{"id":26989,"date":"2019-03-12T11:08:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=26989"},"modified":"2019-03-12T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:08:19","slug":"apsu-students-tour-the-west-during-spring-break-with-govs-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/03\/12\/apsu-students-tour-the-west-during-spring-break-with-govs-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU students tour the West during Spring Break with Govs Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Eight Austin Peay-based students traveled west with Govs Outdoors during Spring Break, taking in sights such as the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest National Park, the Devil\u2019s Bridge and Cathedral Rock trails in Arizona, the Santa Rosa Blue Hole in New Mexico and the Cadillac Ranch in Texas.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University students who went on the Grand Canyon trip were, from the left, Cody Bricker, Rebecca Thomack, Anaelle Maudet, Annabelle Spencer, Goodwin Brown, Alex Arriaga (on sign), Gwynevere Cardinal and Luis Soto.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cOne thing that really stuck out on this trip was that no matter the person\u2019s background, we are all drawn to nature,\u201d Clayton Sheehan, assistant director of programs for University Recreation, said. \u201cEach student took advantage of the trip, and we tried to see as much as we could.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when it meant getting up at 5:30am to see the sun rise over the Grand Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students ranged from 17-23 years old and included an exchange student from France, a military veteran, two soccer players and a high schooler who attends Middle College.<\/p>\n

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APSU\u2019s Govs Outdoors, a program through University Recreation, offers about 10 trips every semester to members of the APSU Foy Fitness and Recreation Center, including Austin Peay students, faculty and staff and members of the surrounding community. And the trips come at a great value. The Grand Canyon trip was only $450.00.<\/p>\n

Remaining trips this semester include Rock Island State Park Camping Weekend<\/a>, March 23rd-24th \u2013 $35.00; Southern Illinois Outdoor Climbing Trip<\/a>, March 29th-31st \u2013 $55.00; Montgomery Bell State Park Sampler<\/a>, April 6th \u2013 $20.00; Cumberland Trail Backpacking Trip<\/a>, April 12th-14th \u2013 $55.00; and King and Queen\u2019s Bluff Earth Day Trail Cleanup and Climb, April 20th \u2013 free.<\/p>\n

For more information about Govs Outdoors, go to https:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/recreation\/adventure\/index.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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