Wilderness Quest

The warmth of the sun slowly starts to creep into your tent as

the day begins. Lying in your toasty sleeping bag, you reflect on

what a great week you have had. It’s the week before school starts

and you have already been making new friends backpacking on the

trail, rock climbing in the mountains, and whitewater rafting

because you signed up for the sixth annual wilderness orientation

program.

The school year is just about to begin but rather than

stressing about new clothes, classes and books, you chose to get

oriented to campus life by signing up for Wilderness Quest, a

five-day university sponsored orientation adventure for new

students. This exciting adventure is organized by the Campus

Recreation Outdoor Program and only available to new and transfer

Boise State students.

On the trail and in camp, students on Wilderness Quest get to learn

about campus life from their trip instructors. Whether your

question is about how to buy books, get involved with a university

club or where to go and what to do your trip leaders can get you

the right info. The trip leaders, such as Andy Porter, are veteran

Wilderness Quest participants who are current students at Boise

State that now lead the adventure as a way of getting new students

involved with campus life. “Wilderness Quest was my first

introduction to campus life at Boise State. After the week-long

adventure I was ready to start school because I had made lots of

new friends and had a chance to get my questions about the

university answered by the trip leaders. Rock climbing was a new

sport for me and has now become one of my favorite activities.”

Molly Edminster is another trip leader who loves being part of the

wilderness orientation program because she gets to, “help new

students open up and reflect on their new college adventure and to

the Idaho wilderness experience.”

Sign up for this great adventure and get the most out of

your last week of summer. Make new friends, learn new sports, and

have a lot of fun on the trail, in the mountains and on the

river.

Space is limited for this new student adventure so sign up quick.

You can get registration information by visiting the Outdoor

Program office in the Student Recreation Center or by going online

to www.boisestate.edu/recreation.

This five-day backpacking, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting

adventure is only $195.00.

Trip fee includes leadership, transportation, food, and equipment.

Don’t miss out on this great adventure.

GEOFF HARRISON
Outdoor Program

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