Colorado Explorer SUMMER 2021 - Adventure Treks
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Colorado SUMMER 2021 Explorer
COLORADO EXPLORER 2021
Spend two magical weeks exploring the diverse terrain of Colorful
Colorado. In Rocky Mountain National Park, walk through fields
laden with blue and purple wildflowers. Near Salida, become familiar
with the alpine desert landscape while rock climbing and mountain
biking with the massive 14,000-foot peaks of the Sawatch Range
as your backdrop. Navigate the rapids in Browns Canyon on the Current
grades
Arkansas River, considered the best stretch of whitewater rafting
7 -8
th th
in Colorado. Hike your way to unbeatable views on the 12,713-foot
Hallett Peak, and finish your trip with rafting on the Clear Creek Length
River’s nonstop rollercoaster rapids! 13 DAYS
Talia had an incredible time on her
second Adventure Treks trip! She loved
every minute and formed an instant
Activities community with the kids on her trip and
said they were open, loving, and very
Backpacking Mountain biking Mountain summit inclusive. Talia loved her instructors,
challenged herself, and brought back
the skills she learned with her. She is
Rock climbing Whitewater rafting confident, smiling, and content and
already talking about which trip to do
next year!” Rachel Berger, parent from
Cabin John, MD
COLORADO EXPLORER 2021
ITINERARY
Day 1 Day 2 Days 3–6
ARRIVAL day hike BACKPACK IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Fly or drive into Denver Students will split up into NATIONAL PARK
International Airport (DEN) and smaller groups to explore Spend four days hiking in the Rocky
meet your group and instructors! different trails in the eastern Mountains during peak wildflower season.
Once all students and their part of Rocky Mountain (If you keep your eyes peeled, you may even
luggage have arrived, we’ll drive National Park. Everyone will see bighorn sheep, mule deer, marmots, and
up to Rocky Mountain National hike to a stunning alpine possibly even elk!) As you wind through
Park, where we’ll have our lake, where we’ll eat lunch dense pine and aspen forests, past green-
delicious “Yahoo!” dinner (chicken, and continue getting to blue alpine lakes, and beneath stunning
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steak, veggie burgers, cheesy know each other. ridgelines, you and your new friends will
mashed potatoes, and fruit salad) play fun games like hide and seek and
and spend our first night. “camouflage.” By the end of the four days, it’ll
feel like you’ve been friends for years.
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Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
WHITEWATER RAFT THE ROCK CLIMB IN SALIDA MOUNTAIN BIKE IN SALIDA LOGISTICS AND TRAVEL
ARKANSAS RIVER Transition from high meadow Blast down trails near the Laundry day! Students and
Browns Canyon is considered one valleys and evergreen forests to Continental Divide, surrounded instructors will work together
of the best sections of whitewater an alpine desert landscape that’s by aspen groves, grasslands, and to get laundry done, refresh
rafting in the world. Exciting littered with dramatic 14,000-foot views of the breathtaking Sangre our food supply, and do a
rapids carry you through a peaks. Tall granite domes await de Cristo mountain range. thorough van clean-up. Then
riparian canyon (see if you can you in the “Heart of the Rockies.” Perfect for riders of all levels! we’ll head back north to Rocky
catch a glimpse of bighorn sheep Learn the basics of climbing and Mountain National Park
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scrambling up the steep walls!). belaying, and challenge yourself
There’s nothing more thrilling than on harder and harder routes as the
bouncing down big drops with day goes on.
your crew.
COLORADO EXPLORER 2021
Our son returned for
his third year because
Adventure Treks is
thoughtful, supportive,
positive, and fun!
Daniel loves it so much.
AT provides a safe
and yet challenging
space for teenagers to
take risks and make
friends outside of
school, sports, etc.
EVERYTHING at AT
has been carefully
considered and is done
for a reason. Making
Day 11 Day 12 Day 13
connections with other
teenagers outside of
CLIMB HALLETT PEAK WHITEWATER RAFT THE DEPARTURE
school has been so
Venture back into Rocky Mountain CLEAR CREEK RIVER We promise you this: You won’t
valuable. AT gives him
National Park, this time to hike up Hallett Experience a river that became want to leave! But it’ll be time for the chance to really
Peak (12,324 feet), where the 360-degree famous for mining during our adventure to come to an end. connect with other kids
views will leave you speechless. At the the Colorado Gold Rush! Relive every memory the night in meaningful ways
summit, you’ll feel like you’re walking on Continuous, action-packed before with a celebratory dinner, that he just doesn’t do
top of the world; everywhere you look rapids will keep you laughing and exchange contact info with at school. AT is heaven
are gorgeous mountains, including Longs as you rush down Clear Creek all of your new best friends so for him. Thank you.
Peak (the tallest mountain in the park surrounded by sheer cliffs and you can stay in touch. Thank you. Thank
at 14,259 feet), Flattop Mountain (12,362 tall peaks. you.” Laura Miller,
feet), and several other 12,000- and parent from Cabin
13,000-foot peaks. John, MD
COLORADO EXPLORER 2021
TRAVEL INFO
Arrive and depart
from Denver, CO
A summer without
AT is not a summer
at all. Adventure
Treks is pure magic...
DEN
Children get an
opportunity to be
just that—children,
within a structure
premised on safety,
*Please do not book respect, community,
Transportation to and from the adventure is the responsibility
flights until your acceptance, and
child has been fun. The selection of the family. Our instructors will be eagerly awaiting each of our
officially accepted of destinations, students’ arrivals at the Denver International Airport. We try our best to meet
and enrolled on the peers, instructors,
Colorado Explorer food, activities, etc. every student as they walk off the plane, but in the rare event we are unable
trip. However, if have large doses
you’d like to look
to, we will call your child to guide him/her to a meeting place. Students call
of thought and
up flight options,
care and love. This home as soon as they meet with our instructors and gather their baggage.
all students need
to arrive to DEN
summer was the
between 8 a.m. and best escape from
the pandemic.” –
1 p.m. the first day of
the trip, and depart Sanjani Varkey, Weather info
DEN between 6 a.m. parent from Summers in Colorado are generally very pleasant. At higher elevations,
and 1 p.m. the last Berkeley, CA you’ll likely experience temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s, while
day of the trip. at lower elevations it can climb into the 80s. You may still see snow on
mountaintops in June, while in July and August there may be a few afternoon
thunderstorms. Our packing list will prepare you for every possible scenario
to keep you comfortable, warm, and dry no matter the conditions!
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Logistics DATES
6/23/21 - 7/05/21
7/11/21 - 7/23/21
7/29/21 - 8/10/21
PRICE
$3,695
Included in tuition:
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ll food and lodging
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ll group and technical
equipment (tent, sleeping bag,
sleeping pad, backpacking
pack, mess kit, etc.)
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uided activities
Not Included in tuition:
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rip insurance
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irfare to and from
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ersonal clothing and items
Y’all killed it. Lee was game but dubious going in, motivated in no small part to keep up with his sister.
His first night home, he spent about an hour and a half describing each and every day in detail, from
first to last. As he got to the end, he observed through teary eyes, ‘I didn’t know I could form such strong
relationships in such a short period of time.’ If that’s not a win, I don’t know what is.” – Matt Bailey,
parent from Greensboro, NC
COLORADO EXPLORER 2021
Ready to sign up?
There are three ways:
» Apply online at adventuretreks.com/enroll
» Call us at 888-954-5555
» Or email Amanda Fox-McGlashan, our marketing director,
at amanda@adventuretreks.com
PO Box 1321
Flat Rock, NC 28731
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