AUTUMN
The beginning of September greets us with all the luxurious attributes
of the summer months – warm water, warm sun, lush vegetation and
long days - minus summer vacationers and biting insects. For these
reasons, September is the best month of the year for wilderness
travel. As the season turns, October brings an amazing pallet of
colors and refreshing cooler weather. While thousands of tourists
flock to Vermont to enjoy the foliage, fortunately very few make
it to the backcountry. At the end of October, days are cooler; mornings
bring frost on our packs and paddles; animals are busy preparing
for winter, and flocks of geese are flying south overhead. Late
October until mid-November is a truly special time to be out, with
virtually no human presence or sounds in the forest or on the water.
This is the time of year when we take along our group tent and portable
wood stove to ensure a warm night’s sleep in a comfortable refuge
from the elements…traveling in a way long forgotten by modern people.
WINTER
In the winter, ice bounds the lakes and a blanket of deep snow covers
the forest. This is the time to add our ski tracks to those of moose
and snowshoe hare’s. January, February and March are great months
for very special ski and snowshoe trips to our traditional winter
base camp, hidden away in the forest on a frozen beaver pond. It
is also the right time of year for canoe trips in the warm south.
SPRING
As the snow melts away in April, we are ready to float down fast-moving
water in rafts and canoes. There is unparalleled magic in witnessing
the Earth’s re-awakening, while traveling through the still bare
land, soon to be full of sounds and actions of every kind. As the
season matures, we enjoy warmer weather, plentiful water that gets
warmer by the day, and many gifts growing from the land. The world
around us rejoices in the birth of new life and we partake in the
celebration – greatly due at the end of a long school year. Spring
programs run from late April through the middle of June.
SUMMER
From mid-June to mid-August Kroka offers 16 unique summer programs
for youth ages 7 - 18. We do, however, leave time in our busy schedule
for programs with some of our favorite camp and community groups.
To learn more about our summer programs, please visit our Summer
Adventure Program pages.
