<p>I received my letter for DOC trips and I'm wondering which one I should choose. </p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>I just had surgery on my hand and will have to have one more operation before the DOC trips. I'm not sure how strenuous they are or how much I will need to use both hands; I'm leaning towards hiking (I wanted to canoe). </p>
<p>What's everyone else thinking of doing?</p>
<p>you could do the farming bc your hand....but i think canoeoing and kayaking are out bc the hand</p>
<p>DD wants kayaking or mountain biking</p>
<p>there are not always enough spots for trips like kayaking, so many end up with hiking anyway dad of 08</p>
<p>Could someone post this year's DOC trip types, at least for H and I? Being an international, my mail hasn't arrived yet and I need to choose H or I.</p>
<p>Sybbie posted on a previous thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64051%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64051</a></p>
<p>I put climbing as my first choice.</p>
<p>That's last year's schedule. Actually, I need G or H, not H or I.</p>
<p>Oh wait. Now that I think about it, it sounds like they're going to schedule these things based on who wants what.</p>
<p>fyi, if anyone was interested in being on the sweetest trip ever, im leading nature writing section c.</p>
<p>Im doing moderate hiking on Section E.</p>
<p>fishing =p</p>
<p>can someone tell me more about the fly fishing d.o.c... do you have to have experience etc???</p>
<p>FYI climbing first day hike is harder than strenuous hiking.
Canoeing is really easy, but organic farming is even easier.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any suggestions about what to buy/pack for a moderate hiking trip?</p>
<p>when the school sends you the information about your trip and section, they will send you a list of stuff to bring. whatever you do, do not over pack. Good hiking shoes, boots, layers, socks and shirts that wick the moisture away from you. Rain gear, nalgene bottles, eating utensils, etc.</p>
<p>If you need sleeping bags, mats or packs, I do beleive that they always have some available but you must contact the office.</p>
<p>"can someone tell me more about the fly fishing d.o.c... do you have to have experience etc???"</p>
<p>Prepschool 05, </p>
<p>The fishing trip is amazing! (I went on Section E last year) If you are looking for hard-core outdoor hiking and stuff though, its not for you. We were one of the few groups who stayed in a cabin; we had gas stoves, and even an outhouse. Pretty much, it is fishing in the mornings and evenings and then going on day hikes in the afternoons or whenever you feel like it. There will also be plenty of opportunities to swim. You really do not need any experience, though I do think you need your own equipment (you can get rod/reel combos for fairly cheap). The majority of trippees who go on it already know how to fish (last year one of our trippees actually worked at a bait shop) and they will help you all you need. I must say though, dont expect the fishing to be too good, the rivers up in the grant are not stocked, but still, fishing is relaxing, and when you do get the big bite, its exhilarating.</p>
<p>I personally did Nature Writing my freshman year at Dmouth. At least you sleep in a cabin, granted there's no electricity, but if it rains, and it probably will, at least you sleep on a dry floor. Not like those that get their tents flooded. You get to sleep on three story bunk beds and you have a sort of outhouse, rather than half to go late at night into the woods with a shovel in hand. That's what enticed me anyhow, but it comes down to groupd dynamics. Nature writing was def. not the most exciting as compared to some of the others, but I had good people and I became really good friends with a few of my trippes and group leaders.</p>