AAVE Trip BLOG » Colorado Classic
July 23, 2008
CC2 - We’re off!
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Everyone has arrived safe and happy, we are all pumped for our backpack and we think Colorado is ready for us!
We’ll touch base when we get back into civilization and have stories from our camping.
Cheers,
Erin and Scott and our CC adventurers
July 16, 2008
CC1A
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Just as I pushed send the phone rang and it was Travis. He is having a great time and they have been just too busy having to much fun to get in touch.
-Mary
July 11, 2008
Hello to Abbott and our CCIA families!
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Our trip is super fun. The students are awesome and the activities are top notch. I’m not sure anyone is going to want to go home at the end of the trip - after living the AAVE life, YES, we are having that much fun.
The backpack was amazing. The kids pushed themselves and had so much success on this trip. Sarah shared that the highlight of her trip at this point is getting to the top of a huge mountain on the backpack and then playing in the snow on the top - all on the 4th of July!
The rock climbing was also fantastic. Everyone worked so hard and pushed themselves to the limit - it was so fun to watch.
The group agrees that the white-water rafting trip was fantastic. The weather in Colorado has been super hot this summer, so we particularly enjoyed being able to cool off in the river whenever we wanted. The rapids were perfect and provided the perfect amount of challenge and fun. Daniel reported this was his highlight and simply said that it was “Awesome!”
The campers are all adjusting to camp life well. We have had some tasty meals as we try to find out who is the best cook. At this point Daniel thinks his BBQ is the best, while another camper said that Monica’s meal was the best….We still have lots of time and eating together to determine this!!
We are headed to our next backpack and looking forward to getting back to the wilderness.
Everyone sends smiles and hugs and wishes you as much fun as we are having!!
We are only half way, so let the good times and new experiences come!!!
Take Care everyone,
Love, AAVE CC1A Family, loving the AAVE life!
July 2, 2008
Hello from CC1A
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Hi from senior leader, Erin -
We just got off the river from rafting - brrrrrrrrrrrrr that water was cold (from the mountain runoff) but the campers had an absolute blast! Unless your camper was sitting in the back, where everyone remained dry - the front got soaked - woo hoo!! Great photos, I’m sure!
We’re back on dry land and everyone is getting pumped for our back country trip and getting dirty! We’ll check back in when we return - full of stories, I’m sure!
CC1A
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Hi from sunny Colorado!!!
What a great state! The sky is always blue here, who would have guessed?
After meeting everyone at the airport - which was so cool to see where everyone is from! - we headed out to a campsite. We had a great camp style breakfast and now we’re heading out to go whitewater rafting!!! This is so exciting and because the sun is so strong, the water feels great and we’re psyched to hit some rapids!!
Hopefully we’ll get some great pictures and share them with you when we get back - if not, please know that the stories will be worth a thousand pictures!! Can’t wait to share with you!
Check back soon.
February 1, 2008
Colorado Classic #2A - Rockin’ Out!
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Hey Colorado Classic #2A families!
We just finished a two-day rafting trip - cold water and super cool guides! We are preparing for our 4-day backpacking adventure in the beautiful Never Summer Wilderness outside of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Sarah: “I’m having a lot of fun! The rafting trip was amazing, only a couple spills! The food is fantastic - macaroni and cheese (kind of mushy, but cheesy), pasta, cheeseburgers, baked potatoes and apple crisp! The rest of the group is really cool, and I’m having a blast!
Emily: “The trip is really, really good! We hiked up Mt. Hope, very difficult but worth the view. We trail-blazed our way down which turned out to be steep and challenging, but fun!”
Dylan: “The van rides are fun - but Josh keeps turning down the volume on the good songs! The rafting was awesome, rock climbing was intense, and we’re looking forward to our backpack tomorrow.”
Anthony: “This trip is super sweet! The rafting was fun, but the water was cold! The hiking is tough, but beautiful! It’s been raining on us now and then, but we’re still having fun!”
Travis: “The trip is awesome, we just took showers and did laundry! We played some pool at our last campsite, and I’m looking forward to our next rock climbing - my favorite activity!”
Angelica: “This trip is awesome, rafting was my favorite part - I fell out of the raft, which was scary, but I’m o.k.! I just wanted to fall out over and over (but the guides wouldn’t let me)!”
Stay tuned for more Rock and Rapid action ….
Josh, Erin and the RR2A crew
January 26, 2008
Colorado Classic #2A Photo
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March 21, 2007
This Summer I learned anything was possible!
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This summer I went on “Rock and Rapid” in Colorado. I met the greatest group of people and the best trip leaders that anyone could have met on a wilderness trip. In total, we were fourteen people in a group; two leaders and twelve teenagers. Once we all met each other, we couldn’t stop talking. We became a family and I believe we will still stay a family as long as we remember that trip.
My toughtest and proudest moment came when we were hiking up a mountain. We knew we all had to reach the top of the mountain, but that morning my first words were, “I can’t go up that mountain.” Everyone in the group was disappointed. I was able to lean on my friends for help throughout the day, and in the end I reached the top of the mountain. I realized that I can do things if I believe in myself. With this trip, I noticed that I was capable of doing a lot of things that I didn’t think I was capable of doing. I learned to have confidence in myself, to believe that I can do anything even though I know it may be hard to do. All I have to do to get over an obstacle is to just believe in myself.
Since my trip I’ve taken a new attitude home. I play soccer, basketball, and track. I am going to play these sports no matter what and I will still be able to do well in my classes. I just say to myself, “I know I will, I can do this, I know I can!”
This summer showed me that I can do anything no matter how difficult it may be, with my new motto, “I CAN.”
-Juana Maritza, RR #3, 2006
November 7, 2006
Rocky Mountain Teen Adventure Camp!
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“Svea loved her experiences with AAVE and came home very excited about rock climbing and really liked the rafting as well. For this reason and the friends she made, it was successful!”
-Olsen Family, Rock & Rapid
“Abbott, I know you hear this a lot but this was the best summer I have ever had. I want to thank you a lot for all of your help when I needed it the most. I had no problem catching up with the group and the leaders were awesome! Thank you very very much!!!”
-Francisco Guarderas, camper
Wild West Adventure Camp!
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“I think that the best part about AAVE was how you got to try out different outdoor activities. If you didn’t like rafting for example, in a few days you would move on to something different. It allowed me to try out things I wouldn’t have gotten a chance to do at home, and helped me realize that rock climbing is the greatest thing in the world!”
-Svea Olsen, camper
“ Gus had an ‘awesome’ time; lot’s of fun and activity. He was never bored, good food, and great counselors. We could not have expected a better adventure for him!”
- Talarico Family