What is bike touring anyways? Bike – noun – colloquial, 1. A bicycle. Tour – noun – 1. A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited. At its core, bike touring means embarking on a multi-day journey using a bicycle as your main mode of transportation. It’s not just about the ride
With the school year now wrapped up and the summer upon us, we are eagerly looking forward to starting our first round of trips later this week! Before things really get going, we wanted to share the following important summer policies that will apply to all of our 2024 students and families. Please take several
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps hiking along the beautiful coastal trails of California, marveling at the sparkling Pacific ocean. Please enjoy the seventh edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure trips: Golden State Adventure! This program is perfect for: Students interested in a beginner-to-intermediate hiking trip on the West Coast. Students interested in an
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps hiking along a verdant green trail and looking out over the awe-inspiring glacier rising before you. Please enjoy the sixth edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure trips: Iceland Mountains & Coast! This program is perfect for: Students interested in experiencing Europe on a more beginner-to-intermediate level
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps biking along the famed “Avenue of the Giants,” where massive redwoods rise all around you as you make your way south towards San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. Enjoy the fifth edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure trips: Pacific Coast! This program is perfect for:
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps you’ll find yourself backpacking on the pristine trails of North Cascades National Park, taking in the incredible panoramic views that unfold before you. Please enjoy the fourth edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure trips: Northwest Explorer! This program is perfect for: Students interested in the
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps on a cycle tour over verdant green hills and across an international border – pedaling your way into historic Montréal ready to sample the French-Canadian cuisine! Enjoy the third edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure programs: our Vermont to Montréal cycling trip! This program is
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps to a babbling brook running through the mountains in Chugach State Park, where you’ll stop for a snack break, maybe spot a moose, and look at the beautiful green peaks rising all around. Please enjoy the next feature in this series highlighting our summer teen adventure program way
Here at Apogee, we challenge you to think about where this summer could take you: the summit of Mount Washington, the impeccable network of bicycle paths in the Netherlands, or around a campfire – laughing so hard with your new friends that you give yourself a side-stitch. Over the next ten weeks or so, we’ll
*Last substantive update, 1/19/2024. As students enroll and the excitement builds, the preparation for summer begins! And preparation looks different for every trip, from bicycle training rides to breaking in boots. Preparation also may include major items like booking airfare. Our hope is that this blog post will help inform our families about important things