FAR FROM ORDINARY

The Northwest Outward Bound School was founded in 1965, and since its inception, thousands of students have experienced positive life-changing experiences in the magnificent almost other-worldly settings of the great Pacific Northwest.

Lush forests with some of the tallest trees on earth and volcanic mountain landscapes are the classrooms where the Northwest Outward Bound School provides learning opportunities that strengthen character, build leadership skills, inspire compassion and help create an ethic of social and environmental responsibility.

Approximately 500 students and 100 military veterans participate in powerful wilderness programs using the Odin Falls Base Camp outside Redmond, Ore., and the Mazama Base Camp situated in the stunning Methow Valley in Mazama, Wash. In 2011, the Portland Center was opened to make elements of wilderness programs accessible to lower-income individuals and urban youth.

This fall, Northwest Outward Bound School is offering a free whitewater rafting course for veterans that live in the state of Oregon. Interested but don’t have previous experience whitewater rafting? That’s ok, no experience needed. This course gives veterans the chance to learn new skills and build lasting community through outdoor adventure.

Oregon Rafting for Veterans
Sept. 26 – Oct. 1, 2022

With a breadth and depth of incredible course areas and course offerings and some of the most gifted field instructors in the Outward Bound system, students will be challenged, inspired and amazed at what they are capable of.