Council and District High Adventure Information

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High Adventure Chair	Ed Gacek	backcb@indianvalley.com
Staff Advisor	Rich Dennis	630-584-9250
Member	Tom Spalding
Member	Steve Fox
Member	Rich Zollner
Member	Jeff Short

Philmont Scout Ranch -- The Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many ways to experience this legendary country.  Additional Philmont Information

Florida Sea Base -- The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is headquartered in the heart of the fabulous Florida Keys, on an island (Lower Matecumbe Key) 75 miles south of Miami. Scouting's most complete aquatic facility offers a complete variety of water activities from SCUBA diving to sailing "Tall Ships". All participants have the opportunity to swim, snorkel, and fish among the most beautiful coral reefs in the northern hemisphere.

Northern Tier -- Northern Tier offers more wilderness camping (3 million acres) than any other opportunity in Scouting. Northern Tier is so remote that nesting bald eagles abound, the portages between the lakes are moose trails, and the humans are just visitors. This is the land where the French-Canadian voyageurs traded for beaver pelts with the native populations, and you can still see the ancient Indian pictographs on the sheer rock faces.

Maine High Adventure Area -- Maine High Adventure is a challenging outdoor program offered by the Boy Scouts of America. Each summer hundreds of Scouts and Venture Crews enjoy unique backcountry experiences in northern Maine. The area encompasses Mount Katahdin, the Allagash Waterway, a portion of the Appalachian Trail and the Penobscot watershed - more than 10,000 square miles of the north Maine woods which remains much as Henry David Thoreau saw it 140 years ago. A highly proficient guide is assigned to help each crew enjoy a successful adventure.

BSA High Adventure Program Directory The BSA high-adventure program directory is a service to all units desiring to locate a high-adventure program opportunity at any local council. The directory lists all council-operated high-adventure trekking programs that span at least five nights and six days. A few programs of lesser duration are included as specialty adventure programs.

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Three Fires Council High Adventure Opportunities

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