Tag: camping

Spring Break at Caprock Canyons

North Prong Trail at Caprock Canyons

Day One: Leaving for Caprock Canyons As families dropped off their eager youths at the crack of dawn, their excitement palpable as they loaded their belongings into the trailer, ready to embark on a journey with Youth Odyssey. With a flurry of activity, the trip set out from Corpus Christi’s Youth Odyssey office, bound for… Read more »

Davis Mountains Leadership Camp

by: bridget clapp, program facilitator Day 1: Davis Mountains, The Adventure Begins… The campers gathered at the Youth Odyssey offices at 6:30 a.m. for an early departure to the Davis Mountains of West Texas. After loading their things into the trailer and before saying their goodbyes and climbing into the van, the group participated in… Read more »

Fall and Winter Leadership Camps

Leadership Camp Registration

Our Program Facilitators have been working really hard to put together some unique adventures for the upcoming Fall and Winter Leadership Camps. These camps are going to provide campers with opportunities to experience the outdoors in a new way! Space is limited to 10 youth per camp so don’t delay in saving your spot! Here’s… Read more »

Kayak II Camp

By Hannah Keyes and Bridget Clapp Day 1: Kayak Base Camp Campers arrived at the office bright eyed and bushy tailed at 9:00 AM, eager to conquer the South Llano River by kayak. Driving through the beautiful Texas Hill country the group was greeted by scattered showers. Once arrived the group escaped the heat by… Read more »

Intersession Trip 2.0

In October, we took a group of our youth on the Trip of a Lifetime. Over the Fall Intersession break, we traveled to New Mexico and visited two National Parks. During this trip we hiked in some beautiful parks and even went sledding at White Sands National Park. This truly was the trip of a… Read more »

Camping With Youth Odyssey

As we wrapped up our Fall 2021 school programs this week, we couldn’t help but reminisce on our time at these schools. We are so thankful for the time we’ve had in these programs, the lessons the students learned, and the memories made. As the final step in our programming, we took a group of… Read more »

Summer Fiesta 2021 is Here!

Summer Fiesta

Youth Odyssey’s Annual Summer Fiesta is just around the corner and we want to make sure everyone knows about it. This will be an awesome opportunity for the coastal bend community to invest in the future of this city. The youth in our programs benefit directly from this event through sponsored camps and programs. There… Read more »

Spring Break 2020: Big Bend/Davis Mountains

Spring Break

Youth Leader Trip Recap We had an incredible Spring Break, crossing off bucket list items with our Youth! From hiking the tallest peak in Big Bend to seeing the mysterious Marfa Lights! Our Youth Leaders worked very hard to be considered for this fun-filled week. For example, here  are some highlights from our week: the… Read more »

Summer Camps are back!!

Camps

Youth Odyssey Summer Camps are around the corner and we want to let everyone know that registration is open. Our 2020 camps are week long overnight trips, that incorporate a specific theme throughout. This year we have a included one more camp, which means we will have 6 camps available this year. Our camps include… Read more »

Outside Scoop: Lets get Outdoors in Texas!

Trail Etiquette

Finding the best outdoor activity can sometimes be more challenging than the activity itself. But, there are options for everyone that don’t have to be difficult to complete.  Or maybe you want a challenge and are looking for something a little more adventurous. That is the great thing about the state of Texas. There are… Read more »