{"452641":{"#nid":"452641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Invited to Explore the Outdoors with Trailblazers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents still have a chance to travel, enjoy the outdoors, and work with local communities during fall break, thanks to opportunities from Trailblazers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe student group is hosting three fall break trips to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, South Cumberland State Park in Tennessee, and Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. The trips include a mix of environmental service and outdoor activities such as backpacking and whitewater rafting. For the service component, students will assist with re-treading and restoring trails.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur trips are an extremely enjoyable way to give back to the environment and to the community,\u201d said Matthew Kaune, alternative breaks coordinator for Trailblazers. The group\u0027s mission is to increase appreciation for the outdoors through trail adventure and exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fall break trips are open to all experience levels, so beginners, experts, and anyone in between can explore the outdoors and enjoy a few days away from campus. Each group consists of about 10 to 15 students. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cost of each trip ranges from $85 to $125 depending on the trip and whether students want to pay for a one-semester or yearlong membership with Trailblazers. In addition to membership, the registration fee includes all food, transportation, recreation, lodging, and a T-shirt.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrips take place Oct. 10\u201313. Learn more and sign up at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/georgiatechtrailblazers.com\/category\/alt-breaks\/\u0022\u003Ethe Trailblazers website\u003C\/a\u003E. For questions, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gmcallister@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egmcallister@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe student group is organizing three trips during fall break.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The student group is organizing three trips during fall break."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-09-28 09:02:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"452671":{"id":"452671","type":"image","title":"Great Smoky Mountains","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Great Smoky Mountains","file":{"fid":"203381","name":"clifftops4-7-07.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/clifftops4-7-07_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/clifftops4-7-07_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3621383,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/clifftops4-7-07_0.jpg?itok=WdLmH9wX"}},"452661":{"id":"452661","type":"image","title":"Great Smoky Mountains","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Great Smoky Mountains","file":{"fid":"203380","name":"cherokee_nc_entrance_sign_to_great_smoky_mtn._nat._park_img_4905.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cherokee_nc_entrance_sign_to_great_smoky_mtn._nat._park_img_4905_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cherokee_nc_entrance_sign_to_great_smoky_mtn._nat._park_img_4905_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4587155,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cherokee_nc_entrance_sign_to_great_smoky_mtn._nat._park_img_4905_0.jpg?itok=CWjiGp6-"}},"452681":{"id":"452681","type":"image","title":"South Cumberland State Park","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"South Cumberland State Park","file":{"fid":"203382","name":"south-cumberland-visitors-center-14.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/south-cumberland-visitors-center-14_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/south-cumberland-visitors-center-14_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":98124,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/south-cumberland-visitors-center-14_0.jpg?itok=UncAndeQ"}},"452651":{"id":"452651","type":"image","title":"Cumberland Island","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Cumberland Island","file":{"fid":"203379","name":"img_7533.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_7533_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_7533_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4217090,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_7533_0.jpg?itok=QtYRDZqB"}}},"media_ids":["452671","452661","452681","452651"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/georgiatechtrailblazers.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Trailblazers"},{"url":"http:\/\/georgiatechtrailblazers.com\/category\/alt-breaks\/","title":"Alternative Breaks with Trailblazers"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14715","name":"fall break"},{"id":"61761","name":"outdoors"},{"id":"167247","name":"service"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"14997","name":"trailblazers"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gmcallister@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egmcallister@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}