CLICK HERE for more photosSept 27, 2014:  The ICO’s first Ellis High School outing of the fall season was greeted with bright sun, clear skies, and mid-80s temperatures with low humidity — perfect for a day of apple picking in upstate New York...

Saturday, July 19 to July 26th, 2014, NYC Inspiring Connections Outdoors assisted CampInteractive on their Summer Young Entrepreneur Summit as they camped out near the beach in Montauk, NY. Volunteers joined for the weekend activities and some...

The following amazing trip report and testimonial was written by student Vimary Toribio, a new CatRock Sierra Club Youth Leader describing the recent leadership retreat featuring caving/hiking/fishing/kayaking/swimming trip the weekend of June 7,...

On a beautiful and sunny June 28, 2014, a record size group of 51 students, recent high school grads, teachers, ICO volunteers and the Community TeamWorks volunteers from Goldman Sachs joined together for a great day of rafting, swimming and epic...

On May 31st, 2014, Sierra Club’s New York Inspiring Connections Outdoors led a joint Ellis High School and OutdoorFest hike at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. 17 people plus Jasper the dog met at Ellis High School where our fearless and organized...

Thanks again to everyone who was able to make it out to the Hikeathon!On April 26th, 2014 Sierra Club's New York Inner City Outings Program had its annual Hike-A-Thon. It was a great success. We not only raised funds for our program but brought...

After months of planning, Camp Interactive took eight leaders and 28 students to Jay Peak Ski and Snowboard Resort in Jay, Vermont from Sunday, April 13th to Friday, April 18th, 2014. Our fearless leaders included Tom O'Connell and Whitney...

CLICK HERE for trip photos!Inner City Outings trip organizer Ray Greenwell had just walked away from the group to go register everyone for a day of orienteering at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Within seconds of his departure, odd noises and...

On a freezing cold Saturday January 25th, 2014, an intrepid crew congregated at Ellis International High school for a trip up to Bear Mountain. ICO leader Ray Greenwell and four other ICO volunteers came prepared with extra hats, gloves, scarves...

On January 18, 2014, 10 students (age 10-11) and 5 excited volunteers hiked through the northern end of Central Park, led by Tom Perlman, on a trail that felt like pure nature – not at all in the city….arriving at the Museum of the City of New York...