By: Annika Nygren
Day 37: Hello again friends, and helloooo August! The third and final month of Apogee’s adventuring season. I thought I might bring in the new month with a blog post filled with haikus (short 5-7-5 syllable poems). In honor of Kevin and Cait stepping out of their mathematical comfort zones and writing an awesome blog post yesterday, I figured I should do the same and spend the greater portion of my morning counting and calculating syllables. Although there are many ways and opinions on how to write haikus (and how many syllables to use), I am going to write these the same way I learned to back in the first grade (a long, long time ago)! Before I begin, here’s a picture of my summer co-leader/support staffer, Alex Doig! All the bikes/tents/stoves and general gear that goes out on trips all summer. That’s Doig making it happen (yay, Doig!) But instead of spending his day in the Apogee equipment barn, he joined me in the office helping to organize paperwork! Here’s a haiku about Doig:
This is my co Doig
He adores eating mushrooms
Look at him working!
Five-seven-five count,
This is how I write haikus
Let’s go see our trips!
Cape Cod and the Islands (CI):
Surf’s up dude! Woohoo
Riding lots of waves today
Last day on the Cape!
Nice athletic stances, everyone!
New England Mountains and Coast (NEMC):
Rafting on the Riv
Kennebec River that is
Splash, splash wave… no crash!
View from the top of Mt. Washington from their hike a couple of days ago.
Vermont to Montreal (VM):
Sea kayaking champs
Enjoying a day off wheels
Dinner on the way!
Team building action shot!
California Mountains and Coast (CMC):
American Riv
Here they are rafting today
Big trees hike on deck
(tomorrow!)
Titanic reenactment on the bow? Is the front of a raft still called a bow?
Caribbean Service Adventure (CSA):
A day of service
Onto Cabo Rojo next
Beautiful beaches
Facials??
Painting a ‘Thank You!’ sign
Montana Service Adventure (MSA):
Great day of riding
Glacier National Park yay!
Service tomorrow
Northwest Explorer (NWX):
Day four in BC
No service for pics today
Coming out so soon!
Pacific Coast (PCA):
Forty seven miles
Riding alongside Eel River
High spirits all day!
Pacific Coast (PCB):
Peace out Eureka!
Riding to Redwoods State Park
Great day for a ride!
Alps Explorer (AX):
Au revoir to France
Crossing into Italy
Spectacular views!
The tall man on the right is our very own Garth Franklin! He was our ECC support man this summer, and he’s now spending some time with the AX2 crew.
America Coast to Coast (ACC1):
Red White and Blue team
California livin’ now
Last border crossing!!
I spy team socks!! Crossing borders in style.
The man pictured in yellow is named Stewart and he is an English solo traveler who’s biking from Calgary to San Diego!
America Coast to Coast (ACC2):
Arrived in Prescott
One final day in AZ
Sweet, snazzy poses [OR roadside snazzy pics]
Thank you for reading,
I hope I counted alright.
Have a great Friday!