BRX 3: Life is AWESOME!

By Anne Izard on August 01, 2012

BRX 3 is awesome! There is no better way to sum it up. This group of expeditioners has had a blast. They returned Tuesday morning after a fantastic backpacking trip on the foothills trail. The terrain was extremely pleasant, lots of rolling ups and downs and not too many steep sections. The best meals while backpacking were chicken Alfredo and stir fry! Yum yum!

Wednesday and Thursday Stephen and I had the pleasure of taking the group canoeing on the river. Wednesday was spent on a section of the French Broad, learning basic strokes and getting used to the feeling of moving water. We saw multiple blue herons, an otter, a couple of cows, and a hawk being chased by a group of crows. Everyone had a great time and showed lots of improvement throughout the day.

Thursday, all of our practicing from the day before paid off with a fast and challenging experience on the lower green river. This section of river has a combination of class II and III rapids. Expeditioners took the plunge, and eagerly ventured on this 6 mile stretch with lots of smiles and even more laughs. Overall, everyone did amazingly! They cheered each other on, learned how to push their limits with a canoe mate, and conquered the lower green!

Friday the crew will spend the day at Reasonover base camp having an awareness day and preparing for their final day with the sweat lodge. Everyone is excited to sleep in a little and take it easy after a busy, fun filled week. Here are a couple of pictures from their backpacking trip. ENJOY!

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Anne Izard
Anne Izard

Anne has worked at Green River over the years at summer camp, expeditions, and the school programs as a counselor, expedition leader, mentor, and program director. Anne’s related camp experiences include working as a counselor and program assistant at Camp Ton-A-Wandah in North Carolina, an expedition leader for Wilderness Ventures and an environmental educator and expedition leader for the Teton Science School. Prior to returning home to GRP, Anne was the Director of Education for the Mountain Studies Institute in Silverton, Colorado. Anne and her husband, Steve, are both actively engaged in the American Camp Association, The Association of Environmental Education, and The North Carolina Youth Camp Association. When Anne is not working, she can be found trail running, paddling, cycling, or backcountry skiing with her husband Steve, their sons, Phen and Hawkins,daughter, Alida,and golden retriever, Irie Bird!