BRX1 is OFF!

By Anne Izard on June 12, 2013

BRX1 has kicked off to a great start. Expeditioiners arrived Saturday, June 8, and spent the day settling into their base camp, Reasonover. They learned all about our work crews (cooking, water, fire), played some initiative games and trust builders, and began to look at the schedule and potential camping spots for their backpacking trip.

It rained and poured most of Sunday but cleared up in time for the group to head to Dupont State Forest and check out Triple and Hooker Falls on Monday. The amount of water was incredible! What a special opportunity after 9” of rain in a short period.

The group spent Tuesday at Big Bradley Waterfall swimming and climbing. Everyone tried at least one of the three routes the leaders set up. Many of them reached the top! The fun factor all in all was extremely high. Climbing and swimming- who could ask for more! The group was all smiles.

BRX 1 has now ventured off into the great Pisgah National Forest, specifically the Shining Rock Wilderness area. They plan to spend 6 nights and 7 days hiking a spectacular loop with many elevation changes and outlooks along the way. The weather looks good through the weekend, and we hope it will hold for our expeditioners. Once we hear any updates, we will be sure to post them here on the blog. Happy Camping!

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!