Tag: camping

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 »

Chipotle Fundraiser

It’s fundraising season! Next Tuesday October, 15th we will be having a fundraiser at Chipotle Mexican Grill on South Staples from 4-8pm. With each burrito or taco you purchase, you are helping give back to Youth Odyssey! 33% of the proceeds will go back to us which we will put directly into our programming. We… Read more »

Fall School Programs

Summer has come to an end, which means Fall school programs are right around the corner! We will be having our programs at 7 different CCISD schools once again. The great part about our CCISD programs is they are free to youth between the ages of 10-17. Like any program, there are expectations for everyone… Read more »

End of Summer

Today marks the end of Summer 2019, and it was our best summer yet! This was our first year we were able to bring on summer staff and boy were they a huge help. Our summer session is by far our busiest, but the hard work always pays off in the end.  We had a lot… Read more »