We are very excited to welcome Kilee Davis as our new admissions manager! Originally from California, Kilee’s love for the outdoors began with Big Sur family camping trips and soccer tournaments. She jumped into the outdoor and youth development career at Camp High Rocks and Camp Rockbrook in western North Carolina, where she quickly realized […]
Backcountry meals you can make at home Whether it’s your first summer with Adventure Treks or your fifth, the meals you make on your trip will be memorable. We are known for delicious food! Everything we make outdoors can be made in your kitchen as well. Here are three beloved AT recipes to whip up […]
What is it about wild spaces that draw out our curiosities, connect us with the past, and prepare us for the future? The outdoors connect us to an infinitely complex and interconnected world for exploration and help us build relationships with each other and the world around us—often leading us to better adapt to a […]
Adventure Treks is thrilled to announce that we are now an accredited gap semester program with the Gap Year Association! Roisin Low spearheaded this time-intensive and demanding process, and we are grateful for all of her efforts to achieve accreditation. What does being accredited mean for Adventure Treks? The Gap Year Association (GYA) is the […]
Self-care doesn’t have to pause while you are on an Adventure Treks trip (#treatyoself). Some of the regular practices that we keep in our daily lives can carry us through tough days on trail so we have the energy and mental fortitude to be our best outdoor adventuring selves. I am a big cheerleader of […]
One of the neatest things about Adventure Treks is the places we get to visit. In all of our backpacking areas, we have permits from whoever owns the land—often national parks and forests—to recreate (permits are crucial because the most pristine places need the most protection in order to keep inspiring nature lovers!). Here are […]
Our students will agree that Adventure Treks instructors are pretty incredible people. From planning 30-person meals for 30 days to fixing broken tent zippers to tending wounds to making sure we’re in the right place at the right time, AT instructors are constantly working to make sure our students are having the best and most […]
The Adventure Treks community at large enjoys spending time outside and cherishes overnight adventures in nature. If you’ve been on an Adventure Treks trip, you know that we spend many months planning our expeditions—a lot goes into organizing each of our trip’s itineraries! If your AT trip has sparked an interest in planning your own […]
Outdoor professionals love to debate the usefulness and necessity of gear. High-ankle hiking boots or trail running shoes? Inflatable sleeping pad or lightweight foam? Two trekking poles or none? A recent Outside Magazine article delves into the pros and cons of that final question, citing recent research and objectively debating whether the ergonomic benefits of […]
The Adventure Treks team is so excited to introduce Kent Ratliff and Jordan Carr to our leadership team—Kent as our operations director and Jordan as our staffing director! Kent joined Adventure Treks for his first season as an instructor in California in 2018, bringing with him a diverse background in outdoor education, technology, construction, and […]