By Elizabeth Wallace, Blue Ridge Backpacking, Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing, 2011 Our band of teenagers sat around a camp stove, weary from a day of hiking further than our dirt-encrusted calves wanted to go. The sun had set on... READ MORE

Course: Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking to Outer Banks Sea Kayaking Course Length: 28-Day Dates: 6.8.19-7.5.19 Activities: Backpacking, Whitewater Canoeing, Rock Climbing, Sea Kayaking Financial Aid Availability: Scholarships are available for this course. Participants may also apply their AmeriCorps Award. Course... READ MORE

By Alumnus Will Gibbs, 10,000 Islands Kayaking Course, 2017 I spent Valentine’s Day alone this year crying on a white sand beach in Florida watching the sun make its slow descent into the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not as bad as it... READ MORE

By Alumna Kathy Capron, Semester Course, 1989 In the fall of 1989 (26 years ago!), I was a student on a 90-day semester course with NC Outward Bound School. I chose the semester course because I wanted to be an Outward Bound... READ MORE

By Alumna Cathia Friou, From It Is Solved By Walking Blog, 10,000 Islands Sea Kayaking Back in 2011, I went sea kayaking with some fellow mid-lifers on an Outward Bound excursion in Florida. As one of the oldest and most respected outdoor... READ MORE