Breakaway Adventures
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Students enter the Goat Marsh Research Natural Area on the southwestern slopes of Mount St. Helens in Washington. One of their first tasks is to measure the second-tallest noble fir in the world. -
Joe Yuska, director of College Outdoors, demonstrates his tree-measuring skill. Yuska has headed the College Outdoors program since 1990. -
Melea Kossel ‘10 measures the diameter of a Douglas fir. -
Nora Moore ‘10 assesses a tree’s cause of death. -
Clockwise, from lower left: Jamie Tanner ‘10, Kirby Gnerre ‘10, Rachael Skinner-Green ‘10, and Kate Stirr ‘06, trip leader, practice self-rescues. -
Carrie LaBaron ‘10, Eric Buzzard ‘10, Hannah Satein ‘10, and Alex Broom ‘10 ready their kayaking gear. -
In addition to premier kayaking, students camp on shore, hike to surrounding peaks and waterfalls, and gaze on the dramatic vistas of snow-covered volcanoes. -
Students set out on their first day of kayaking on the south end of Waldo Lake.
