this post! Last week, Ms. McGinnis (a middle-school teacher at Kingfisher Academy) and I took a group of twelve 9-13 year olds on a 4-day, 3-night camping trip on Cumberland Island National Seashore on the coast of Georgia. For those of…

Kingfisher Day Hike

February 2, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

In January, I got to take a Day Hike with the Komodo Dragons middle school class at Kingfisher Academy. Though almost every outdoors program at Kingfisher has fallen on a rainy day this school year, our day hike was a beautiful blue sky day with temperatures in the 60s! We…

YouthPride Fall Camping Trip

November 16, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Though I gush about every group that I lead a trip for, I want to particularly praise this YouthPride group that I spent the weekend with near Tray Mountain: The participants ranged from 14 - 23 years old, with two older adults participating as well. Everyone was positive, upbeat, and…

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