As summer winds down and the kids head back to school, the working world has already started daydreaming about next summer's vacation. Take a leaf out of the book of these execs and enjoy a bike ride, hike or camel ride on your next holiday.

Herb Weitzman

The executive chairman of the Weitzman Group spent his summer break in Crested Butte, CO. Apparently Herb ran—or biked—into trouble when he found himself in a storm during a ride with his family, so he took cover in…a portable toilet. "I took refuge when I suddenly got caught in a lightning and rain storm on my 10-mile mountain bike ride in Mt. Crested Butte,” he tells us.

Randy Garrett

Transwestern principal Randy Garrett and his wife, Marialice, have been to five of the seven continents—so far. This summer, the adventurers went to Morocco and the Sahara Desert. They rode camels into the Sahara, watched the sun set over the desert and slept in a berber tent.

Jeff Parsons

DPR Construction's Jeff Parsons escaped the Texas summer heat with his family in Breckenridge, CO. Jeff, his wife, Pamela, and kids Alexandra and Jacob enjoyed biking, ziplining, whitewater rafting and hiking in the Rocky Mountains.

Blake Kendrick

Stream managing director and partner Blake Kendrick, his wife, Jayme, and sons Carter, Cooper and Reid spent a few days lounging at Rosemary Beach, FL, last month. Blake took his oldest sons paddle boarding to see dolphins.

Bob Hagewood

Stream SVP Bob Hagewood and his family took a summer trip to the Emerald City. The family toured the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum under the Space Needle in Seattle, WA.

Todd Noonan

The Stream VP traveled to Vail, CO, with wife and two kids. Todd took his young kids hiking and riding horses. Todd tried his hardest to work only on time-sensitive deals and reserved the rest of his time for family.

John Zogg

Crescent managing director John Zogg just returned from Mexico with seven (yes, seven) teenagers. Here's John enjoying some ocean views with his daughters in Cabo.