(I can’t fix the formatting for some reason so for a prettier trip description check out this doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bC_fIwu9DgcJPGstAsGOugAxO9xrWd9z0XNXjJ_vETQ/edit?usp=sharing) Hello my friend If you are interested in experiencing intentional living communities but while living your best self-sufficient solar-punk life, you should join us for a day trip to Living Energy Farm! LEF is yet another intentional community in Louisa County …
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Feeling overwhelmed with schoolwork? Instead, try feeling overwhelmed by the infinite beauty and complexity of the natural world!! Join me on the 3rd installment of my O’Hill walks, where we go at the slowest pace imaginable because we are taking in, discussing, and marveling at every detail of the woods around us. If you’ve ever been on a hike with …
Happy Spring! I have started sowing seeds over the past month and next Friday looks like a nice warm day to have a garden workshop. I have a lot of vegetable and flower seeds that you may pick from. I started a vegetable garden in my backyard in Charlottesville last summer and it has been quite the learning process. I …
do you like pastries??? do you have no friday morning classes (or do but want to skip them)?? do you like (road) biking? if you said yes to any of these questions, come bike downtown with Caroline and I this friday to mariebette!! (yes 8:00 am is early but we want our morning pastries.) in february there was a trip …
Hello wonderful people, Do you have a discussion class this Friday that you don’t feel like going to? Or, do you want a reason to escape studying for your exams? Or, do you have a PASSION for hammocks (we won’t judge)? If so, come join me and Susannah at Ragged to have a hammock party!! Chillin in hammies, an incredible …
Is your tent in need of repair? Were you recently on a megatrip where your Club tent seemed less than storm-ready? Come learn how to repair, clean, and maintain tents! We will be working to repair club tents that were damaged while on Moab (or are just in need of a little TLC). This is a great opportunity to give …
Hello friends! We are assembling a group of high rollers to conquer not one, not two, but three whole ridges! And we want YOU there! Three Ridges is a cool backpacking circuit that has nice views within an hour of Charlottesville. Those new to backpacking are more than welcome. Hiking experience is valuable as we will rack up some hiking …
Did you know that dandelions are edible (except for the stem) and can be used to make jam, tea, and salads? The dandelions are in bloom, so we will be wandering around grounds looking for dandelions to forage. Because dandelions are a common garden weed, we will be foraging in locations not sprayed with pesticides. NOTE: Dandelions contain a natural …
Hello nitty gritty dirty little freaks, For those who do not know, a wildfire hit Matts Creek, near Big Island, VA back in November. Around 11,000 acres were affected, and as you could imagine, the area has dramatically changed. But in what ways?? Join us on this backpacking adventure of re-entering the area with respect and curiosity to see how …
Do you need some fresh air and a distraction from your classes? Then come out and join me for ballroom dancing out on the lawn. Don’t have any experience? No worries! You don’t need any! Schedule: Arrive on the lawn – 1 pm Learn to dance Leave – 3 pm I bring: My knowledge Speaker and music You bring: Some …
Are you looking for a relaxing Sunday activity? Do you like crocheting or want to learn? DO YOU LIKE HAMMOCKS??? If you said yes to ANY of the above click that waitlist option immediately before this trip fills up!!!!! Caroline and I are EXPERT crocheters and would love share expertise, no previous experience necessary. We can provide materials to any …
If you’re looking to kick off St. Patty’s weekend with a serene mindset, come join Ed and Charlotte for some nature journaling and drawing along Ohill trails. We plan to get a little crazy (but not too crazy) in some crazy creeks while pondering on the earth entities surrounding us. And if we’re lucky☘️🌈, the sunset should be mesmerizing! sched: …
My dearest SPRGE rodentia, **PLEASE REFER TO THE SPRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 2/27) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** THE FIRST ANNUAL SPRGE – New ODC Mega Trip! This is NOT an actual SPRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for SPRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives …
Hello everyone, It’s time to do some cultural exchange. Have you ever wanted to swim through a Highland glen, visit the Scottish isles, and drink water from the freshest streams in the world? If the answer to any of those questions is aye then this trip is for you. I’ll be teaching you everything I know about Scottish Country Dancing, …
Hi bookworms and/or bikeworms 🪱 Join us THIS FRIDAY for a fun cute bike trip to the downtown mall! Plan is to browse bookstores like New Dominion, Blue Whale, Daedalus and explore other fun cool shops. Yay! Timeline: 1:30pm meet and depart from ohill bike racks (or shred shack if you are borrowing bike) 1:50ish arrive downtown 1:51pm BOOKS / …
Last month I led a trip where we did sit-spots and other fun stuff, but my favorite part was just walking mindfully through the woods and pointing out cool things we saw along the trail. So this trip is gonna be that!! The plan is this: – Meet at Echols at 2:30 next Friday – Make our way up to …
