Please suggest for my daughter

johnwesley
Fri, 29 May 2009 16:44:44 +0000

Old78 wrote:



extreme/outdoor sports includes kayak, rock climbing, back packing weeks at a time, likes to ski but not good enough to be referred to as ‘extreme’ probably, as we don’t get much snow in our area.<



Wesleyan, despite its “downtown” location, is within walking distance from the Connecticut River. And, the adjacent brownstone quarries in Portland are pretty accessible. There have been redtail hawk sightings on campus, and reportedly there are nests underneath the nearby Portland Bridge.

The quarries have attracted generations of bathers and rock climbers. According to the website:

“The park has planned uses such as scuba diving, climbing and rappelling, swimming, canoing and kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and camping. All activities are currently available except for the campground - which is currently under construction - and rappelling activities which will start in the summer 2007.”
[Portland Brownstone Quarries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](Portland Brownstone Quarries - Wikipedia).

And, there’s Wadsworth Falls, just a few miles from campus.

And, has she thought about varsity rowing?
Wesleyan University - Official Athletics Website;