My Guide to 2003 Wider Ops 

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About 2003 Wider Ops
A Message to Parents and Guardians

Designed around the interests of young women today, Wider Ops provide fun and challenging opportunities for girls to get strong, acquire skills, and make friends. One and two week travel adventures for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts are sponsored by Girl Scout councils, Girl Scouts of the USA--the national organization, Girl Guide Associations and Outward Bound USA. Each outing is carefully supervised. Many bring girls in contact with experts in a field, like geologists, marine biologists, and computer professionals. Every Wider Op is an unforgettable experience.

As always, health and safety are our first concern. Preparations often includes a period of team building and preparation at a base camp, with skill checks and safety drills.

Wider Ops vary in size, theme and cost. Fees generally include everything except transportation to and from the starting location, some special equipment, and the required physical exam. Several ways to help meet costs are part-time jobs; strategies for money-earning projects offered by some councils; and limited travelships from GSUSA. Ask for details about these when applying.

Because Wider Ops are so popular, not every girl will get her first choice, and some will find that admissions have closed to all events they applied for. However, girls are invited to apply again the following year. Descriptions in the catalog are written far in advance, so aspects of an event may change at the last minute. Sponsors will send more specific information after acceptance.

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2003 Wider Ops List

GSUSA-Sponsored National Events

Nature

Event Name Location Date
Canoe Country Rendezvous: Northern Minnesota and Southern Ontario Ely, Minnesota, USA July–August 2003
Discover Wisconsin Mindoro, Wisconsin, USA July–August 2003
earth interactive: Southeast Texas Houston & Nacocdoches, Texas, USA June–July 2003
From Canyons to Peaks: Utah and Colorado Utah and Colorado, USA June 2003
Mountain Majesty: The Colorado Rockies Denver, Colorado, USA  July 2003
Adventures in the Low Country by Day and Night Charleston, South Carolina, USA June 2003
Outdoor Adventure Kaleidoscope: Michigan Traverse City, Michigan, USA June–July 2003
Valleys, Vistas & Visions: Discover Yosemite! Yosemite National Park, California, USA July–August 2003
Western Pennsylvania River Adventure Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA July 2003

Business & Finance

Event Name Location Date
Business Smarts Traverse City, Michigan, USA October 2003
Suncoast Behind the Scenes: Florida Tourism Florida, USA June 2003

Helping the Physically Challenged

Event Name Location Date
Juliette Low Camp 2002 Kansas City, Missouri, USA June–July 2003

History & Culture

Event Name Location Date
American Indian Scouting Association   July 2003
Bonnets and Battlefields Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA July 2003
Freedom's Rites Rochester, New York, USA July 2003
Girl Scout Heritage Visit Savannah, Georgia, USA Year Round
Sojourn in Savannah Savannah, Georgia, USA  March & October 2003; March 2004

International Travel

Event Name Location Date
European Adventure 2003 Germany, Holland, Austria, & Switzerland July 2003
Girl Scouts Around the Globe Switzerland, Mexico, England, or India Year Round

Media

Event Name Location Date
Behind the Scenes Los Angeles, California, USA July–August 2003
Cybermedia: An Electronic Expedition Milwaukee & East Trop, Wisconsin, USA July 2003

Science & Technology

Event Name Location Date
Aviation Celebration: A Hundred Years of Flight Greater Dayton, Ohio, USA July 2003
Great Lakes Aquatic Biology Traverse City, Michigan, USA September 2003
Natural Science in the Tetons Kelly, Wyoming, USA July 2003
Nebraska Rocks II Lincoln, Nebraska, USA June 2003

Sports

Event Name Location Date
Advanced Scuba Traverse City, Michigan, USA August 2003
Fly Girls! Traverse City, Michigan, USA May 2003
Fore Girls! Kinsman, Ohio, USA July 2003
Scuba Michigan Traverse City, Michigan, USA August 2003
Winter Sports Traverse City, Michigan, USA  February 2003; December 2003–January 2004

Outward Bound National Events

Ocean Expeditions-Eastern

Event Name Starting Location Date
Sailing: Penobscot Bay, Maine Rockland, ME July–August 2003
Kayaking: Boston Harbor Island National Park Area Boston, MA June–August 2003
Sailing: Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore Baltimore, MD July 2003
Spring Break Sailing: Florida Keys Big Pine Key, FL March 2003
Canoeing and Backpacking: Mahoosuc & Carter Mountains, Maine Newry, ME  July 2003
Winter Skiing/Snowshoeing/Backpacking: Mahoosuc & White Mountains, Western Maine/New Hampshire Newry, ME December 2002–January 2003 & December 2003–January 2004
Canoeing and Rock Climbing: North Woods Expedition, Maine Greenville, ME June–July 2003
Sea Kayaking: Penobscot Bay, Maine St. George, ME July 2003
Sailing and Canoeing: Penobscot Bay and North Woods, Maine Portland, ME June–July 2003
Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing: North Woods, Maine Greenville, ME June–August 2003
Ten Thousand Islands Canoeing Expedition: Everglades, Flordia Miami, FL December 2003–January 2004

Mountain Expeditions-Eastern

Event Name Starting Location Date
Backpacking and Rock Climbing Expedition: Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina Asheville, NC July–August 2003

Paddling Expeditions

Event Name Starting Location Date
Voyageur Canoe Expedition: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota Duluth, MN June 2003
Rio Grande Whitewater Canoeing: Rio Grande, Texas El Paso, Texas December 2003–January 2004
Sea Kayaking: Lake Superior/Apostle Islands, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota July 2003

Multi-Element Expeditions-Western

Event Name Starting Location Date
Whitewater Rafting/Rock Climbing: Deschutes River & Central Cascades, Oregon Portland, OR June & August 2003
Whitewater Rafting/Mountaineering: Deschutes River & Central Cascades, Oregon Portland, OR June–August 2003 
Dogsledding and Cross Country Skiing: Boundary Waters, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota March 2003 & December 2003–January 2004
Desert Backpacking and Rock Climbing: Big Bend Region, Texas El Paso, Texas March 2003

Rock Climbing-Western

Event Name Starting Location Date
Rock Climbing Camp: Joshua Tree National Park, California Palm Springs, CA December 2003–January 2004
Rock Climbing Camp: High Sierra, California Fresno, CA June 2003 
Dessert Trekking: Joshua Tree National Park, California Palm Springs, CA December 2003–January 2004

Mountain Expeditions-Western

Event Name Starting Location Date
Backcountry Canoeing/Alpine Hiking: Ross Lake and North Cascades, Washington Seattle, WA June–July 2003
Alpine Mountaineering: North Cascades, Washington Seattle, WA July–August 2003
Alpine Mountaineering: High Sierra, California Fresno, CA June–July 2003
Montana High Alpine Backpacking: Beartooths Wilderness, Montana Billings, Montana August 2003
High Rockies Leadership Expedition: Colorado Rockies Denver, CO  June–August 2003
Backcountry Skiing Adventure: Colorado Rockies Denver, CO March 2003 & December 2003–January 2004

Urban Expeditions

Event Name Starting Location Date
Urban Leadership Expedition: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA July–August 2003