By: Claudia Bueermann When talking with people about gearing up to head out for a “trip for work,” most folks don’t envision white sand beaches, snorkeling around islands, hiking small mountains, or paddling in bioluminescent bays. Every now and then, we here at Apogee have “pinch me” moments while working. I caught myself on our
By Kevin Cashman & Will Robertson When I told people at the end of summer that I was headed to Europe in September to ride and scout the last section of our Europe Coast to Coast trip, I’d generally receive a response like, “Seriously? That’s a thing?” Or, “Wow! Wouldn’t that be nice!” And admittedly,
Every summer, a few lucky office folk head into the field to spend time with our students and see our trip leaders in action. I (Assistant Director Andi Schweers) had the opportunity to visit our New England Mountains and Coast crew in July of this year and accompanied them on several days of hiking –
By: Will Robertson I slowed my bike to a halt and stepped off the saddle. I had just finished the “Pumps, Bumps, and Rollers” trail — an incredibly fun, windy, downhill ‘flow’ trail at the 18 Road Trail System in Fruita, Colorado. Around me, there were groups of other mountain bikers high-fiving and chatting about
By Jack Messerly It’s Maine days like these – 45° and rainy with a 4:25 PM sunset – that conjure up thoughts of warmer times and sunnier places, and no place in the country fits that description quite like southern California. As a matter of fact, it’s currently 68° and sunny in Santa Barbara, so