“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature
Posts By: Ford Church
Quote for December 5, 2003
“What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks where I can bathe my fingers in a cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber over a stone wall into green fields that tumble and roll and climb in riotous… Read more »
Leadership and Decision Making Initiatives
This morning our class watched an epic documentary called The Endurance, which recounted the attempt by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew to complete the first crossing of the Antarctic continent in 1914. This expedition was quite possibly the most dramatic expedition in history; not because the crew accomplished fame and fortune, actually, they achieved… Read more »
Quote for December 3, 2003
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Weekly Outdoor Clinic Calendar – December 2, 2003
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
Weekly Outdoor Clinic Calendar
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
Quote for December 2, 2003
“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”
Trip Log (TLOG) for November 15-16, 2003
The Community Adventure Program will document each overnight trip with the following Trip Log (TLOG) in order to create a logistical and planning resource for future classes. Below we have documented the details of our first weekend overnight camping trip outside of Nederland, Colorado. PRE-TRIP INFORMATION Basic Trip Information: Trip name- Survival Skills Weekend Dates-… Read more »
Quote for November 21, 2003
“Ah, to be alive, on a mid-September morn, fording a stream, barefoot, pants rolled up, holding boots, pack on, sunshine, ice in the shallows, northern rockies. Rustle and shimmer of icy creek waters, stones turn underfoot, small and hard on toes, cold nose dripping, singing inside, creek music, heart music, smell of sun on gravel…. Read more »
Exploring our Sense of Place
Today we began to discuss and explore our understanding of our individual sense of place. Some of us were born in Cambodia, Brazil, and throughout the United States, but we all currently live in Boulder, Colorado and are connected to the land that surrounds this amazing town. We were fortunate to have Lynne Sullivan, an… Read more »
