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Suggested summer weekly planner of activities

Saturday:
  • Arrivals. Hot Dogs and Hamburgers on the grill
 
Sunday:
  •   9 am Saint Bernard Chapel at Snowshoe. (non-denominational)
  •   Lunch at the cabin, sandwiches & chips
  •   Afternoon activities around the cabin, moutain board, bike, horseshoes
  •   Dinner and Bonfire with Smores
 
Monday
  •   Leisurely breakfast
  •   12:00 CASS 2 hour train ride to Whittaker Station. $16/adult & $11/child, leave at 10:30 to allow extra time to purchase boxed lunches at the station 304-456-4300 or 800-CALL WVA.
  •   Cabin: Hike to the top of Buzzard’s Ridge. (2-3 hours)  Find and follow deer trails to the top
  
Tuesday
 
Wednesday
  •   10:00 am depart with picnic lunch to Whittaker Falls swimming hole
  •   On the way, stop at the Elk Springs Resort to feed the trout. 25 cents for a handfull of feed
  •   Dinner at River Place overlooking the Greenbrier River in Marlinton with a Dairy Queen ice cream desert.
  •   Pocahontas Opera House for a play
  •   Movie at the cabin in 5.1 surround sound and a game flashlight tag in the yard.  Settle the evening with stories around the bonfire.
 
Thursday
  •   Lunch and then kids to Cass to rent inflatable rings to float down the Greenbrier.
  •   2:00 pm Golfers Tee off for 18 holes at Raven’s Golf Course 1-877-441-4FUN
  •   Evening:: Frog and Salamander races at the cabin.  Hopefully everyone has been searching and collecting their prized racer during the week.   6 foot Bullseye target spray painted on grass and starting from the center, the first racer to exit the outer circle wins. Only rule is no scaring your competitor’s racer, but you can cheer your racer on as much as you want.
 
Friday
 
  •    10:00 am drive to the Green Bank observatory for tour of the “world’s largest moveable structure” and lunch. (40 minutes)  Tours are on the hour.
  •   Stop on the way back for Picnic at the Green Bank elementary school wooden castle type playground
  • Final Paint Ball competition
 
Saturday
   Group pictures for Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa and departures