Come join Center For Urban Habitats’ Senior Field Technician and botany extraordinaire, Drew Chaney, for the latest Winter Plant Walk series event. This weekly event will explore natural history in the winter landscape. We will visit multiple types of forest and woodland ecosystems and learn how to identify the trees and shrubs that occur in them using bark, buds, twigs, …
This is Day 2 of my silly goal for this week of leading a trip every day! We’ll be doing a drop-in situation, where lots of people can come and you can show up late or leave early or both. This is meant to be a time to do some nature-based art/journaling or just meditate in the sun. I’ll be …
I decided to do a kinda silly thing this week where I lead a trip every single day! This is day 4, and we’ll be doing a midweek sunset-watching, stargazing hangout at Ragged Reservoir! This is a great way to spend some time getting to know other club members and enjoy being outside! I will be using waitlist randomization for …
Join Ed & Carson for an XTREMEEE Backpacking Workshop this Monday!!! This is NOT YOUR ORDINARY BACKPACKING WORKSHOP, although it will teach you all the essential skills of backpacking and principles of Leave No Trace (L! N! T!), this is also an exploration of backpacking stoke through an extreme lens, learning about things such as such as desert backpacking (brush …
There is a rock snake on JPA. It’s not too long, but we want to bring some folks together to add to it! Join us at 3 pm this Saturday to paint a beautiful rock, meet some new folks, and grow the snake. We’ll meet at the steps of Old Cabell on the South Lawn, meander to a lawn garden …
Helloooo fellow frolickers and outdoors enthusiasts!!! We’ve only been in school for a couple of weeks…so no one has homework yet (right?!?), also screw homework. We couldn’t think of a better way to spend our Sunday than in the BEAUTIFUL outdoors!!! Join us, two VERY qualified first years, on our FIRST trip-leading experience ever *whoop whoop* This will be a …
no Friday classes? have a discussion that doesn’t count for a grade and you’re allowed to skip as long as you attend office hours? graduated already somehow (you lucky dog)? COME SPEND YOUR FRIDAY WITH ME and SOME OTHER OUTDOORSY FOLK at the Virginia Adventure Educator Conference (VAAEC for short) https://www.vaaec.org/who-is-attending.html this is a rare and wonderful chance to go …
WELCOME BACK ODC FRIENDS! For those that don’t know, I graduate UVA in May..and have FINALLY started to think about my future. In doing so, I keep coming back to conversations I’ve had with peers and other odc shredders. The ODC community and its members truly inspire and excite me, and have been a HUGE resource in my post-grad contemplations. …
Welcome back to this snowy winter wonderland!!! I couldn’t decide which one of these three little things I wanted to lead a trip about, so it’s gonna be all of em!! Here’s the plan: – Meet at Echols at 2:30 this Friday – Meander either up to O’Hill or over to the Dell/Dell Field, depending on the will of the …
Hello dirtbags! Join me and Claire Friday morning for some crisp Autumn birding! You don’t need to know anything about birds. We’ll provide binoculars and a bit of knowledge. Birding is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the natural world, and I think it’s worth trying at least once. Ivy Creek has a bunch of nice trails and we’ll …
(imagine this is the future) night is falling, you’re alone in the woods, and you NEED to start a fire but all you have are a bunch of sticks and a piece of string… fear not! you have attended Jack and Ed’s Firemaking Workshop in the cold of November, Monday at 5pm and you are prepared for this very moment! …
College slog got you down? Do you find yourself longing for the days of frolicking around the playground, rubbing leaves, galloping, playing pretend, etc.?? Do you looooove feeling the earth beneath you? Even hugging a tree? If so, come on out to the first of hopefully many ODC recess trips! The plan is for this to be a chill space …
Have you ever seen someone from a horror movie die while wearing a tie dye shirt? I bet you haven’t; that’s because the vibrant colorfulness keeps the murderers and negative energy away. So there! Anyways, let’s meet on the lawn, make tie-dye shirts, and relax while the weather is nice and kick the week off to a good start! What: …
We have recently entered into Soup Season. Not to be confused with Stick Season or Fall, Soup Season is the time of year when you eat soup. And what do we eat soup with ??? SPOOOONS Come make a wooden spoon with Marion and I this Thursday at 3:30pm. We’ll have a fire going and some ODC knives (shoutout gearmasters) …
Have you ever seen those green tennis ball looking fruits on the ground during the fall? Those are black walnuts and they are edible! There are a bunch of black walnut trees by the IRC that still have tons of fruit on them so we will collect the fruit that’s on the ground and then process the nuts when we …
HI Do you ever walk through Charlottesville and wonder, “why??? why has my city forsaken me???? why am I forced to persistently cross busy roads, full of metal death boxes on wheels?? is this what society has come to???? is there a way out of this hellscape???” Good. bc me and patrick do too. We decided, maybe we shouldn’t just …
hello outdoorslings come to the lawn this wednesday for slacklining fun, we will walk + play frisbee on the lines + fall off a lot bring a slackline if you have one!
