A behind-the-scenes look at The Athenian Wilderness Experience: climbing Mt. Ubehebe, learning how to cook on a camp stove, rock climbing, crossing the “Racetrack,” pitching tents, reading maps and navigating terrain, clearing trails, and of course, hiking.
Thank you to Haley, Grace, Gabby, Helen, Ethan, Rafi, and Phoebe for sharing your photos!
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Desert Rain
Group 1: Haley, John, Anna, Addison, Victor, Kristin, Michaela, Gabby, Garrett, and Tanner
Instructors: Poe and Tova
Sailing Stones
Group 2: Grace, Hannah, Zach, Anika, Anthony, Reiko, Will, Krishna, Jack, and Emily
Instructors: Joe and Rafi aka “Trotter”
Desert Sunrise
Group 3: AJ, Anthony, Shawna, Amanda, Alex, Lakin, Noah, Tara, and Rachel
Instructors: Nika and Liam
Chuckwallas
Group 4: Jamey, Acaciah, Emily, David, Quyen, Chloe, Natasha, Helen, Alex, and Chris
Instructors: Pete and JoLynne
Death Valley: Scenery and logistics
The Racetrack
Logis Sho and Tyler ’13 working hard on logistics
Found geode
Mail cairn
Caterpillars in a web.
Hannah (age 5) shows the climbers how it’s done
Joshua tree
Letter from an AWE alum at the top of Mt. Ubehebe
Base camp
- Thank you to Phoebe, Jason, Tracy, Ethan, Poe, Tova, Joe, Rafaelle, Nika, Liam, Pete, and JoLynne for keeping our students safe!
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