Sam DeFrees & Piper Niehaus - Rayado Trek Series

About this episode

The episode concludes the Rayado Trek Series with insights from coordinators Sam DeFrees and Piper Niehaus about the program's logistics and history.

Wrapping up our Rayado Trek Series with Sam DeFrees and Piper Niehaus. Rayado Trek Coordinators in 2010, the duo shares an insightful, behind the scenes understanding of the work it takes to logistically and intentionally execute the Rayado program each summer. This summer, July 23-26, Philmont is celebrating 50 years of Rayado. I hope to see you there! Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Caitlin Lowe

Guests: Sam DeFrees, Piper Niehaus

Topics covered

• Rayado Trek
• Philmont
• logistics
• summer programs
• outdoor education

Keywords

• Rayado Trek
• Philmont
• summer camp
• outdoor adventure
• logistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rayado

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