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03.02.11
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Hurricane Island Handbook Series: Practicing Leave No Trace

For many parts of the U.S., this has been a serious winter! Tons of winter storms and feet and feet of snow. Hopefully, you put my last Outward Bound Handbook Series blog to good use and built yourself a snow... READ MORE
02.16.11
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Succeeding with Outward Bound Programs at 61!

How in the world do you describe your Outward Bound experience when someone asks you, “Hey, how was your trip?” Because really, once you have taken one of these “trips” you are forever changed, and that’s hard to convey!  I... READ MORE
02.09.11
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Anatomy of a Daydream: The Landscape of the Imagination

As we are thrust into a new year that bursts with possibility and challenge, I always feel a twinge of guilt. Guilt for not accomplishing more in the year that closed. Guilt for not getting outside enough. For not playing... READ MORE
01.24.11
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Backcountry Snowboarding and Skiing in the Colorado Rockies

Pow pow. Skiing and riding powder. Ya know, that fresh, knee deep snow that blankets the Colorado Rockies after a winter storm. Some have described riding powder as “falling through sugar with a big smile on your face.” Have you... READ MORE
12.10.10
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Get Inspiration from Outward Bound Readings Book

Oftentimes, students from our outdoor leadership programs ask us about the Readings Book their instructors carry. The Readings Book is a collection of hundreds of our instructors’ favorite quotes used at the “right moments” to inspire students, make them laugh... READ MORE
11.23.10
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Jane Goes Native: From Jersey Girl to Mountain Woman: An Outward Bound Alumni Story

In the world of champagne powder and purple mountain majesty, native Coloradans can be as elusive as fresh corduroy on a snow day. Indeed, a peremptory glance around Outward Bound headquarters here in Golden, Colorado confirms my suspicions: most of... READ MORE
11.19.10
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Have Pinecone, Will Travel: An Outward Bound Student Reflects on How 12 Days in the Wilderness Impacted His Life

Recently, one of our alums posted a hysterical quote on our Outward Bound Facebook page. We got in touch with Jonathan, and he shared this story about the course he took back in 1998 in the Montana Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Here’s... READ MORE
10.05.10
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From the Archives: First Alumni Newsletter from the Colorado Outward Bound School

1965: Thirty-five thousand march on Washington to protest the Vietnam War, the first health warnings are placed on cigarette packages, officially making them a “no-no”, gas is 31 cents a gallon and the Colorado Outward Bound School is putting out... READ MORE
06.07.10
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Eighty-four days that really mattered

Seventeen year-old Kristen Ewing is a 5-time Outward Bound alum. Totally unprompted, she wrote us a great letter about the impact of her courses. It turned out that she lives in New Jersey, where our newest Outward Bound Council is... READ MORE

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