A (Mostly Comprehensive) Guide to Food on Apogee Trips

& posted in Educational

Meals are a huge part of every Apogee trip, and good or bad food can make or break an experience – which is why we work so hard to provide simple, tasty, nutritious, and plentiful meals – for all of our students, every day. The focus on meals during an Apogee trip starts at our… Read more »

Happy Feet: How to Choose the Best Footwear for your Hiking Trip

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Having the proper footwear is one of the most important things you can do to be well-prepared for a hiking or backpacking adventure. Exactly what the proper footwear is will depend on the activity you’re doing, your hiking or backpacking experience, and personal preference. That said, we can generally divide our desired footwear types into… Read more »

Holiday Gift Ideas for your Apogee Student

& posted in Miscellaneous

While we’re still waiting on the first snow of the season here in Maine, we’re already excited for all that summer 2022 has to bring. We’re making our lists (and checking them twice!) to make sure everything’s in order for what we expect to be our best summer yet. As such, we wanted to share… Read more »

Day 49: Undiscovered Territory!

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Today is Day 49 of the Apogee summer – and that’s the first time we’ve ever been able to say that. For whatever reason, this summer happened to start a bit earlier and end a bit later than year’s past, which means that we’ve never actually had a Day 49 before (let alone Day 50,… Read more »