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Wind, Water & Wisdom Backpacking Trip

August 17, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

We just completed a wonderful - and tiring - 4-day backpacking trip with the new school, Wind, Water & Wisdom and several other homeschool families. Aged 11-15, these kids thrived in the woods, collecting millipedes, salamanders, frogs, bugs, and other fun critters. Camp was often chaotic, but everyone pitched in…

Savage Gulf Backpacking

April 30, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

For four days, from April 24-27, we took a group of 12-14 year olds from Counterpane School to Savage Gulf in Tennessee. So much happened in these four days that I won't be able to truly summarize the trip in one blog post. We swam and waded and crawled through…

Cumberland Island #2

April 6, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

[caption id="attachment_539" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="On the Cumberland Beach"][/caption] Ideally we would never begin a trip with a 6-hour car trip, a late night, an early morning, or a funny-smelling hotel. But, then right at the border between Georgia and Florida there’s Cumberland Island. Cumberland – the barrier island where you…

Cumberland Backpacking

March 17, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

In late February, we took Nancy Smith on her first-ever backpacking trip. Cumberland Island National Seashore was the destination because of the mild winter weather, the flat terrain, and its sheer beauty. From the moment we stepped onto the island, this trip was heaven (but then again, it always is…

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