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Oct. 6, 2011
The Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) will offer enhanced programs on Saturdays this fall beginning this Saturday, Oct. 8.
Activities will include foliage and natural history hikes, fitness hikes, mountain bike clinics, and climbing and rappelling. These programs will be based in the Fork Run Recreation Area, a 550-acre nature preserve managed by ASCI and protected forever by conservation easements owned by the Maryland Environmental Trust. Instruction will be provided by Garrett College’s Adventure Sports-institute (ASI).
To take advantage of the fall colors, ASCI will offer fall foliage and natural history hikes in Fork Run on Oct. 8 and 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. ASI guides, many who have also taken classes through the college's Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology (NRWT) program, will be educating the hikers on how to identify the various fall foliage trees, including a prized grove of rare American chestnuts. Additional highlights include Fork Run itself – a reproducing native trout habitat – and the 250-million-year-old boulders and cliffs in the Fork Run Recreation Area. The walking distance is up to two miles over easy to some moderate trail conditions. The cost is $25 per person.
For hikers wanting a more intense experience, "Fitness Hikes" will be offered every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon over a four-mile loop, including new single-track trails built in conjunction with Garrett Trails and through workforce development grants administered by Community Action.
"Great views and scenery with natural boulders and ledges add to the basic fitness value of hiking," noted a spokesperson. "ASCI’s goal is to promote healthy and active outdoor lifestyles."
The terrain is moderate to strenuous and runs throughout Fork Run. These hikes will be offered on Saturdays through Nov. 25. They cost $30 per person.
Rock climbing and rappelling will be offered Saturday afternoons from Oct. 8 to Nov. 19. This is a family activity in which each person works at his/her own level. Climbers must make reservations, and it costs $45 per person. ASCI outfits everyone with helmets, harness and climbing shoes.
More here.
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