Rock Climbing Group Written by Heath Lawrence, Christina Klyce, and Becca Schild “In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock.” –Edward Abbey During the last section of Utah, it feels that we’ve entered into a rhythm with the sun, rock, and community that feels like our new normal. […]
Backpacking Group Written by Ally Edwards and Caitlin Murphy These past few weeks we’ve been enjoying perfect weather and new adventures in southern Utah. We began our time base camping (glamping), spending our days either climbing or doing service work with Trail Mix, a local nonprofit that provides volunteer stewardship for public lands. While climbing,
Rock climbing group Written by Ally Bartels and Robert Rolfsen Over three days, the landscape changed from white to green to beautiful yellows and oranges of the fall leaves and red sandstone of Utah. The unofficial slogan for this sandy desert was, “Like Mars, but with more atmosphere.” As we stared out at the stars that
Backpacking group Written by Isabel Emsfeld and Nick Van Besien A white Short bus pulls down a dirt road, signifying the end of our first expedition, 12 days backpacking in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado. All 8 students and 2 leaders excited for the entry to the front country (aka, opposite of back country). The
Rock climbing group Written by Katie Moody and Andrew Vincent As we unzipped the tent, the snow that lay crusted on the synthetic exterior, accumulated during the frigid night, tumbled onto our heads. While we were boiling some water for breakfast, an instructor trudged through the wet snow to our makeshift kitchen to announce that we
