We have wrapped up our first week of Trek West and are continuing to have lots of fun seeing amazing sites with your kids! We left the Ponderosa Ranch early on Monday to head to Las Vegas. We were greeted with 100+ degree heat (luckily the hotels and our dorms were air conditioned) and a [...]
Utah
Hello from Flagstaff, Arizona! We have been having a blast in the Southwest! On Friday morning, we left our hotel in St. George, Utah and headed straight to the exceptionally beautiful and exceptionally hot Zion National Park. We hiked, souvenir shopped, and hydrated all while learning all about the formation of the amazing red rock [...]
We began our journey to Utah early Friday morning. We broke up our long drive north with a quick visit to a beautiful lookout over Glenn Canyon dam on Lake Powell. It was amazing to see the turquoise waters amidst the burnt red landscape. We then stopped for lunch at a park right past the [...]
It has been a crazy and exciting past couple of days as our trip is unfortunately winding down. We woke up Monday morning and did a twelve mile hike at Yosemite National Park! Taking the Mist Trail up to Nevada Falls, we hiked for almost six hours stopping at beautiful waterfalls along the way. We [...]
This update is brought to you by Phoebe Routman. She’s a rising 7th grader from Toronto, and she loves to write! A few edits and additions were made by the staff! Enjoy :) The last two days: Wednesday, July 20 There’s nothing more beautiful than a gorgeous hike at Yosemite. After breakfast, we set off [...]