July 2024

This month we are excited to host the Whitewater Kayaking Club on the Potomac, Youth Adventure Week in Shenandoah, and a Intro to Surfing and Beach Clean Up Day Ocean City, MD.  Looking forward to seeing everyone at these great opportunities this month! 

Soul Trak is excited to be partnering with Calleva River School to present the 2024 Whitewater Kayaking Club! Do you want to spend your afternoons on the river, learning to maneuver a kayak on the river, and enjoying all that the river has to offer? 

The course will consist of four 4-hr kayaking sessions on the Potomac River. The program is designed to introduce the club members to kayaking and the skills to maneuver on the river safely. The program will take place on Saturday afternoons from July 6- 27, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Riley’s Lock (lock 24) on the C&O canal, located in Poolesville, MD 20837 and Angler’s Inn 10790 MacArthur Blvd. Potomac, MD. Additional practice sessions on Tuesday evenings with Calleva are available to participants, and highly recommended, at no additional cost.

The program will provide participants with a unique opportunity to learn white water kayaking on the Potomac River, which is one of the premier places to learn to paddle. Participants will be accompanied by experienced kayakers from the Canoe Cruisers Association who will provide volunteer support and ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience on the water.

We have our monthly Bouldering Night at the Bouldering Project-DC on Eckington Pl in NE Washington on Sunday, June 2 from 4-6pm. The event has moved from first Wednesday to first Sunday of the month. Bouldering Night is a community centered program offered at no cost to the first 25 Soul Trak participants, community members thereafter pay an entry fee but receive free rentals. We’re looking forward to seeing  new faces at our popular climbing event. Volunteers are available to show first-timers how to boulder.

Join Soul Trak for a Youth Adventure Week in Shenandoah National Park. Over the duration of one week, the group will set up camp at Big Meadows Campground, complete service projects for the park, attend educational ranger talks to learn about the history and natural environment of the park, and spend time exploring the park through hiking and visiting points of interest in the park. The goal is to connect DMV youth with a local national park, in order to foster stewardship for public lands and diverse representation in the outdoors. 

Who: Youth aged 11-15 are invited to register and apply. If you have participated in Soul Trak’s Youth Adventure Cohort, Soul Trak/KIPP Program, or other Soul Trak programs, come join us for an adventurous week! 

Join us for an exciting day at the beach with Soul Trak Outdoors and Surfrider DC! This event aims to introduce participants to the exhilarating world of surfing while supporting our missions of increasing diversity in the outdoors and promoting ocean conservation and community engagement. We will start with a beginner surf lesson, then learn about ocean stewardship through a beach clean up, and restore with a beach yoga session led by Surfrider DC. 

Not ready to surf? Come join us for a day at the beach and participate in a beach yoga session and beach clean up with Surfrider DC. 

You can find all our July programs on our events page. We look forward to seeing you in the outdoors!