Zip-line adventure

This Spring join us for a zip through the Blue Ridge!


Details for this adventure are still being worked out. I'll be posting more on this soon. For now I can tell you that we plan to do this in late Spring 2010. The zip line is for all ages but has a weight range from 60lbs to 250lbs. There is a pretty good up hill hike involved in this, but the downhill decent is worth it! This will be a great group event, the more the better! So far as I can tell (I still have more research to do) the cost for riding the zip is $15 per person / per ride, we'll probably want to ride twice, but that's up to you. It's located in southwestern VA (about 3 hrs away) and we plan on making this a long day trip. Stay tuned for updates.

Christmas Parade 2009

We all had a great time at the King William girl scouts (3112) annual Christmas parade! Last Sunday, December 6th 2009. Russ Groover provided an awesome sound system for our little W”rappin”n Elves to rock the streets of Mechanicsville. River Pools and Spas provided the trailer and generator, and of course all the troop's parents jumped in to help out with the float decorations.

The girls came out of the gate with bells on, literally! Some were wrapping presents, while the rest were dancing their hearts out. The crowd seemed to come alive as our little elves passed them by. Everyone watching was joining in; the vibe seemed to be contagious! It certainly got me in the Christmas spirit! Somewhere about mid way through the parade I couldn’t help but notice, from my rear view mirror, all of our troops parents that had been walking along behind the float were now dancing too! Russ got a little carried away towards the end though, but I thought to myself, “ It’s OK folks, he’s in a band!” The troop turned it up a notch as we passed the judges booth and pulled out all their best moves! These guys are #1 in my book! What a great time!!

Web Site Launched!

Our Adventurer’s Club site is up and running. It’ll be a work in progress for a while, but there is enough content to get us going. The new site is set up as an information hub for all members, and their friends and family, to read what’s new with the club, as well as, check out the cool pictures of their young adventurers. So pass the word!


Club link: http://adventure.prorock.us/

We need your input!

All of our adventures are family friendly. Most of them are for all ages. On occasion we might plan a trip that would be difficult for small children. I’ll add a note to the trips that are age specific; otherwise they’ll be for everyone. Inevitably, it will be up to each parent to make the call on their family’s participation.

There will be a new adventure each month. Everyone will be encouraged to come along. Its way more fun with the group, but if you can’t make it we’ll understand. You could have your own family adventure and tell us all about it! Either way, it’s all about spending quality time with our kids and loved ones.

Let’s make some memories!

We need your input!

We’re in search for some great Adventure Club trip ideas. Day trips, weekends, overnights, let us know your idea of a family adventure. Post comments of your suggestions on this article.

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Snow Trip 2010

Snow Day 2010 is coming!

Last years Snow Day was one for the books! Niagara Falls was beautiful with sheets of ice, 3 feet thick, covering the cliff walls. We had done our research and found that just north of Erie, PA had some of the largest snow fall totals of anywhere in the U.S., due largely in part by Lake Erie.

This year’s trip is a bit closer, thankfully! Our destination will be

Elkins West Virginia.

Elkins is a quiet town, and a step back in time, with a population of around 7000. It’s situated firmly between the Monongahela National Forest and the "High Alleghenies". It receives an average annual snowfall of about 77 inches, with 22 of them falling in January. The average temps in January are 39F as a high, and 18F as a low (the record low is -24F). It’s about 5 hours drive from Richmond, VA. 

I’ve actually done this trip before, in January 1996, and I found 4 ½ feet of snow! It was an awesome time and I can’t wait to go back. Lucky me! The wait is over!

We’ll make this a weekend trip, leaving Saturday morning and returning Sunday evening. All the exact details will be worked out at our December meeting. I hope everyone can make it, it’s sure to be another great adventure!

(stay tuned for more about Elkins, WV)

Ty's Dolphin

Ty hanging out on the rocks just after he swam with bottlenose dolphins at Discovery Cove. He wouldn't admit it, but he was very nervous about getting up close and personal with these guys at first. He overcame his fears, swam out in the deep water, and was carried back to mom and dad safely by a dolphin. What an awesome day! He'll never forget this adventure!

Swamp Savannah

Savannah at the Swamp Water Cafe deep in the Florida Everglades (She didn't eat there though!)

August 2009

Is that what I think it is?!

Kind of makes you do a double take doesn't it? Ty secures the jaws while Casey gets those back legs off the ground so the gator can't surge ahead and eat her little brother! They've seen Steve Irwin do this a hundred times, they're professionals folks, don't try this at home. Although Casey and Savannah both have actually handled six foot live alligators all by themselves before (I'll be posting those pictures soon), this one in fact is 'real fake'. At Luray Zoo  2008.

American Falls in January

American Falls, January 2009

extreme sledding

Just outside of Erie PA, Casey, Ty, and Savannah went for some extreme sleding down a monster of a hill! The kind of hill you only climb once; it took about a half an hour to climb to the top....20 seconds going down! What a ride!

We can almost reach Canada

With Canada to their backs, Casey (left), Ty (center), and Savannah (right) braved the fridged temps for a while to take in the breath taking views of Niagara Falls in January 2009. It was so cold that the mist from the falls fell down as ice pellets!

Our fossil findings!

Starting from the lower left, we found an ancient snail shell, a couple shark's teeth above that, the next fossil over is a small tusk belonging to a relative of the manatee, then we have a vertebrae of a whale as the big black thing, and all the way on the right we found a fulgurite, or petrified lightning! When lightning hits the sand it fuses it together (glass) and forms a fulgurite. All this information was compliments of Ranger Dan, who we were lucky enough to meet down on the beach that day.

Casey combs the beach.

At Fossil Beach, Casey searches the shore line for shark's teeth and other fossilized remains. The fossils are washed from the cliffs on either side on this bay, into the water, and onto the beach. You need to have a lot of patience and persistance to find fossils!

Ty hiking near Fossil Beach

This is one of Tyler's first hikes, and although it was a fairly short one (just over a mile there and back) he took on those hills with pride. And he even stopped occasionally to stake claim to some giant Oak trees that had been blown down in a recent storm. January 2009

Welcome new adventures!

Welcome new adventurers! The Young Adventurers Club was created to promote family togetherness first and foremost. It was also created to give young people a club to meet new friends, explore new places, have some very memorable adventures, and learn skills and values that they can carry with them throughout life.

This club is a non-profit organization. There are no fees or dues of any kind. All of our activities are