|
|
|
|
 Submit
|
Custom Search
CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar
Published August 3rd, 2022
All-girl Scout Troop 402G completes Northern Tier trek
Submitted by Laurel Kellam
Photo provided

Lamorinda Scout Troop 402G?became the first all-girl crew to ever go canoeing in Bissett, Manitoba on the Northern Tier trek. Unofficially regarded as the "Most Extreme High Adventure in Scouting," the Northern Expeditions ("Bissett") Canoe Base is the most rugged and remote region paddled by Northern Tier crews (https://www.ntier.org/expeditions/summercanoetreks/).
All crews enter the wilderness via a 20-minute float plane to a canoe cache located at the heart of the combined 2.5 million acres of Atikaki Provincial Park and Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, an area paddled by only a handful of canoeists each year.
This particular trek covered approximately 100 miles over 7 days with no lodgings. The scouts carried 75-pound canoes up and down very steep terrain and wore backpacks that were filled with 75-120 lbs of food and gear. Troop Leaders report the scouts supported each other all along the way through very challenging situations.

print story

Before you print this article, please remember that it will remain in our archive for you to visit anytime.
download pdf
(use the pdf document for best printing results!)
Comments
Send your comment to:
Reach the reporter at:
This article was published on Page B3:
Quick Links for LamorindaWeekly.com
Home
Archive
Advertise
send artwork to:
ads@lamorindaweekly.com
Classified ads
Lamorinda Service Directory
About us and How to Contact us
Submit
Letter to the Editor
Send stories or ideas to:
storydesk@lamorindaweekly.com
Send sports stories and photos to:
sportsdesk@lamorindaweekly.com
Subscribe to receive a delivered or mailed copy
Subscribe to receive storylinks by email		 Content
Civic
Lafayette
Moraga
Orinda
MOFD
Life
Sports
Schools
Business
Food
Our Homes
Letters/Opinions
Calendar
Copyright Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA