The Outdoor Recreation for Seniors (ORFS) group meets every Tuesday year-round at 10 am. In the summer we kayak/canoe, swim and hike. In the fall we hike, and in the winter we snowshoe and cross-country ski. Our trips are from 1-1/2 to 2 hours, followed by lunch.
Directions and location are available for our Tuesday 10 am outings via email and the monthly New London Chapin Senior Center Courier newsletter. To learn more and join, contact the Chapin Senior Center at 357 pleasant Street, PO Box 1263, New London, New Hampshire 03752 or go to their web site at http://www.coachapincenter.org
ORFS is a very informal group and participation is for all outdoor enthusiasts wanting guaranteed good exercise with a friendly fun group.
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, provided our weekly Tuesday 10 am winter hike. Hiking the Kelsey Field trail was a first time experience for our ORFS hiking group.
Directions and location are available for our Tuesday 10 am outings via email and the monthly New London Chapin Senior Center Courier newsletter. To learn more and join, contact the Chapin Senior Center at 357 pleasant Street, PO Box 1263, New London, New Hampshire 03752 or go to their web site at http://www.coachapincenter.org
ORFS is a very informal group and participation is for all outdoor enthusiasts wanting guaranteed good exercise with a friendly fun group.
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, provided our weekly Tuesday 10 am winter hike. Hiking the Kelsey Field trail was a first time experience for our ORFS hiking group.
Jim was our leader and hike organizer. Leading 20+ ORFS was a responsibility he readily accepted. In fact, he first hiked the trail last October to be sure of its locations and turns, and level of difficulty. The second time he hiked the trail was after a snow and ice storm. He used emails to notify all ORFS to bring their micro spikes or crampons, snowshoes, and trekking poles ... he expected the trail to be mixed ice with snow.
The sky was cloudless with the temperature in the low twenties. A beautiful New Hampshire day for a winter hike.
The trail
was designed and constructed by Professor Leon Milan, Environmental Services,
and his students. It was built to be
used as an outdoor classroom and a cross country track for the Athletic
Department.
The Kelsey Trail had to meet the
specifications for cross country track.
It was first opened to the public during Homecoming Weekend, October
2017.
Colby-Sawyer
College Event Services office was happy to have ORFS use the trail and also
have a delicious lunch in the dining hall.
The entire outing was enjoyed by all.
Colby-Sawyer College
http://colby-sawyer.edu/
More Blog Posts on Outdoor Recreation for Seniors (ORFS)
1. ORFS Winter Hike Put Safety First: Kidder-Cleveland-Clough Trail
2. Christmas Caroling with the ORFS
http://outdooradventurers.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-outdoor-recreation-for-seniors-orfs.html
3. Radio Interview with Pearl Monroe - September 6, 2017
http://outdooradventurers.blogspot.com/2017/09/
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Steve's 5th book, Outdoor Play Fun 4 4 Seasons Volume II, is now available.
Outdoor Play Volume II has trip preparations, routes, and narratives of bucket list places to go.
The book motivates friends and family to make the outdoors a key component of their daily life.
Steve’s books are available as an e-Book at Kindle and hard copy at Amazon.com and
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" Everyone must do something. I believe I will go outdoors with family and friends"
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Steve's 5th book, Outdoor Play Fun 4 4 Seasons Volume II, is now available.
Outdoor Play Volume II has trip preparations, routes, and narratives of bucket list places to go.
The book motivates friends and family to make the outdoors a key component of their daily life.
Steve’s books are available as an e-Book at Kindle and hard copy at Amazon.com and
Morgan Hill Book Store (New London, NH.)
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