Outing Day

Outing Day

Every Wednesday at camp is Outing Day! There are no scheduled morning or afternoon activities, and only breakfast and dinner are served. The cooks provide materials for everyone to pack a bag lunch in the Dining Hall after breakfast, and then we head out to enjoy the surrounding area for the day.

Traditional trips include mountain climbs, scenic drives (including the nearby Kancamagus Scenic Byway with it's many picturesque stops), canoe trips (including the all-day "Round River" on the Saco River), tubing, ocean beaches, various state parks, and other natural wonders. Some use the day to go shopping at the nearby Outlet Malls and/or on "the strip" in North Conway NH. A few choose to just do laundry and go out for lunch. And — believe it or not — there are even one or two who use it as an opportunity to catch up on sleep and have a quiet, restful day of solitude at camp.

NEW photos on this page in recent months:
Title or Theme Year Posted
"Round River Trip" 1932 5/12

2020 2021 2022 2023
2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2003 2008
1990 1991 1996
1981 1987
1971 1973 1976
1950 1954
1948 1949
1932 late 1930s
1922 1924 1928 1929

2023

Kettle Cove Beach

2022

Portland Head Light

Maine Department of
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Ripley Falls

2021

Kancamagus Highway

Albany Covered Bridge

Ada, railwalker

v2020

Here's some highlights from vFNCA 2020's Outing Day Adventures, going east to west:

"Jockey Cap Hike with Dawn and Owen"

"Two Sisters and a Little Dog,
with Jesse and Randall.
Vermont, New England"

"Emily and Heidi's Tour of The Hollow
(where they live)
Petersberg NY"

"Homestead Tour with Ian & Lisa
Guemes Island WA"

"Trip to Alaska with Debbie & Richard Cook"

2019

"Littles at the Flume"

In August each year, Nancy Little's brother Pete comes back from Michigan to his cabin in Vermont for a few weeks. And as usual, for Outing Day one week, Nancy & Trevor met up with most of the rest of the Little clan in Franconia Notch State park.

"Jackson Falls"

2018

"Flames at Cathedral Ledge"

"Little Trip to Echo Lake"

2017

"Gard Perry Overlooking Evans Notch"

"Group Outing to Crescent Beach"

Many times over the years, most of the camp has gone to the ocean for Outing Day one week. There are several wonderful beaches within 1.5 hours drive of the Assembly. Crescent Beach State Park is the reigning favorite.

2016
"Brickett Falls"

2015
"Weeks State Park"

The firetower

the view from the firetower

"At the Currie's Cottage in Denmark"

Denmark Maine that is, where Rev. Susannah Currie and her husband Deane Currie have a summer cottage.

2014
"The Ledges on the Boulder Loop Trail"

Tom Barrett, Tim Lowe, Jesse White

"Echo Lake State Park"

"Outing Day Canoe on the Saco"

2013
"Flames Canoe Trip Down the Saco"

"Cathedral Ledge"

"Rocky Gorge"

"Black Cap Mtn"
© Nancy F. Little 2013 © Nancy F. Little 2013

The trail (above),
the summit (right),
and the view (below).

"Scarborough Beach State Park"

2010

"Diana's Baths — Caving"

2008

"Trevor at Silver Cascades"

Can you find him?

This amazing waterfall is right next to the road in Crawford Notch State Park on Rte. 302 in Harts Location NH. About 250' of it are visible from the road, as seen in this photo. Above that, it comes down very steeply through the woods for well over a mile.

Not many people know it, but another similar wonderful waterfall, Flume Cascade, is only 1/10 of a mile up the road, just a 4-minute walk. And then less than 1/10 of a mile after that, there's a wonderful lookout site.

2003

"Higgins Beach"

"The Flames at Emerald Pool"

Emerald Pool is a very popular destination for the Flames, both on Outing Day and as an afternoon day trip. It's only 30 minutes from camp in Chatham NH.

1996

"Jamming at Lower Falls"

That's Mike Woof on guitar and Mike Stroh on conga.

1991

"Cousins at Lost River"

Ross Woofenden, Sarah Dole, and Trevor at Lost River on Outing Day.

1990

"Playing Cards at Echo Lake"

Trish Brewer and Alice Vigerstad at Echo Lake State Park.

1987

"Adrienne Frank & Doris Shaw at
(probably) Lower Falls"

1981

"Sparks Trip to Portland Head Light"

1976

"Rocky Gorge"

Kankin' at Rocky Gorge! That's Martha Keating and Mrs. Archer on the bridge over Rocky Gorge on the Kancamagus Scenic Highway.

1973

"Kank Tank"

"Kankin'" (driving along the Kancamagus Scenic Highway and stopping at all the sites along the way) was a popular Outing Day trip for the Flames in the 1970's. Pop Woof's Checker sedan — here driven by his teenage son, Trevor — had full width, fold-down jump seats in the middle row, could fit in a dozen teens... it was a really tight squeeze, but they all fit!

1971

"Flames Outing to Julie Rankin's Parent's Farm"

l. to r.: Lynn Zimmerman, Janet Sullivan, Wendy Ashbridge, Mark Clark (in back), Trevor, Julie Rankin

1954
"Family Trip to White Lake State Park"

1950
"The Flames Climb Mount Adams"
The Start 10:00 A.M.

(l. to r.) ??, ??, Noyes Lawrence, Grace Hotson, Ted Foster, John Perry, Dick Foster, Phil ?, Cal ?, Skip Perry, George Dole, Carolyn Bergmann (Judson).

1949
"Crafting in a Canoe"

Carolyn Bergmann (Judson) does handwork on the river. That's Priscilla "Pat" Alden behind her and George Dole at the helm.

1948
"The Skimobile at Cranmore Mountain"

That's Janet Buck cresting the mountain.

late 1930s
"Canoe Trip 1 & 2"
Note: Judging by the quality of the photos,
these were probably taken two different years.

About a mile and a half downstream from camp at the bend in the river where the beach (off picture) on the right is in Maine but the river and left bank are in NH.

About 5 miles further downstream where the Old Course Saco re-enters the river at the center of the photo to the right of the beach. The Saco curves to the right at this point, behind the tree in the foreground.

1932
"Round River Trip"

Six canoes (counting the photographer's) doing the Round River trip on the Saco.

1929
"Canoe Trip 1929"

1928

"Loading Up After Shooting the Rapids"

This is the rapids at Walker's Falls in Denmark ME near the end of the "Round River" trip from the Assembly to Lovewell's Pond. The canoe trip takes all day, but because of the curvature of the river, the drive home is only about 3 miles, hence the name "Round River". Since the Assembly grounds were purchased that year, this was likely our very first "Round River" trip ever! Notice the covered bridge in the upper left hand corner. This photo is from The New-Church League Journal.

1924
"Mt. Washington from Intervale"

1922
"Crawford Notch"

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