Name: Erica Van Steenis University attended: Erica has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkeley, and master’s degree in community development from University of California Davis. Years with AT: This will be Erica’s sixth summer. Erica, what’s your favorite AT activity? Backpacking! I know a lot of our new students come in nervous […]
We’d like to share an observation that we have made over the years, a phenomenon that often happens to students between their first and second summer of Adventure Treks: After the first adventure ends, a student enthusiastically registers for next summer and a brand-new adventure destination. They are excited to come back to see their […]
Our instructors say thank you to our parents for sharing absolutely wonderful students with us! We miss them! Although summer is behind us, Adventure Treks is still going strong, with 24 of our summer instructors here in North Carolina. Two different schools join us each week in Pisgah National Forest or at our very own […]
The boarding announcement interrupted a nice conversation in Portland. Our last student of 2015, Gaetan, quickly hopped on his Delta plane to Paris and just like that… the summer was over… and so was the magic of Adventure Treks. This summer ended as strongly as I can remember. The students formed close and inclusive communities, […]
Greetings from 30,000 feet! Our four regional directors are currently flying all over the country visiting our Adventure Treks trips. More than 130 students have already completed their Adventure Treks summer experiences, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the wonderful, kind, and capable students who we have met so far this summer. We feel […]
Our trips are well under way from California to Alaska to Colorado, from the Pacific Northwest to the Blue Ridge. Adventure Treks students are challenging themselves with new activities in incredible settings while making wonderful new friends. Despite all of the fun, we also want this to be a learning and growing experience. The substance […]
One of the most important components of Adventure Treks is our instructor team. This year, we have 71 instructors, whose average age is 27. They hail from 33 different states, and 65% of our instructors have previous Adventure Treks experience, averaging 3.5 years with us. Meet our instructors below! Click here to read more about […]
Every year, Adventure Treks kicks off the summer with our five-day Trip Leader Retreat in Oregon, where our leadership team gathers in a cabin near Mt. Hood, next to the Salmon River, for senior staff training. Our 14 trip leaders and four regional directors hail from 11 states, average 29.5 years old, and have 129 […]
Every year, Adventure Treks welcomes students from all over the United States and even the world. So far in 2015, our student population comes from a whopping 45 states and 15 countries! We love having so much diversity on all of our trips, and we know the students truly enjoy getting to know others from […]
Two weekends ago, I found myself joining a coed team of 12 runners (the Banditos) and embarking on a 28-hour race called the Smokey Mountain Relay. The race started in our backyard (Pisgah National Forest) and ended at the Nantahala Outdoor Center—212 (hilly) miles away. It’s much quicker to drive there, or even hike in […]