Backpacking – Sure Foot Adventures

Cumberland Island Backcountry Adventure (Nov 2012)

December 4, 2012June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

The Big Picture: Though this adventure was open to the general public, most of our participants this year were along to celebrate one person's "factor of ten" birthday. Though we've celebrated birthdays in the backcountry before, this was the first time the trip was truly a party! Three generations joined…

Garrett Grandkids Backpack Attack

November 15, 2012June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

The Big Picture: Roger Garrett, who found Sure Foot Adventures through an article in the Appalachian Trail Journeys magazine, decided to bring his family out with us for another backpacking adventure. In 2010, the Great Garrett Guys Getaway was led by Jonah near Roan Mountain, but this year, Roger wanted…

Cumberland Island Backcountry Adventure (Nov 2011)

November 30, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

The Big Picture: In early November, we took a small group to my favorite place in America: Cumberland Island, Georgia. I feel so lucky to live so close to such a fabulous place. Often, when planning a Cumberland Island adventure, I worry that I'll someday get bored with the island.…

2011 Arbor Montessori Backpacking Trip

November 29, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Now that it’s winter, we’re catching up on some past-due blog posts. Expect more stories about trips from the spring and summer of 2011 to be posted in the next weeks. The Big Picture: In April 2011, Sure Foot took a group of 8th grade boys on a 3-day backpacking…

Spring Kingfisher Camping Trip

November 29, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Now that it's winter, we're catching up on some past-due blog posts. Expect more stories about trips from the spring and summer of 2011 to be posted in the next weeks. The Big Picture: We've been working with Kingfisher Academy students for several years now, and by the Spring of…

Cumberland Island Backcountry Experience (Feb 2011)

March 2, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Our season of Cumberland Island trips is now over and what a season it was! This winter, despite the snow in Atlanta, we had blue skies and mild temperatures every day on on the island. We saw wild horses, dozens of armadillos, turkeys, a couple alligators (from afar, thankfully), and…

Cumberland Island Backcountry Experience (Nov 2010)

December 7, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Cumberland Island continues to be one of my favorite places in the whole United States. I feel so happy to get to live in a state that contains some of the best mountains and perhaps the most beautiful seashore. So, though only one family joined us on our November Cumberland…

Garrett Guys Getaway

December 7, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

After the death of his grandparents, Shane instituted a new tradition - the Garrett Guys Getaway. This would be a way for the younger men of the Garrett family to spend time with their fathers and uncles and to go on an adventure each year. Last year, the men explored…

Fall Kingfisher Backpacking Trip

December 6, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

This year, we're leading two overnight trips with the students in the High Adventure Club at Kingfisher Academy. Usually, we design Kingfisher camping trips around a campsite that is no more than a half mile from the bus. But since we've been working with Kingfisher for more than a year, we…

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…

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