Blaze Adventure Tours

01/12/2024

Exciting news here at Blaze Adventure Tours Headquarters! After our incredible success at the inaugural Blaze's Walk in 2024, we are upping the ante with a 5k run!!

All profits will be donated to the Perseus Foundation and their mission to provide lifesaving care to canine lymphoma patients. Thousands of dogs are diagnosed with lymphoma every year. Your registration and donations will make a direct difference in the lives of dogs diagnosed with lymphoma.

⏱️ Timed 5k run at 8am with age group and overall awards
🏃🏻‍♀️ Flat and Fast 'PR' Course
🍺 Heavy Seas Taproom open to all festival attendees! 💥 'F' Cancer Festival starts at 9am
👕 Tri-blend cool and comfortable t-shirts
💫 Raffle Prizes, co****le, fundraising team prizes, and more!
🐶 Festival is dog friendly!

Early Bird Pricing Ends December 31st - $55 for 5k and $29 for festival only!

Click the link in our bio and join us to help kick cancer's butt!

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from a couple of ghoulish backpackers and bike tourers 👻🎃

22/10/2024

We could not have asked for better weather, fall foliage, or company for the October beginner backpacking trip with Girls Who Hike Virginia! Women from all over Virginia and D.C. joined us to explore the world outside of their comfort zone. Each and every one of you embraced the challenges, supported one another, and pushed the limits of what you thought was possible. I am grateful and honored to have been a part of your journey! 🫶 ⛰️ 🍂 🙌

Big thank you to the GWHVA President, , for capturing so many wonderful moments! 📷

Interested in joining us for a trip like this? We are hosting another one from May 17th to 18th, 2025! Comment here and I'll send over the link 😊

03/10/2024

22/09/2024

Here's a little bit of magic from my favorite section of the AT for your Sunday viewing pleasure ✨️

19/09/2024

Looking for someone to volunteer to be a race director for a 5k; Blazes walk is getting a face-lift for 2025! Likely date April 13th.

Help us out on a fun and safe event, navigate any permit process, and raise money for a great cause fighting canine lymphoma!

15/09/2024

Reminiscing on last weekend with a full heart 🧡

was kind enough to invite us back for the 2024 Adventure Summit. I got to teach sessions on backpacking basics, firebuilding, and backcountry first aid, but I also learned so much from all of you. There's something magical that happens when 100 like-minded women+ come together and hold space for each other in the outdoors. Let's do it again next year 🥰

05/09/2024

So so SO excited and honored to be spending another weekend with at the 2024 Adventure Summit!! Last year's inaugural summit was one for the books, and I can't wait to see what this year has in store. Over 100 like-minded women+ getting together to hike, play, and learn about all things wellness and the outdoors at an awesome venue (s/o to )?! Yes, please!!!

02/09/2024

Marmot appreciation post. All they do all day is frolick and chat in alpine meadows, looking for snacks. Where do I sign up? How do I become one?! Can you find the marmot in each of these photos?? These are questions we need answers to!!

21/08/2024

Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn ✅️

👣 123 miles
🏔 41,000' of vert
☕️ +/- 30 cups of coffee
📅 11 days
❄️ 10+ snow patches
🍞 Obscene amounts of bread
👯 Countless like-minded travelers met
😌 Two very happy and very tired hikers

The Walker's Haute Route is a trek from Chamonix 🇫🇷 to Zermatt 🇨🇭. This hike takes you from the base of Mont Blanc to the base of the Matterhorn and across countless mountain peaks, passes, and villages along the way. We've been planning this trip for two years, and it was without a doubt the most epic hut to hut hike we've ever done. We were graced with sunny skies 9 out of the 11 days but did face some logistical difficulties with rock falls and trail closures. We saw countless ibex, chamois, and marmots and even got to glissade twice. The "Haute Route" translates to the "High Route," and high we were! Both in elevation and on life 😄

Lots more to come from this trip, but feel free to ask us questions about the trip by comment or DM!

12/07/2024

We're really lichen these rocks 👀

03/07/2024

Siri, show me the perfect summer weekend 🏕

67% of you were right! This past weekend, we made our way to Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. We spent a creekside slumber in the shadows of Spruce K**b - the highest point in the mountain state. There are few ways we'd rather spend the weekend, and we are excited to potentially offer this route to our clients in the future!

