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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what an incredible offering! what a miraculous education! what a gorgeous knowing, now–who one is–how much is enough–what the earth feels like in full support of all the precious and beautiful life there is that lives on it…
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So many memories (87-88). I am amazed that with all that has happened since then, the memories of Death Valley are still crystalline, and have faded little. I wonder how much they have steered the direction of my life? Pride, fear, accomplishment, fraternity, shame, forgiveness, longing – so varied were the emotions. What a wonderful thing that each year a new group may be able to experience these same shades of ones character, and more. Kudos Athenian, and congratulations to the new AWE groups in their success.
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