BRX3 has less than a week to go...

By Anne Izard on July 25, 2015

I can’t believe how quickly this summer has gone….and now Blue Ridge expeditions is almost over…

However, the last couple days have been amazing and full of learning opportunities. The group started their 5 day backpacking trip on Thursday.
Since then, they have been hiking 3-4 miles, on average, every day!

Everyone was excited to see the view of a huge rock face (cedar mountain) today. They’ve been learning about red efts, hemlock and sassafras tea, sweet birch tooth picks and coyotes.

Overall, the trip is going great. This is all the information we have heard from them so far, but more is sure to come!

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!