Today’s blog comes from Cait (responsible for the beautiful photos) and Chris (responsible for the cheesy jokes) and begins with a question: What does the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco have to do with the bridge over the Flathead river in Montana? The answer…will be in tomorrow’s blog! We kid, of course. The answer
It is a lovely day here in Maine, and we are absolutely loving the pictures today. The general consensus from all of our trips today is that today is a feel-good day. From California to France our students are soaking up the sun, riding the rapids, surfing the waves, conquering peaks, and crushing miles on
It’s a calm and beautiful day here at the office, and we are getting excited to see our DEX and CQ leaders again–Izzy and John finished up today, and our CQ leaders will return tomorrow. Everyone else is making great progress and all reports across the Apogee spectrum are very positive! It’s hard to believe,
Susie here, blogging again after a few days out of the office (and up Mount Katahdin!). Garrett and I had a great time with the DEX crew up at Baxter, and now it’s onward to more trip ends, trip starts, great weather, and a whole new set of pictures. Today is a brief window where
Good evening, Folks. Kevin here, making the rare solo appearance writing the blog. Chad, Chris, & Susie (our in-house, creative blogging experts) are out in the field today, and so you’re stuck with yours truly. Two Vermont to Montreal trips started this afternoon, and Chad and Chris are currently shuttling kids from NH to
Evening greetings, Faithful Blogees! Chad in the cockpit tonight. I’m going to get right to the good stuff today – with one comment and question regarding tech failures for our reading public. Regular readers who’ve followed our blog may notice that we’re having more trouble this year getting pictures in from the field. In years
Today is a day of transitions in the big Apo-world, and we like to think of each ending as a new beginning and each day on trip as a new chapter in a bigger story. We had three trips end yesterday and two more come to a close today; CQ approaches Canada while MSA gets
Today is a big day in the world of Apogee as three trips come to an end, several groups working on exciting service projects, and our long-distance groups making great progress. For us here at HQ, it means a flurry of excitement! We get to greet our successful leaders and hear stories from trip, check
Hi Lo from the Apogee Fam in Brunswick- this is Chris checking in from the Apo Whitehouse on Maine Street. It’s a balmy three thousand degrees in Brunswick (at least in our equipment barn) with mild humidity somewhere in between being in a cloud to being underwater…time to pump some electrolytes, top off the Nalgenes,
During leader training Chris told me (Susie) a story about the guy who leads local rides out of the bike shop in his home town. His name is Bobby Mac and opens each ride by saying: “With love in your heart and a smile on your face, roll the ride!” We’re in full summer mode