SHP Bike Tours
Teens, Adults, and Families
UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE
Celebrating 41 Years!
Teens, Adults, and Families
UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE
Celebrating 41 Years!
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Oregon and California
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Experience the thrill of
dune jumping (photos really impress your friends!) and an
exciting jet boat ride on the beautiful Rogue River. In California,
you cycle through enormous Redwood trees and hike to
a Star Wars filming location! On the Klamath River, big raft
or inflatable kayak rides are followed by hiking and swimming
in waterfall pools.
Your West Coast Adventure is topped
off by two days in San Francisco and you'll marvel at the
Golden Gate Bridge as you cycle across it! Shop at the open
air markets at Fisherman's Wharf, take the ferry to Alcatraz,
walk up (or down) steep, steep Lombard Street, ride the cable
cars, shop and eat (delicious chocolate bars from Ghirardelli,
Chinatown's restaurants, and great Mexican munchies)! | 2010 Dates | Finishing Grades | |||
| Section | From | To | Boys | Girls |
| ORCA-1 | July 1 | July 30 | Junior High | Junior High |
| ORCA-2 | July 1 | July 30 | Senior High | Senior High |
| 2010 Trip | Basic Cost | Airfare | Rental Equip | New Equip | Cont Fund | Total |
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Logistics
When to Apply
To guarantee a place on a trip, we suggest that you reserve a place as soon as possible, by mail, phone (toll free 800-343-6132), or fax (215-891-9917). Please see applying for more information.
Trip Begins
SHP van transportation to our headquarters in Conway, MA is available from pickup points in Boston, Rye NY, Morrisville NJ, Langhorne PA, and Hartford, CT. You can also drive to Conway.
Trip Ends
Hartford, CT or San Francisco. You can leave the trip in San Francisco and arrange your own transportation home, or fly back to Hartford with the group. SHP van transportation will be available from Hartford to the NY/NJ area.
Cycling
Moderate.
Bike Type
Mountain, hybrid, or road touring bike. A rental bike is available for $160.
Overnights
Camping, with hostel in San Francisco.
Facilities
Hot showers and flush toilets at all places.
Air Travel
Reserved seats on scheduled flights.
To guarantee a place on a trip, we suggest that you reserve a place as soon as possible, by mail, phone (toll free 800-343-6132), or fax (215-891-9917). Please see applying for more information.
Trip Begins
SHP van transportation to our headquarters in Conway, MA is available from pickup points in Boston, Rye NY, Morrisville NJ, Langhorne PA, and Hartford, CT. You can also drive to Conway.
Trip Ends
Hartford, CT or San Francisco. You can leave the trip in San Francisco and arrange your own transportation home, or fly back to Hartford with the group. SHP van transportation will be available from Hartford to the NY/NJ area.
Cycling
Moderate.
Bike Type
Mountain, hybrid, or road touring bike. A rental bike is available for $160.
Overnights
Camping, with hostel in San Francisco.
Facilities
Hot showers and flush toilets at all places.
Air Travel
Reserved seats on scheduled flights.
“My husband and I are very grateful for all you did to set up such a wonderful experience for our daughter... You seem to know how to put all the right ingredients together for kids and leaders to then make something great happen. Virginia’s trip, rigorous, elemental, and all outdoors, was a powerful experience for her, both physically and emotionally. Your notion of sending complete strangers off to bicycle long distances together, through good times and bad, with not much to rely on but themselves, is a brilliant one. As a parent, I loved the way this wonderful theory is backed up by such meticulous organization, with a daunting amount of information slowly unfolding over the months preceeding the trip, so as not to overwhelm people like me!
I must admit I had a few moments of doubt before the trip started, but Virginia never did. From the time she pointed to CRC-1 in your catalog in January, she was sold on it and regaled us with stories upon her return. The leaders did a wonderful job of pulling the kids together, and I’ll bet it wasn’t always easy!
Anyway, thanks so much to everyone there. We look forward to more trips by Virginia and her younger sisters as well. I’d be glad to be a reference for other families.”
Christina Hutton, parent ```09
I must admit I had a few moments of doubt before the trip started, but Virginia never did. From the time she pointed to CRC-1 in your catalog in January, she was sold on it and regaled us with stories upon her return. The leaders did a wonderful job of pulling the kids together, and I’ll bet it wasn’t always easy!
Anyway, thanks so much to everyone there. We look forward to more trips by Virginia and her younger sisters as well. I’d be glad to be a reference for other families.”
Christina Hutton, parent ```09