AEWE on an AMTRAK Train CALL ME MAYBE

AEWE on the way. Next stop Kalamazoo. Wait till you see our video On An Amtrak Train...

While on the train from Chicago production has begun on the 1st AEWE music video. An entire train car lip synch....just imagine...

On the train headed to BC!

2 School busses will be waiting at the Battle Creek train station to take us to the BACC. We expect to arrive in Coldwater between 11 and 11:30pm. (Get the washing machines warmed up!)

Hmmm

Bill ran out of food money

Union Station

Train to BC is on time...whew

Rolling into Chicago!

We have a bit of a wait until our train to Battle Creek. All is well!

Coming Home!

The Amtrak train just crossed the Mighty Mississippi..............AEWE is in Illinois en route to Chicago

Sleepy heads

Long night on the train.

On the Train to Pikes Peak

AEWE12 ascends the Pikes Peak Cog Railway!

Hello Mom & Dad We're headed home

What a trip……………………AEWE12 RMNP at the Alpine Visitor Center

 

 

Rocky Mountain Convoy

We made our way up Trail Ridge Road to the highest visitor center in the US at 11,796 ft!

Cloud 9 is out safe and sound!

The Cloud 9 Big Pool!

utside Estes Park tonight.

All AEWE groups and hikers are out safe and sound. Excited to be together again and begin the stories. Details to follow. Limited cell service at our campsite o

On our way out!

Group 4....rock'n the hike!

Weather is fabulous!

2nd night in the backcountry...gorgeous Colorado evening!

Group-Cloud 9

This is the price to change the radio station for Cloud 9!

On Jul 5, 2012 3:06 PM, "shari deevers" <sdeevers@gmail.com> wrote:

AEWE International contingent

Luka Ebinger of Hamburg, Germany & Thales Von Sperling from Brasilia, Brazil pose in Colorado the evening before heading into the backcountry. Both AEWE hikers extended their stays to participate in AEWE12 RMNP.

Welcome Campers!

Florissant Fossil Beds

Learning some Geological history of the area.

A leader wedding proposal at 14,110 feet

AEWE leader Seth Earl popped the question to leader Lyndsay Stakenas at the top of Pikes Peak. We are happy to report she said "yes"!

Group 5 West 7 awakes in clouds at 10000 feet

All is well....

We are all tucked in at Cripple Creek, Colorado. I beautiful night to fall asleep in a tent. Thank you for sharing your kids with us.

We are USA!

USA!

At the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

Woot woot

Nalgene Snow Cones

7-11, the official fuel of AEWE.

Garden of the Gods

Waiting...

AEWE hikers take advantage of any opportunity to catch up on sleep.

Denver!

Collecting our things as we roll into Denver.

3:30am, mountain time...

All is quiet. Amazing the awkward positions teenagers can sleep in!

Hmm

Apparently, Blaze makes friends easily. (oh, and yes, we are still traveling through Iowa)

Wow

One camper's day bag of minimal daily requirements.

Making westward progress!

Passing time in the observation car

Stares of admiration

Bill Earl changing into his AEWE12 T-shirt drew stares of admiration from many at Union Station including blushing leaders Margo Boyd and Shari Deevers

Navigation Training

Clint Cook and Denise Mack test their navigational skills while at Chicago's Union Station

On the train. Westward bound soon...

AEWE Takes over Union Station

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Logan is pumped for the trip

AEWE12 RMNP is underway

AEWE Time

TRIP & FIRE UPDATE 7/3/12

As of yesterday, RMNP is a go!

According to park officials they are confident about current conditions and are anxiously awaiting our arrival.

There is a plan B is in place however that could take us to another destination in a different part of Colorado should the safety situation change.

The Garden of the Gods visit is in jeopardy currently due to fire. Details to follow…….
GARDEN OF THE GODS UPDATE: Their website says they re-opened 7/2 (NOT CONFIRMED)

IT’S AEWE TIME!