California: Pacific Sun
14-day RLT teen trip in California: Pacific coast surfing, environmental service work, and Sierra Nevada camping. Coast and mountains combined. Grades 6-8.
Maine: Pathway to the Pines
7-day RLT teen trip in Maine: Acadia trail-crew service alongside National Park Service rangers, 80-foot granite climbing, sea-cave kayaking, and a sunrise hike to Cadillac Mountain. Available for grades 6-8 and 9-12 in separate sessions.
Hawaii: Island Exploration
14-day RLT teen trip in Hawaii: native land restoration service work on Maui, surf lessons in Lahaina, snorkeling Molokini Crater, Road to Hana, and a cultural canoe tour. Grades 9-12.
Costa Rica: Journey Through the Jungle
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Costa Rica: five days living with rural families on trail and garden work, a 2-day Class II-III Pacuare rafting expedition, Indigenous cultural learning, and jungle exploration. Grades 6-8.
Colorado: Call of the Wild
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Colorado: six days at Mission: Wolf sanctuary caring for rescued wolves, Sangre de Cristo backpacking at 12,000 feet, Class II-III Arkansas River rafting, granite-spire climbing, and Great Sand Dunes camping. Grades 8-12.
Alaska: Midnight Sun
14-day RLT teen trip in Alaska: whitewater rafting the Matanuska, sea kayaking Prince William Sound, hiking Exit Glacier, and four days of environmental service in Peterson Bay. Anchorage to Homer. Grades 9-12.
Costa Rica: Coast to Canopy
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Costa Rica: six days living with rural families on construction service work, a 3-day Class II-IV river expedition, Indigenous community learning, and rainforest immersion. Grades 9-12.
Colorado: Tails of Kindness
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Colorado: caring for rescued horses, goats, pigs, and llamas at Kindness Ranch, Rocky Mountain National Park hiking, paddleboarding on Horsetooth Reservoir, beginner rock climbing in Estes Park, and a mix of tent camping and group housing. Grades 6-8.
Puerto Rico: Reefs to Rainforests
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Puerto Rico: environmental service and community projects, El Yunque National Rainforest, bioluminescent kayaking, paddleboarding in Condado Lagoon, Old San Juan, snorkeling, ziplining, a coffee farm, and a Pterocarpus forest hike. Grades 6-8.
Puerto Rico: Reef Restoration
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Puerto Rico: PADI open-water diver certification, three days of marine restoration protecting coral reefs, bioluminescent bay kayaking, El Yunque waterfalls. Diving and ecosystem work, not beach lounging. Grades 9-12.
Dominican Republic: Caribbean Community
14-day RLT teen trip in the Dominican Republic: three days of construction work in the bateyes of San Pedro de Macorís, three days of public health outreach in the same communities, then Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, Isla Saona, and cave hiking. Service-first. Grades 9-12.