All Out Adventures

03/14/2026

03/13/2026

Just under 19” of ice covering Upper Highland Lake. It takes a village to cut the plunge hole and lay the beach mat, and ours is hard at work! Plunge for Adventure: Happy Birthday AOA! Is tomorrow at 11.

03/12/2026

Then and Now: The adaptive ice skating program in Brockton is the longest continually running program with DCR Universal Access Program. As we're coming up on AOA's 25th Anniversary, we've been reminiscing with our Brockton participants - from the early days through all the change that's brought us to now.

03/11/2026

We spent the morning hiking at Mt Tom in search of the Lost Boulder on the Lost Boulder Trail. It’s not the largest boulder we’ve ever seen but we do love the trail - you’ll just have to trust us that it’s behind our group in these photos.

03/11/2026

Crashing our way through our final skating program for the season at Buffone Arena in Worcester with DCR Universal Access Program

03/08/2026

03/05/2026

Strike!!! We finished our final skating program in North Adams for the season with a few rounds of ice bowling.

03/05/2026

Help our friends at the Connecticut River Conservancy name their kayak fleet!

Are you a river enthusiast who also has a way with words? 🤔

Help name CRC's fleet of kayaks! While we're pretty sure "Boaty McBoatface" is taken, here's your opportunity to get creative with names for the fleet of foldable kayaks we use for water chestnut removal with volunteers during the field season. Submissions accepted all month long. We'll gather the best names and have a voting round in April!

Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWgdQwNdWkaNkWOWVLsr4_FGJNCY8sQR7afLAvUy-JZ-gZ0w/viewform

03/02/2026

👀 Our Plunge for Adventure: Happy Birthday AOA! teams are crushing it! Check this out:

1. Ashfield Ice Queens: $7,808
2. All Out Adventures Staff: $3,063
3. BFAIR: $2,725
4. The Lamson Family: $1,775
5. Northampton Kiwanis Club: $1,346

We are so incredibly grateful. You can support one of our amazing teams here!:

Help support All Out Adventures today!

03/01/2026

📣 The "In Like a Lion" Match is happening! 🦁

Every donation, up to $5,000, between now and the end of the day on March 5 will be matched, doubling your impact!

https://alloutadventures.rallybound.org/plunge-for-adventure

You know what it's like to have a deep pull to something? For craftspeople, artists, and musicians it's the need to create. For some of us it's the need to be in the woods. One of our long time participants arrived to Wendell State Forest on Saturday feeling that pull. She told us how much she "just needs to be in the woods," and - in perhaps the most serendipitous headwear choice we've ever seen - pulled out a lion hat to wear while she went hiking.

Serendipitous because earlier that day, we had spoken with long time program participant and current Board Treasurer Brian Adams who, together with his wife Morey Phippen, have pledged to match donations received for the Plunge these first few days of March. "In Like a Lion!" we decided to call the match.

So, here's the deal: The "In Like a Lion!" match will be giving a roaring boost to our Plunge fundraising efforts. Between now and 11:59pm on March 5, Brian and Morey will match all donations to the Plunge (up to $5,000.) Every donation will be instantly doubled.

02/28/2026

Current situation at Wendell State Forest with DCR Universal Access Program