“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” -John Muir

Outdoor Adventures are now on the calendar for September!

April 26th, 2008

September 2008 will be a busy month for Lifelines because the weather is ideal to be outside. Join us on a Free outdoor adventure. Our trips are set up to help you connect with God, others, and to grow in character and Leadership. We want to help students at UVM in their spiritual and character formation. To do this we will pick a relational, character or leadership trait to focus on during the day. An example might be focusing on trust while rock climbing for the day. We might ask questions like “How do you know whether to trust someone or not? Has there been a time when someone has broken your trust and how did that affect you?” We want to bring the spiritual in as well and might ask, “What would a higher power need to be like in order for you to trust it?” This is a time for you to share your views and hear from other students. It is also a place for you to ask questions of your own.

Our Outdoor trips for the month of September:

RAFTING:
A $20 deposit is required to reserve your spot for all rafting trips. However, we will return it to you at the end of the trip (we also ask that you bring a few bucks to help with fuel costs – thanks!)

Saturday, September 6th, 13th, and 27th

· Raft the Hudson River through the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of NY

Friday and Saturday, September 19-20

· Camping and Rafting Trip – Camp at a beautiful lake in the Adirondack Mountains on Friday and raft down the Hudson River on Saturday

ROCK CLIMBING:

Sunday, September 7th at 2 pm – Bolton, VT

Saturday, September 13th at 1pm – Women’s Rock Trip to Bolton

Sunday, September 21st – time and location TBD

HIKING - GREEN MOUNTAIN SERIES:
Throughout the school year we will conquer the five tallest peaks in Vermont.

Monday, September 1st at 9 am

· Mt. Mansfield hike – 4,393 ft (This hike of the highest peak in Vermont will begin our Green Mountain Series)

Sunday, September 14th

· Mt. Abraham - 4,006 ft

CANOE / KAYAK TRIPS:

Saturday, September 6th

· Canoe the Winooski River and gigantic bonfire corn roast afterwards

Sunday, September 14th

· Explore Lake Champlain by kayak

Saturday, September 27th

· Canoe Trip – location TBD

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