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Austin Peay State University (APSU) <\/h2>\n

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University\u2019s (APSU) Govs Outdoors, a program through University Recreation, offers about 10 trips every semester to members of the Foy Fitness & Recreation Center, including Austin Peay students, faculty and staff and members of the surrounding community.<\/p>\n

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Olivia Salamy, Austin Peay Govs Outdoors trip leader, led a trip in December to Indian Grave Point Caves near Lebanon, Tennessee.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cOur trips are for all Foy members,\u201d said Clayton Sheehan, assistant director of programs for Austin Peay State University Recreation. \u201cWe have community members who go on our trips. We have students. We have faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

This semester\u2019s trips span a one-day trek to nearby King and Queen\u2019s Bluff and a nine-day spring break excursion to the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lots of options around here,\u201d Sheehan said. \u201cWe have two rivers that run right through town. We have a climbing site in the middle of town. We are about two hours from everywhere, where there\u2019s lots of mountain biking, kayaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the benefits that we have found is we can introduce people to all of that,\u201d Sheehan said. \u201cFor a really cheap rate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Big, Small Trips At A Big Value<\/h3>\n
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APSU Govs Outdoors led a trip to Badlands National Park during spring break 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n

The next three trips provide an example of the breadth and value of what Govs Outdoors offers.<\/p>\n

About 25 people already are signed up for the ski and snowboard weekend February 23rd-24th at Paoli Peaks<\/a> in Paoli, Indiana, a trip that costs only $100.00 plus $30.00 to rent equipment.<\/p>\n

The price covers food, travel, hotel rooms and guides, \u201cpretty much all expenses,\u201d Sheehan said. \u201cIt pays for all the food except for what you eat on the road, going to and from.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]The Grand Canyon trip is March 2nd-10th and includes stops at Petrified Forest National Park<\/a>, Walnut Canyon National Monument<\/a>, Flagstaff<\/a>, the Grand Canyon<\/a>, Coconino Forest<\/a> and Canyon de Chelly National Monument<\/a>. The cost: $450.00, and it covers everything (hotel stays, van transportation for the road trip, camping, excursions and most of the food).<\/p>\n

Govs Outdoors also is offering a trip March 2nd-6th to Congaree National Park for people who don\u2019t want to spend their entire spring break traveling. The cost of that trip is $175.00.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest things about our trips,\u201d Sheehan said, \u201cis everyone walks away with new relationships, especially the weeklong trips. We come back hanging out with everybody with new relationships they\u2019ve built from the experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another Value: Students Lead The Trips<\/h3>\n

Sheehan currently has seven student workers who lead the trips.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the main thing for this program, it\u2019s professional development for these students,\u201d Sheehan said. \u201cThese trips are all student-led.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students help come up with destinations, and though Sheehan sets the price, \u201cthe students lead the trips completely.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey plan the trips from A to Z.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h3>\n

Govs Outdoors, found in the front lobby of the Foy Center, also provides:<\/p>\n