By Michael Kravitz and Gracie Wright Whether it be in Geneva, Quebec, or San Francisco, all over the world Apogee trips are coming to an end. This part of the summer is always bittersweet: while we are happy that all of our trips have run so smoothly and safely, we are saddened to say goodbye to
By Michael Kravitz & Gracie Wright Even though there are only TWO (yes, I said it – TWO!) more days of adventures this summer, it doesn’t mean the fun has stopped. From sea kayaking, to summiting Mt. Katadhin, to exploring cities far and wide, the good times just keep on rolling! Maine Coast Junior (MCJ3): After
By: Michael Kravitz and Gracie Wright Pull back the throttle, cool down the pistons, and get out the landing pad – we have some Apogee spaceships that are preparing for touchdown! The monumental endings of our America Coast to Coast cycling trips are just the beginning of trips wrapping up across the country. We have Vermontsters
By Michael Kravitz & Grace Wright (and a lil’help from Hannah) We’ve been watching the summer pass us by from the comfort of our office chairs, and it seems as though in the blink of an eye it’s already August 10th. Today our hikers, bikers, paddlers, and all-around adventurers are spread out exploring some of the most
By: Apogee’s Assistant Directors Poets This time of year is like no other The office is busy – our hearts are aflutter! With rounds 2 and 3 of our trips in the field Endless adventurous memories, they’ll yield! Without a doubt ’tis a great time of season so sit back and enjoy our rhymes
By Michael Kravitz and Izzy Janzen Out in the Apogee world, it’s been quite a day. We had our 53rd and final trip start of the Apogee summer, sending our Maine Coat Junior 3 into the field. We can’t believe it’s that time in the summer – the end of the beginnings, or is it
By: The Dawning Duo Michael and Gracie Who says Sundays are for sleeping in? We had an enormous amount of trips up and at ’em with the sun this morning, marveling at the pinks and purples in the sky and making it that much closer to their ending destination. For a lot of folks, this
Written by the combined effort of Michael, Izzy, Jack, Hannah & Kevin. Folks, it’s hard to believe but our last trips finish a week from tomorrow. How can this be? Where has the summer gone? But enough pondering. Let’s get to the trips. Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE3): It was a quintessential “Maine” day for our essay
By: The Apogee Office Fairies Just as we all might be tuned in to our televisions this evening to watch as the Olympic torch parades around Rio, we are also glued to the updates we receive throughout the day from the myriad of trips out in the Apogee kingdom. However, instead of pools, tracks, and gymnastics
By: Gracie, Kelly, and Hannah As we groggily looked at our alarm clocks this fine Thursday morning, we couldn’t help but exclaim at how fast this week, and summer, has been flying by (and feel the utmost respect for our Apogee trips that were up and at ’em way before us.) Our cross-country bike trips have less than