Category: Summer Blog

Day 9: Sweet, Sweet Summertime

Skip to a Specific Trip: CI, CRM, CSA, MCCE, DEXA, VM, CRLS, CMCA, CMCB, CQA, CQB, MSA, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCB, SHX, AXA, AXB, ECCA, ECCB, ACC1, ACC2 Hey, pals! We had a wonderful Friday in the office and can’t wait to spread the good vibes to you. There were borders crossed, waves surfed, waters

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Day 8: Feelin’ Great!

Skip to a Specific Trip: MCJ, CI, NEMC, CRM, CSA, MCCE, MCP, DEXA, DEXB, VM, CRLS, CMCA, CMCB, CQA, CQB, MSA, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCB, SHX, AXA, AXB, ECCA, ECCB, ACC1, ACC2 Yo, yo, yo! (this is when you answer, “What’s up!”). Today we had some big border crossings: Switzerland to France, Belgium to France,

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Day 7: Week 1 in the Books

By Will Vietze Can you believe it’s been a whole week since the Apogee summer began? We sure can’t. In just one week, our trips have covered hundreds of miles, helped local communities, gazed upon a plethora (for all you studying for your ACTs, SATs, or GREs) of landscapes, shared plentiful meals, and built lifelong

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Day 6: Stars, Stripes, and Apogee’s

By Olivia Box This Fourth of July our trips are celebrating the Apogee way: with hiking, biking, community service, and more! All across the globe, we have seen some festive groups – from face paint, to flags, to sprinkles – you’ll see a variety of celebrations sprinkled into our photos today. The Apogee world saw

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Day 5: The early bird gets the… sunrise!

 By Kelly M Hello faithful blog-readers! Apogee trips all over the world had some pretty remarkable experiences today – some were the first to see the sunrise over the Atlantic and the east coast and others paddled through misty Pacific waters while the sun made its way from east to west. Scroll on and enjoy

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Day 4: The S’more the S’merrier

Skip to a Specific Trip: MCJ, CI, CRM, CSA, MCCE, DEXA, VM, CRLS, CMCA, CMCB, CQA, CQB, MSA, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCB, SHX, AXA, AXB, ECCA, ECCB, ACC1, ACC2 By Will Vietze Today was an action-packed Sunday for Apogee! We surfed, paddled, kayaked,  bagpiped (well – virtual bagpipes), traversed, explored, climbed, pedaled, sang, laughed, ate,

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Day 3: From Mountains to the Sea

By Olivia Box Day Three is in the books and the Apogee 2017 crew is as active as ever! Our bike trips logged some sizable mileage in both the States and abroad, with our second ACC group departing Charleston and pedaling west. Our hikers also rose to the challenge with groups exploring national parks, Swiss

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Day 2: What’s New?

By Will Vietze A whole lot is new today – we have 18 groups meeting for the first time today – from the glorious Alps to the mist-shrouded Oregon coast all the way down to the verdant jungles of Costa Rica and many many places in between. After long months of anticipation and careful planning, our

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Day 1: Ready, Set, Go! Summer 16.0 of Apo Adventures!

Howdy folks! The sixteenth summer of Apogee trips has finally arrived and we are overflowing with joy in the office! It’s finally time to saddle up the palomino (for all those Neil Young fans out there) and head West, North, South, up, down, and around. We have a full summer of fun and adventure (and

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Day 6: A Totally Terrific Tuesday!

By: Grace Wright & Jack Messerly & Izzy Janzen It’s been another amazing day in the Apogee world. After some special and silly Fourth of July celebrations yesterday our groups are feeling good and moving forward with the next step in their respective adventures. We’ve done it all today, from sea-kayaking, to mountain climbing, to getting one

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