![C:\Documents and Settings\office\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I6SR1EJD\MPj04286470000[1].jpg](../images/summer/seacaves.jpg) PAINTING AND SEA KAYAKING
2010 Artful Adventure trip dates will be available in February!
Watercolor is the focus for the painting segments of the three days, and what a perfect medium it is for our aquatic environment. Like water rolling through a wave, you’ll learn to apply paint to wet paper, watch it run and transform to curves, bubbles and foam. Composition and balance are keys in all art, and you’ll learn where to locate areas of tension and areas of relief in your paintings. Discover how to pull in the viewer’s attention with strong value contrasts and the dimensionality of layered paints. Inspiration and learning swirl together on a seamless canvas of artful expression.
Lynn Baur will lead us through paint strokes. Your Living Adventure guide will lead you through paddle strokes. More information about Lynn will be coming- please keep checking back...
| SPECIFICS: |
| DATES: |
2010 Artful Adventure trip dates will be available in February! |
| COST: |
$549.00 plus tax. A $75 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a reservation. Final payment is due 60 days before the trip departs. |
| INCLUDES: |
Kayaks and associated gear, 3 dry bags per person, instruction, permits, shuttles, great camping cuisine and camaraderie! |
| KAYAKS: |
Tandem and single kayaks will be provided. Groups of six: 1-2 tandems, 2-4 singles. Trip participants can expect to rotate in and out of double and single kayaks during the trip. Tandems are required on trips to accommodate food and kitchen equipment as well as for safety purposes. |
| GROUP SIZE: |
5 plus your guides |
| TENTS: |
National Park Regulations permit 3 tents per individual camp site (groups of 6). You may be asked to share a tent in some instances. |
| FOOD: |
World-class camping cuisine!! You will be amazed at what you can prepare in the field. Please let us know if you have any vegetarian preferences as we can accommodate most requests. |
| MILEAGE: |
4-8 miles (2-5 hours) a day paddling time depending on camping permit availability. Basecamp so we can spend plenty of time on our Yoga matts. |
| YOU SUPPLY: |
Sleeping bag and pad, personal items, brushes, paints and paper, tent if you have one & a bit of fun! Therma-rest sleeping pads and sleeping bags available for rent on a first come, first serve basis. Reserve early! Participants should request a suggested materials list when registering. |
This trip is geared to beginner and intermediate paddlers with good physical conditioning.
PAINTING & KAYAKING BASE CAMP (3-DAY) TRIP ITINERARY
Please keep in mind that this itinerary may change!! |
| DAY 1 |
| 8:30 am |
Meet at the Living Adventure main facility for introductions and general trip orientation. |
| 9:30-Noon |
We spend the morning on the water learning basic kayaking strokes, practicing wet exits and rescues and becoming familiar with safety considerations on Lake Superior. This is a fun, informative session - prepare to get wet! |
| 12:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch, introduction to the creative painting you will be doing and packing for the overnight. |
| 2:00 – 5:00 |
Depending on camping permit availability, we’ll base camp on Oak, Sand or York Island. On the way, we may pass several historic Lake Superior shipwrecks; the Fedora, Ottawa and Coffinberry – all of which are visible from the kayaks and are either submerged or partially on shore. Or we may have the unique opportunity to paddle in some sea caves: under arches, into vaulted chambers and into the cavern's deepest recesses. The areas we explore will depend on the permits we are able to acquire through the National Park Service. |
| Evening |
Set-up camp and enjoy the early evening meal and your first watercolor session at water’s edge. |
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| DAY 2 |
| Morning |
Your guide will have coffee going early enough to get the group up for some painting with the sunrise. We'll eat breakfast, then launch for a day of exploring and paddling. We may experience sea caves, red sandstone cliffs, spectacular views, a loon swimming by or perhaps a historic lighthouse. Again our itineray will depend on our campsite locaton. |
| Lunch |
A shoreside lunch is enjoyed somewhere along the way. |
| Afternoon |
Paddle back to camp to for another painting session in the outdoors. |
| Evening |
Another sumptuous dinner and then settle in for a campfire and maybe even a story of the ghost that haunts the beaches of some of the islands. Be sure to ask your guide about the captain of the Sevona, a steamship that went down during a tremendous storm on the Sand Island shoals. |
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| DAY 3 |
| Morning |
One last creative painting session gets us ready for our paddle back to Living Adventure. |
| Lunch |
Lunch is enjoyed on a lovely beach along the way. |
| 2:00 pm |
The trip wraps up around 2:30 at your final destination where we are met by a Living Adventure staff person and are shuttled back to Bayfield. |
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Other camping spots may include Basswood Island or York Island or even a secluded beach along the mainland with a chance to paddle the Mainland Sea Caves. Please ask about permits when you call to make your reservation…we will know 30 days before trip departure date.
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