2012 Maine Adventure Program (CO-MAP)
This summer O-AT-KA is offering a two week wilderness trip for 15 - 17 year old boys. A maximum of ten boys will spend the two weeks camping, cooking, mountain biking, sea-kayaking, rock climbing, white water rafting, and mountain climbing. In addition they will be involved in the planning and shopping for their meals. There will also be a community service component during the program. The group will be lead by long time O-AT-KA trip leader Bubba Brownley and assisted by a second trip leader. Their itinerary includes stays at O-AT-KA’s Knight’s Cove property in South Bristol, islands in Muscongus Bay, Acadia National Park, the Poplar Steam Hut & Grand Falls Hut located in the Flagstaff lake area and ending up with a day trip white water rafting on the Kennebec River.
Day Location Details
Sunday, June 24 - O-AT-KA Packing day
Monday, June 25 - Knight's Cove Travel - set-up camp
Tuesday, June 26 - Knight's Cove Day Kayak - last night
Wednesday, June 27 - Muscongus Bay Kayak - set -up camp
Thursday, June 28 - Muscongus Bay Kayak - last night
Friday, June 29 - Acadia National Park Travel- shop - set-up camp
Saturday, June 30 - Acadia National Park Rock climb & kayak
Sunday, July 01 - Acadia National Park Mountain bike -hike
Monday, July 02 - Acadia National Park Kayak - last night
Tuesday, July 03 - Flagstaff Lake Travel to Flagstaff - hike to Poplar Stream Hut
Wednesday, July 04 - Flagstaff Lake Hike to Grand Falls Hut
Thursday, July 05 - Flagstaff Lake Volunteer @ Grand Falls Hut
Friday, July 06 - White water raft - Kennebec River - Return to Camp
Saturday, July 07 - Camp O-AT-KA Unpack and clean gear - head home
Maine Island Trail Association is a steward for Crow Island located in Muscongous Bay. Crow Island is located off the northeast side of Hog Island, in a relatively protected, easily accessible, and picturesque stretch of water. These factors have led to heavy use of the island, both by the local community and by other recreational boaters. Crow Island’s topography is mostly low and even, with exposed bedrock around the entire shoreline. The interior has a mature spruce and deciduous forest that is experiencing blow downs. The island can be accessed midway down the west side and also at several points on the northeast side. There are two primary camping areas, one at the north end and one in the center of the island. Informal paths lead between campsites and from the campsites to the shore. More information about MITA is available at http://www.mita.org/
Acadia Mountain Guides are among the best in the country at facilitating a climbing experience for small groups. They believe in fully involving the participants as much as possible - climbing, rappelling, belaying and often feature cool closure activities such as a tyrolean rope traverse over the Atlantic if desired. Participants will get much more than an “exposure to climbing” and will not spend their day waiting around to climb (unless they want to). We have seen how many other climbing schools do it and they guarantee campers will have an active, superb and safe as possible group experience climbing with us. Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School led the way in developing the nationally recognized curriculum which focuses on teaching experienced climbers state of the art technical and educational methods for teaching climbing to individuals and groups. More details are available at http://www.acadiamountainguides.com/instruction/descriptions.html
Acadia Bike specializes in running custom group bicycle tours and rental programs. Mount Desert Island, home to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, provides some of the most beautiful bicycling routes anywhere in the United States. From gently rolling terrain bordering the rugged coastline to hard-cranking mountain slopes, there’s a route for every biking enthusiast. Most people choose the island’s lovely carriage trails, which are closed to all motorized traffic. Upset by a decision to allow automobiles onto the island in the early part of the 20th century, John D. Rockefeller Jr. set out to build a 57-mile-long series of roads on which all cars would be banned. The resulting trails took years to complete, and they have recently undergone a multi-million-dollar refurbishing. The hard-packed gravel surfaces are ideal for mountain biking, and at Acadia Bike we provide complimentary maps of the trails. The bicycles are prepared by shop professionals, all of whom are avid riders themselves. For more information go to. http://acadiabike.com
Maine Huts and Trails maintains a system of back country eco-lodges connected by people-powered trails that when finished will stretch nearly 200 miles from near the New Hampshire border to the Moosehead Lake region. The campers will visit two MH&T sites. Poplar Stream Hut is sited along Poplar Stream above the magnificent Poplar Stream Falls, this facility is 2.5 miles on the Maine Hut Trail from the Gauge Rd. Trail head in Carrabassett Valley. Wildlife abounds in the stream and wetlands regions adjacent to this site and the trails. Poplar Stream offers exceptional fishing for native brook trout. Grand Falls Hut is the third hut in the system and opened in October 2010. The hut is a 12 mile hike from the Poplar Stream Hut, and is located above the banks of the Dead River, about two miles below the majestic Grand Falls. The hut accommodates 32 guests, making it the smallest of our three huts. Because of the remoteness of this hut, campers will experience a unique overnight experience. More about Maine Huts and Trails is available at their website http://www.mainehuts.org
