We’re looking forward to a great 2011, and that always involves lots of stories and memories of last summer! We hope you’ll enjoy a trip down memory lane on Flickr: See your 2010 Trip Photo Album *Want photos? Just right click on the photo and view the largest size. Save to your computer and […]
As the director of Adventure Treks, one of my many jobs is to stay in touch with trends affecting teenagers, the environment, education and the outdoor industry. I’d like to share some of the better books I have read (and am reading) this year, so you can see what is affecting my thinking as the […]
The countdown has begun, and we are eager for your arrival! New gear is arriving in our office on a daily basis: new hats and shirts, backpacks and sleeping bags, 100 new Big Agnes tents, a new trailer for the Blue Ridge trips, and much, much more. We can’t wait to see our many […]
The partnership for 21st Century Skills has identified the skills necessary for success in our ever-changing global economy and connected world. While a strong academic framework is always important, the identified 21st century skills are: collaboration creativity communication and critical thinking These are balanced with life skills, which include: adapting to change dealing with ambiguity […]
More than any other word (except for fun), “connection” sums up what the Adventure Treks experience is all about. Soon you will be forging a connection with the natural world, connecting with a new group of friends from across the country and forming strong relationships with your instructors. Through immersion in the Adventure Treks […]
When I think of Adventure Treks, I think of great friends, hilarious instructors, amazing experiences, and ramen extreme. Last summer, I was on the British Columbia 2 trip, with 23 other kids, and 6 “adults.” I say “adults” because they are basically just older kids. Anyways, one of our adventures was a backpack through Well’s […]
I have at last come full circle, though it has been a process of realization and understanding that has taken most of adolescence and early adulthood. I should start by saying that I am writing from a small hotel perched high on a cliff above the sometimes tranquil, but more oftentimes white-capped waters of Lake […]
Happy screams filled the air as we rafted over eight-foot waves and six-foot drops. The White Salmon River of Washington flowed clear and blue around us, splashing me with the occasional tidal wave. Even though it was a mid-July afternoon, the water temperature hovered around a refreshing forty degrees. I was at Adventure Treks summer […]
Be Your Best Self Seventeen guys, four girls and six instructors left on the Western frontier for twenty days… “What goes on?” one might wonder? Well, twenty days packed with adventure, excitement and, most importantly, memories. My story begins under a starry sky in Utah, possibly the most spectacular night sky on the planet. It […]
There’s a funny thing about strangers: they don’t leave when you want them to, especially when you’re stuck with 23 of them for 16 days, with nothing to look forward to except hiking five miles up a snow-covered volcano. As it turns out, Mount St. Helens doesn’t leave when you want it to, either. “What […]