Paddling Odyssey

Level - 1    Ages 13 - 14

Where Will I Go ?

 

• Once you leave camp you will spend several days kayak touring and
     remote tent camping
• This trip also includes several days of white water kayak
• instruction in white water kayaks.  This part of the trip will be spent
     sleeping at a campground near the river
• Campers should have some canoe and or kayak experience, be
     comfortable in deep water, be able to swim 100 yards and tread water
     for five minutes.  

What Will I Learn?

 

• Kayak paddling, navigation, and rescue techniques
• How to properly pack and trim a kayak for touring travel
• White water skills including forward and sweep strokes, bracing, eddy
     turns, peel outs and wet exits