True Adventures

Ever wanted to try stand up paddle boarding?  Ever heard of stand up paddle boarding?  Try out this emerging sport from Hawaii in our own Lake Michigan.  Cost is $35 per person which includes a 30 minute lesson from an experienced instructor and all the gear.  $5 refund if we can get more than 10 people!  We'll be meeting at 9:30am at North Avenue Beach and finishing around noon so we eat lunch together too.

True Adventures is an outreach ministry so invite your non-Park friends!

Registration is now CLOSED.  Hope to see you at our next event!

Wikipedia Entry on Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Join True Adventures for a scuba diving trip on Saturday June 5th.  We will be taking a charter out of Burnham Harbor in Chicago and will be completing two single tank dives.  The plan is to dive the “Straits of Mackinac” shipwreck.  This is a 200 foot steam powered passenger/car ferry resting at a depth of 73 feet.  Penetration is possible for experienced divers though there is still much to see at the shallower top deck level for less experienced divers.  The charter is limited to 12 people.

A minimum of Basic Open Water scuba certification is required and will be verified upon boarding the charter. Certification can be attained prior to the trip and referrals are available.  $105 covers your spot on the charter if you are bringing all of your own equipment. If you need to rent it then the total is $160. Those renting equipment will need to schedule a fitting at the harbor a few days prior to the trip.  Led by Dan Johnson.
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Wreck Info

Come rock climbing at the Red!  Friday April 30th through Sunday May 2nd.  We'll be camping out at Lago Linda campground and doing a bunch of climbing.  Drive is about seven hours, leaving Friday after work, climbing Saturday and Sunday, heading back Sunday afternoon, arriving back to Chicago late Sunday night.  We'll be limiting the trip to ten so sign up quickly.

Join True Adventures as we watch the Banff Mountain Film Festival April 21st at the Field Museum and then get some dinner together at Jason's Deli at 1258 South Canal Street afterwards.

We're heading to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a weekend of dog sledding March 20-21.  No experience necessary.

Where: Seney National Wildlife Refuge (Map Below)

You will be taught to drive your own team (2 people per sled). You will learn all aspects of mushing, including commands, braking, steering the sled, and dog care.

Agenda
Friday: We'll plan to carpool up to the UP after work and stay in basic heated accommodations

Saturday: Instruction on how to drive your own Dog Sled Team starting at 9:30am, including a five hour trip down the non-motorized trail.  Accommodations will be back at base camp (basic heated accommodations)

Sunday: Full day of Dog Sledding and carpool back to Chicago

Ever wanted to try ice climbing? After our plans to ice climb last month were foiled by warm weather, we're heading to a place in Michigan where the ice is a bit more predictable.

We'll be carpooling from the Crosby Campus parking lot at 7am Saturday morning and returning late that evening.  $20 covers entrance and gear.  No experience necessary.

For more information on the ice climbing club, checkout their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/PeabodyIceClimbingClub.  There's also a video here.

True Adventures is an outreach ministry so invite your non-Park friends!

Do you like to ride bikes?  Is Lance Armstrong your idol?  Do you dream of the day you meet George Hincapie?  Do you like DIRT?  If your answer to these questions is YES, NO, NO, YES then you're perfect for Park True Adventures next MOUNTAIN BIKE local trip!  (even if you answered all YES you're still welcome).

All levels welcome at Park True Adventures Mountain Bike Event, bring your bike, bring your helmet, bring your friend and we'll hit the local trails at Palos for a couple hours.  Palos is the top riding destination in the Chicagoland area.  We will send groups out for all levels of riding!

Join us in watching the "Reel Rock Tour" as it comes through Chicago on October 17th at Martyr's at 3855 North Lincoln.  Hard core rock climbing film clips, check it out.

We'll be heading off on our first western trip this fall to Colorado to ascend three fourteen thousand foot mountains over a long weekend.  Plan is to fly in Thursday night October 8th, drive to Leadville and stay in a cheap hotel, then Friday go to the trailhead, hike to basecamp three or so hours, drop our gear, and climb Mount Missouri, then back to basecamp.  Saturday we'll attempt to climb Mounts Oxford and Belford.  Climbing is hiking with no rock climbing experience needed.  Potentially some or a lot of snow as it is late season.  Whatever flight you would like to book is fine arriving Thursday evening, Tom Trimmer is on Southwest flight 201 departing Chicago at 4:50pm on October 8th, returning Sunday October 11th on flight 3073 at 8pm.  Cost of $110 covers rental car, hotel, and food.  We have gear you can borrow for the trip if need be.  If you don't make it all the way up the mountains, hiking in the valley is still beautiful.   For more information on this trip and other upcoming adventures check us on Facebook too.

Kick-off September with True Adventures!  On September 1st, join us for an afternoon of in-door rock climbing on Tuesday September first from 3:30-5:30 at Lakeshore Athletic Club Illinois Center (211 N Stetson Ave.); and then we'll head over to Monroe Harbor for an evening sail where we'll anchor off-shore of Northerly Island and enjoy listening to Allman Brothers & Widespread Panic from the lake.  Cost is $20 and includes climbing, sailing, and potbellys!  All experience levels welcome.  Space is limited to 20 people!  Invite your friends, bring your swimsuit, and sign up soon!  Cost of $20 includes climbing fees, boat, and food.

A 24 mile canoe trip down the Hennepin Canal in northwestern Illinois.

Basic and intermediate kayak lessons on Lake Michigan at 63rd Street Beach.

Rock Climbing at Jackson Falls in Southern Illinois.

Whitewater Rafting in the Peshtigo River, Wisconsin

Winter Backpacking in Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin

Ice Climbing at Starved Rock State Park, Illinois

Caving near Bloomington, Indiana