We got back last night from our week up in Redfield, NY on our High Adventure Trip! Tuesday and Wednesday Eileen and Mitch (along with Lexi and Milo) headed up a 25 mile hike around the Salmon River Reservoir with 40 pound backpacks to carry tents, food, clothes and other gear. They picked up trash as they went and also filled in an old well that a hunter, small kid or animal could have fallen into. The weather was not the most cooperative, but the scouts got used to pitching tents in record times and packing up to avoid the next storm. Tony came Wednesday night after the major hike with Connor and we switched off. He and Mitch then took the kids canoeing and kayaking over to an island where they learned survival skills, fished, and swam. Colin caught a nice 4 lb small mouth! They returned from the island after 3 nights. Then on Saturday we kayaked and canoed from the Salmon River to Lake Ontario! It was gorgeous. A well-deserved day picnicking at the beach. We rode the waves and played baseball for 5 hours. Afterwards we had ice cream, and had our last campout around a roaring fire sharing funny stories about the week. The Miles family was awesome and everyone had a blast.
On Thursday we head up to Waddington for the fishing tournament! More fun to come!
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