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CLEARWATER COVE
JUNE 2ND - 6TH, 2024
- CLASSES OF '28 & '29
WyldLife is heading to Table Rock Lake near Lampe, MO where you'll stay at one of Young Life's newest properties - Clearwater Cove. Fly from Austin to Kansas City where you'll board charter buses for the rest of your journey. After you wakeboard on the lake, hang high above the water on a giant ropes course, flip off the diving platform or just relax in the pool.
The cost of this trip is $1,550 including a $500 non-refundable deposit and includes all travel.
CROOKED CREEK
JUNE 2ND - 8TH, 2024
- HP, SAS, SMCA, & TSD CLASSES OF '24, '25, '26 & '27
- RSA CLASS OF '27
Join your friends & Young Life leaders to head to Fraser, CO where you'll stay at one of Young Life's premier properties - Crooked Creek Ranch. Fly from Austin to Denver where you'll board charter buses for the rest of your journey. You'll fly through towering pines on ziplines, horses, and go carts or just choose to relax in the naturally heated pool and one of the world's largest hot tubs. All of it adds up to truly be the Best Week of Your Life.
The cost of this trip is $1,650 including a $500 non-refundable deposit and includes all travel.
BEYOND MALIBU
JULY 25TH - AUGUST 3RD, 2024
- RSA CLASS OF '26
- DEAF YL CLASS OF '24
Head to the mountains surrounding the Princess Louisa Inlet on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Your travel includes flights from Austin to Vancouver where you'll spend a night before jumping making your way up the remote coastline about 100 miles north of Vancouver where you'll venture out for a week-long trek across pristine glaciers & rugged peaks.
The cost of this trip is $2,250 including a $600 non-refundable deposit and includes all travel.
BEYOND BEYOND
JULY 16TH - 24TH, 2024
- RSA CLASS OF '26 GIRLS
Your adventure starts in Egmont, British Columbia, Canada where you'll set off to explore the pristine coastline and mountains surrounding the Princess Louisa Inlet - one of the world's top 10 yachting destinations. Travel includes flights from Austin to Bellingham Washington, then on to Vancouver where you'll spend a night before making your way up the remote coastline. Then you'll venture out for a week-long trek among rugged peaks, crystal clear waters, & pristine glaciers.
The cost of this trip is $2,250 including a $600 non-refundable deposit and includes all travel.
LAKE POWELL
MAY 26TH - MAY 31ST, 2024
- HP CLASSES OF '24 & '25
- RSA CLASSES OF '24 GIRLS & ALL '25
The classes of '24 & '25 will join their friends, Young Life leaders and a team of guides as they jump on a houseboat at Lake Powell in on the Arizona/Utah border. They'll fly from Austin to Phoenix before making their way to Page, AZ where they'll board 59' houseboats and ultimately, travel more than 50 miles up the cool waters of the Colorado River under the towering cliffs of Glen Canyon.
Leaders & guides will be joined by a medical team & crew traveling with the boats at all times.
The cost of this trip is $2,250 including a $600 non-refundable deposit and includes all travel.
SENIOR MEN'S
MAY 26TH - JUNE 1ST, 2024
- RSA CLASS OF '24 GUYS
The guys from the Class of '24 area headed to Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras surrounded by the world's second largest barrier reef. The reef creates relatively shallow, calm, crystal clear, water packed with incredible sea life bordered by naturally pristine beaches.
They'll fly to the island then stay in a private, beachside villa. To maintain appropriate financial stewardship, students are responsible for purchasing their own flights from a select list.
The cost of this trip is $1,650 with full payment due at registration including $500 which is non-refundable for any reason. $825 (50%) is refundable if canceled between January 15th and March 15th. All funds are non-refundable on or after March 15th.
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LIFE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
Beyond Buena 2023
HP, RSA & SAS GIRLS TAKE ON THE COLORADO BACKCOUNTRY
"On peak day of our Colorado backpacking trip, we were climbing a steep & scary pass. I could tell the girls were nervous (as was I!) Even in the midst of the freezing cold, half-dark morning, the girls continued to encourage each other. I could hear them cheering each other on and quietly praying, “God give me strength” over and over again. I was so encouraged to see them calling on the Lord in their need! When we made it to the top of that pass, as they cheered and celebrated together, I realized the privilege I have to witness such a sweet picture of the community they have formed in Christ."
- Isabella Brogna, HP leader
Beyond Malibu 2023
HP & RSA GUYS VENTURE OUT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
As Young Life leaders, we often pray for opportunities for God to use our own stories in the lives of kids, to explain who Jesus really is, & to see students choose to follow Him. Part of any wilderness trip includes sharing each of our life stories & I had the opportunity to share mine on the first day of our six-day trip. Three days later, a camper shared his story. While a typical life story may last 15 minutes, he spoke for only 5 but what he shared stuck with me. As he ended his story, he told the group that he chose to follow Jesus the day before.
As the two of us talked later, he said, “Well, after you told us your story, I knew I could share mine. When you told us Jesus changed your life, I believed He could change mine.” This kid chose to go on the trip 8 hours before the flight left and now, he’s following Christ!
- David Purdy, CapCity YL Staff
Work Crew 2023
39 KIDS SENT TO SERVE AROUND THE COUNTRY NOW GET TO WALK OUT WHAT THEY LEARNED BACK HOME
"As this summer’s Outdoor Crew Work Crew Boss at Trail West Lodge, part of my role included discipling 5 high school girls from Texas & Tennessee, including one from home. All day & everyday, we worked outside to help emphasize the beautiful landscape God has displayed. In that time, we learned just about everything about each other’s life: family, friends, struggles, dreams, school, relationships, and our walk with Christ through it all. She shared with me what her life has really looked like at home and, as we sorted through lies and expectations she had on herself, she ultimately realized that Jesus already died for all these things weighing on her. Through our conversations, she got to step into what true freedom means, looks, and feels like - true freedom and surrender in Christ. Now, I get to continue walking alongside her at home & remind her of what freedom in Christ truly means."
- Caitlin Grandcolas, CapCity YL Staff
DEAF YL 2023
THE FIRST DEAF WORK CREW AT TRAIL WEST LODGE
Isaiah 43:19 says, "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." That couldn't more accurately describe what we experienced this summer. 14 Deaf kids joined Micah Willis, Young Life's first full-time Deaf staff member & a team of interpreters to serve & be discipled in an environment that simply has not existed for them previously.
In our time at Trail West, we got to watch families choose to love kids who often feel isolated, alone, & rejected. Our kids confronted myths & lies they have been told about themselves then embraced the truth of a God who deeply loves & cares for each of us. In short, we had the privilege of watching God truly create new life in front of our eyes. Hardened hearts were broken & made new.
A New Thing
The story of Young Life's first Deaf Work Crew at Trail West Lodge
