Planning High Adventure Superactivities

"Where do we want to go?"

A good method for determining places within a short range is to take a map of the United States or North America and mark your location with a dot. Then make a circle with a radius of 600 miles--this is how far you could safely drive in one day following BSA tour permit guidelines for trip planning (a maximum of 12 hours of driving per day, under 600 miles per day on interstate highways). Every place inside your circle is a one-day-to-get-there trip. Make a second circle with a radius of 1,200 miles to see how far you could get in two days. All of a sudden, faraway places seem a little closer. If you can afford to travel by boat, train, or plane, your circle of possibilities can grow dramatically. Call the map the Circle of Possibilities. Then see if you can get the resources to get there.