Claire

Trip leader

A resident of Indianapolis, IN, Claire is originally from Prescott, WI. She works as a middle school art teacher, and she coaches the track and field and cross country teams at school. This spring, she was awarded a teacher creativity fellowship grant to spend several weeks in New Zealand learning about the Māori art culture. She’s very well-versed in the summer camp world: She spent a few summers as an adventure camp counselor in Kentucky, taking kids on hiking, camping, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting trips. She’s helped plan and facilitate summer camps and after-school programs through her middle school, and she’s also led hiking, canoeing, and biking trips for a camp in Indiana.

Education

Herron School of Art & Design, bachelor’s degree in art history

Certifications

Wilderness first responder

Favorite hobbies

I am a jack of all trades when it comes to hobbies. I enjoy cooking, baking, eating, hiking, walking, running, coaching, biking, paddling, floating, stargazing, reading, painting, drawing, board gaming, bouldering, gardening, singing, dancing, decorating, sewing… and chitchatting!

Favorite outdoor achievement

I’m pretty proud of anytime I try something new outside. But I think a recent favorite was watching the sunrise on Lassen Peak with AT students last summer!

Favorite outdoor memory

My favorite outdoor memories are always about the people I’m with but some of my favorites include singing campfire songs as a child, stargazing on beaches, belly laughing in the Shasta-Trinity Alps with Adventure Treks, and sunbathing on a raft down the Rogue River.

Favorite place in the world

Top five (again, I can’t pick just one) are the Boundary Waters, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Olympic Peninsula, Zion National Park, and wherever my nieces are.

What are you most looking forward to this summer?

I am looking forward to new people, places experiences, and challenges. I am looking forward to silliness, and belly laughs. To yummy snacks during hard hikes. To quiet conversation and shouts of excitement. To all the weird and wonderful that is an AT trip!

Previous Adventure Treks trips include Ultimate Northwest, California Adventure, Squamish Challenge, California Explorer, California Explorer

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