Expeditioners are Happily Exhausted

By Anne Izard on July 12, 2014

For the past week, both Blue Ridge Expeditioners and Outer Banks Expeditioners have been out and about exploring. The BRX crew has been in Pisgah National Forest hiking a total of 46 miles and spending the last six nights sleeping outside under the stars. They have hiked on ridges, through rhododendron forests, down river gorges, and many other beautiful sites. We are headed out to their base camp this evening to trade a hot apple crisp and ice cream for some stories.

OBX has been on the banks the last few nights. They spent today exploring Cape Lookout and taking an easy day on the beach. Prior to that they were on Shakelford with the wild horses. They plan to paddle back to the mainland tomorrow and start cleaning up and celebrating for their final evening. We cannot wait to hear their stories too!

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!