25/06/2024

These four awesome adventurers just finished 185 miles on the C&O Canal Towpath in 3 days through the heat dome! We rode, we laughed too hard, and we drank about a gallon of Gatorade.

Congratulations on your accomplishment and can't wait to adventure with you again!

22/04/2024

Girls can do hard things, too 👊✨️

Eight of us tackled the infamous rock scramble at Old Rag dark and early Saturday morning. We started our ascent at 2:30 AM and reached the summit before 6 AM. We watched blue hues turn into the most epic sunrise while we sipped our coffee. Hard work and *calculated* risks yield high rewards. This is your reminder to (safely) get out there and do the damn thing!

We are always honored to support Girls Who Hike Virginia and be a part of this community. If you haven't yet, you're female+, and you like to hike - go check them out!

Thank you to for lugging her camera up the mountain to get these shots! 📷

18/04/2024

Last call for our Spring 2024 Learn to Backpack Trip with Girls Who Hike Virginia !! Join us May 18th - 19th in Shenandoah National Park to learn how to kick it in the backcountry. We'll be showing you the ropes of camp selection and setup, leave no trace, wildlife and food safety, water filtration, fire building, and more! And most importantly, connect with other likeminded women+ and find your new adventure buddy. Registration closes next week, and there are only a couple of spots left...so hop to it!

https://www.wetravel.com/trips/gwhv-learn-to-backpack-trip-blaze-adventure-tours-united-states-01185584

15/04/2024

Thanks VRA!

11/04/2024

On Sunday, April 7th, over 100 people came out to join us in the fight against canine lymphoma at the inaugural Blaze's Walk! Together, we raised over $6,100 for the Perseus Foundation! These funds will aid the Perseus Foundation's mission to provide families facing a canine cancer diagnosis with access to innovative and potentially lifesaving treatment. 🐾

Blaze graced us with perfect, spring weather for a fun (and at times, emotional) day supporting a cause that is so near and dear to our hearts. 🌞

Thousands of dogs are diagnosed with lymphoma each year. Your support and donations mean that at least one of these dogs will get more time with their families. We can't thank you enough for being there for us, supporting the Perseus Foundation, and helping to keep Blaze's memory alive in the most beautiful of ways. We already can't wait for next year! 🧡

Special thank you to our sponsors, without whom this event would not have been possible: Dependable Dog Services LLCs, Apex Executive Search, Zeynap, Marcus, & Otto Koller, Brutus Broth, PetCure Oncology, FTY Endurance, ImpriMed, Veterinary Referral Associates , Stephen Miller, Realtor, Chesapeake Coffee Roasters, Girls Who Hike Virginia, & ACRO Physical Therapy & Fitness.

And another thank you to our vendors, partners, volunteers, and donors for making it such a special day: BARCS Animal Shelter, BricknFire Pizza Company- Mobile, BARK, Fera Pets, Bailey's CBD, Elder Pine Brewing & Blending Co, Stephanie Sabourin Photography, Watermark Tours, KONG, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard, Fido Pro, Kate Maller Jewelry, Bocce's Bakery, Mouth Party Caramel, Utz Snacks, & Baltimore Ravens
Of course, we couldn't have pulled this off without the support of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources and Seneca Creek State Park! Thank you all for respecting these beautiful trails and leaving no trace. 🌱

08/04/2024

Before we recap an amazing day fighting canine lymphoma, we wanted to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors, ImpriMed!

ImpriMed was founded in 2017 and has helped over 300 veterinary oncologists all over the country deliver personalized treatments to their canine lymphoma and leukemia patients. They use quantitative high-throughput lab testing and artificial intelligence to develop a comprehensive and personalized prediction profile, helping veterinarians to find the best anticancer drugs for each dog. Their goal is to one day use these same techniques to treat cancers in humans, too!

ImpriMed's Vice President of Commercial Operations, Mary, joined us at the inaugural Blaze's Walk yesterday along with her husband and two adorable Saint Bernards! We are so grateful to ImpriMed's support of the event and for the impact they have on getting our canine companions the treatment they need quickly.

Thank you, ImpriMed !!