An old saying that poetically fits outdoor adventure says:
Never let your memories be greater than your dreams. While we whole-heartedly
agree with this sentiment in the Adventure Learning Program, we can’t help but
reminisce of the places we’ve gone and things we’ve seen. 2014 has been an
especially enjoyable year to review and draw inspiration from for building and
planning our next year full of excitement, learning, and adventure.
Winter can be harsh and unforgiving, but it is also elegant,
beautiful and the most primed season for education, awareness and personal
growth. Our winter season always includes yurt trips throughout Utah,
Wyoming or Idaho,
as well as numerous ski and snowboard trips to Snowbasin.
Our Spring Season was filled with trips to Logan
Canyon, Southern Utah,
local waters for fishing and canoeing as well as mountain biking and hiking
trips up and down the Bear River Range.
The lazy-days-of-summer is an adage we do not adhere to. Long
days, sunshine, warm weather, cool rivers, high elevations, dry trails…all
things that give us way too much opportunity for adventure to be sitting around
trying to get tan. This year we spent lots of time on the Snake
River and in the Tetons in Wyoming,
backpacking around the High Uintas in northeastern Utah,
and as always, right here in our own backyard of Cache
Valley.
Autumn brings bright colors, cooler temperatures, great
fishing, but more importantly, an internal drive to finish the year on a high
note, to explore, achieve and excel. The slanted light, burning sunsets and
migrating birds remind and motivate us to get off the beaten path and find
something new. We again turn to Southern Utah and local
waterways and mountain peaks to round out our year, preparing our skis and
snowboards for the next calendar to get hung on the wall.
See you soon 2015.
Mike Bodrero, Adventure Learning Coordinator
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