Join us for Day Outings
Join us for new outings!
We are visiting wetlands, preserves, and state parks. We also have canoeing planned and weekend camping and retreat trips.
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For your comfortability 🙂 we will only conduct outings with 2 hosts and 2 or more attendees. When you sign up for an outing, please be considerate of others by showing up. We understand life happens; please communicate as soon as you know you can’t make it. We will also communicate asap if we need to cancel due to weather conditions.
Weekend Get-a-Ways
Join us for weekend and extended trips!
Check back often. We are adding new trips for the 2023 season.
*prepaid weekends/trips will be fully refunded if we need to cancel. Partial refunds are available up to 10 days prior to a trip.
Salamonie Overlook Hike, Northern Indiana
When: Saturday – May 6, 202 (10:00am – 2:00+ pm)
Where: Three Falls Trail and Kokiwanee Picnic Grounds/Preserve and Salamonie State Forest, Huntington, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a hike along the cliffs of Salamonie River, picnic together, then if time we will 2 mile loop walk through this historic woodlands along the Salamonie river.
Difficulty: Moderate, minor elevation gain, slippery inclines
Cost: Suggested Tip: $10 for your hosts
Rain date: May 13, 2023
Host: Kathleen
Beach Day, Friends and Lunch, Northern Indiana
When: Saturday – June 10, 2023 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
Where: Pokagon State Park
Trip Info: Join us for a day at the beach, hike and enjoy outdoor games and good food with friends.
Difficulty: Easy – well, it’s the beach 🙂
Cost: $10 tip for your hosts
No rain date
Host: Kathleen
Hike Cool Ravines, West Central Indiana RESERVATIONS CLOSED
When: Saturday – June 25, 2022 (12:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Where: Shades State Park, Waveland, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a day hike through the Ravines of a hidden Preserve.
Difficulty: Difficult, steep cliffs, stream beds, free climbing, elevation gains
Cost: Suggested tip: $20
No rain date
Hosts: Kathleen, Hannah, Cindy
Stay overnight* and join us Sunday for a canoe trip on Sugar Creek – clear water, birds, and fish galore. You may even spot an Eagle!
*camping available at Turkey Run State Park and Shades State Park. There are hotels located in Crawfordsville. Let us know if you need help with accommodations.
Trip counter – Number of attendees:
Canoe Sugar Creek, West Central Indiana RESERVATIONS CLOSED
When: Sunday – June 26, 2022 (9:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Where: Shades State Park, Waveland, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a morning canoe along scenic Sugar creek.
Difficulty: moderate, you will be paddling slow moving water
Cost: $75
No rain date
Hosts: Hannah, Cindy, Kathleen
Trip counter – Number of attendees:
Easy Hiking, Central Indiana CANCELED
When: Saturday – July 16, 2022 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Where: Fort Harrison, Indianapolis, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a 3-4 mile (tbd) hike.
Difficulty: Moderate, some elevation, some slippery surfaces, may include stairs
Cost: Suggested tip: $20
No rain date
Hosts: Kathleen, Hannah
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Wooded Hike by Historic Site, Northern Indiana
When: Saturday – August 13, 2022 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Where: Seven Pillars, Peru, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a hike through the Seven Pillars Preserve. Then relax by the river and take in this unique rock formation.
Difficulty: Easy, 2 mile loop/in and out
Cost: Suggested tip: $10
No rain date
Hosts: Kathleen
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Picnic and Preserves, Central Indiana CLOSED
When: Saturday – August 20, 2022 (9:00am – 1:00 pm)
Where: Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a half day exploring the trails at Eagle Creek Reservoir.
Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain, slippery inclines
Cost: Suggested Tip: $10-20 for your hosts
No rain date
Hosts: Kathleen, Hannah
Trip counter – Number of attendees:
Eagle Marsh Migration Northern Indiana. CANCELED
When: Saturday – September 10, 2022 (10:00am – 2:00 pm)
Where: Eagle Marsh Wetlands, South Fort Wayne, IN
Trip Info: Join us for a look at fall migration! “Fourteen+ miles of trails allow hikers to access the preserve’s varied habitats of shallow-water wetlands.”
Difficulty: Easy, no elevation gain (possible slippery conditions)
Cost: Suggested Tip: $10 for your hosts
No rain date
Hosts: Cindy, Kathleen
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State Park Hiking and Retreat Southern IN RESERVATIONS CLOSED
When: Saturday – September 24, 2022 (10:00am – 4:00 pm)
Where: McCormicks Creek State Park, Spencer, IN
Trip Info: Join us to explore the trails and creek bed of this beautiful state park. We will picnic for lunch and take some Soulo* time under the massive trees.
Difficulty: Hiking – Moderate to difficult, steep elevation gain and possible slippery conditions
Cost: $40
No rain date
Hosts: Kathleen, Hannah, Cindy
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*Soulo: taking time to refresh the soul in nature through quiet reflection and devotional prompts
Eagle Marsh, Northern Indiana CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
When: Saturday – April 2, 2022 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Where: Eagle Marsh Wetlands, S Fort Wayne, IN
Trip Info: “Eagle Marsh is a 831-acre wetland nature preserve located on the southwest border of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fourteen+ miles of trails allow hikers to access the preserve’s varied habitats of shallow-water wetlands.”
Join us for a walk through this protected wetlands, where we hope to catch a glimpse of the mute swan and the tundra swan.
Difficulty: Easy, no elevation gain (possible slippery conditions)
Cost: Suggested tip $10 for your hosts
No rain date
Hosts: Kate, Cindy
Trip counter – Number of attendees: 3 Patsy, Marsha, Jana
Morning River Hike, Central Indiana
When: Saturday – May 21, 2022 (10am-noon)
Where: Mounds State Park, Anderson, IN
Trip Info: Join us Saturday morning for a refreshing 4 mile loop hike.
Enjoy a BYO picnic then join us for our Learn to Camp Clinic
Difficulty: Moderate, some hills and stairs, may be slippery
Cost: suggested $10 tip for hosts
No rain date
Hosts: Hannah, Kathleen
Trip counter – Number of attendees:
Ladies, Learn to Camp Clinic, Central Indiana
When: Saturday – May 21, 2022 (1pm – 4:00 pm)
Where: Mounds State Park, Anderson, IN
Trip Info: Join us Saturday to learn how to camp! Learn to prep and cook nutritious camping meals (no mac’n’cheese here), learn to build a fire and keep it going, learn about tents, camp pads, stoves, Leave No Trace principles, and participate in other fun camping activities!
Difficulty: Easy, bring a notebook and an appetite for s’mores and more!
Cost: $40
No rain date
Hosts: Hannah, Kathleen, Tony
Trip counter – Number of attendees: 1
When: Check back in January 2024 for our 2024 Weekend Trips
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