Lieu : Piedmont Environmental Center - Outdoors | 1220 Penny Road, High Point, NC, 27265

Description :

Advanced campers will reach grand heights this year on a five-day trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains. From spruce and fir forest summits to the depths of Linville Caverns, campers are introduced to a comprehensive experience and understanding of the Blue Ridge Province. Day trips to nearby field study sites will immerse participants in unique mountain plant communities, fantastic geologic formations and rare and endangered wildlife. Human impact on mountain ecosystems will also be examined when we visit the Bon-Ami mine/museum and the abandoned ghost town of Lost Cove. Tubing and snorkeling a clear mountain stream, campfires under the stars, breathtaking mountain vistas, gems, salamanders and more await the naturalist adventurer. All overnights and most meals take place in Calvin Cottage at Blowing Rock Conference Center. Please contact PEC at 336.883.8531 for a brochure and schedule of activities.

Participants and a parent or guardian are required to attend a planning meeting on Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Piedmont Environmental Center.

Disponibles : Complet

Prix : 385,00 $ - 420,00 $ Taxes exonérées

Âge requis : 12 à 15 au jour de l'activité

Notes : Registration opens March 1 for the public. Friends of PEC may register early, beginning February 15 at 9 a.m. A Friends of PEC Family Membership is required for a child to register early.

Étiquettes : Friends of PEC Outdoor Adventure / Nature Education School's Out Programs Teen (ages 13-17)

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