Haters may think that tie-dye is both out of season and out of style. I beg to differ. If anything screams good vibes and awesomeness, it’s a harmony of colors emanating from your soul as expressed by your shirt. Anyways, let’s meet on the lawn, make tie-dye shirts, and relax while the weather is still nice and kick the weekend …
Not quite to the left and not quite to the right I try to stay in the middle but it’s a constant fight A never ending struggle to find the balance in life And I wonder if someday I will finish my strife Maybe a perpetual equilibrium is something I can achieve but so far I have found that balance …
Mary Oliver, Camille T. Dungy, Ralph Walso Emerson, Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz, Robert Frost You may recognize some of those poets’ names… but what you may not know is they are all nature poets! If you want to be or are a nature poet, join us this Thursday evening. Jade and I will wander over O’Hill starting at Slaughter and …
Description: Do you miss the old days of elementary school and going down slides during recess? Do you ever wonder why the dimensions of staircases around grounds are so odd? If only there was a way to recreate the nostalgia and bypass our aesthetic anomalies (and look epic while doing it). With that, I introduce to you… Rail sliding! With …
Come join the slackline practice, this time we’ll start by doing some warm up Yoga and some breathing exercises to get in that calm and balance state of mind that we long for in the line. So far we have focused on the technique that is best suited to walk the line, but this time we want to focus more …
An animal howls off in the distance, the pines whisper to each other, and the smell of fire smoke fills your nostrils as you gaze up into the vast starry sky. To be alone with the world for a moment is all you need and everything you’ve been missing. Let’s go spend some time away from our beloved Cville hustle …
Hello outdoorslings!! Have you ever felt like you would be at your peak form if Las Vegas wasn’t a large handful of hours away? Do you crave a casino night full of deception and allure? If so, YOU ARE IN LUCK. CREEKATHON POKER IN THE PINES IS FOR YOU. No previous knowledge of card games? NO PROBLEM A yearning need …
OK guys, FIRST and FOREMOST ——- follow us on instagram @happyfunbikeride We are biking around charlottesville again. Just like we did last week, and the week before last. And just like we will next week and the week after next. If you are new to happy fun bike ride, it is a super chill weekly bike/skateboard/scooter ride on the streets …
Hello outdoors people: As always all the important information is in the tittle, bring a line if you have one and bring all the good vibes. I also learn last time that having access to bug spray will make it easier to walk the line since you won’t be fighting mosquitos as you go. Also if anyone has a speaker …
When was the last time you had a cookout milkshake? It’s been far too long for me and I’m kinda going through withdrawal. And what better way to complement a delicious shake than watching a sunset? Come join me on a jovial outing consisting of saturated fats, sugar, and sunset watching. The plan is to leave grounds around 6;30pm, go …
Oh my gosh!!!! Could it really be true????? Could it be time for the bi-annual CREEAKTHON?!?!??!?!?! That’s right shredlings, it’s time for you to GET CREEK’D!!!!!! They say you never forget your first Creekathon and it is so true: getting creek’d is unlike anything you’ve ever done before. The formula is simple: you, us, a pavilion, and a walnut. But …
Hello outdoors friends, I know you are all busy people so all the important information you need to know is in the tittle. I will bring all the slacklines I have but if you have a slackline of your own please bring it with. We will be there until around 7 pm, so come join after if you can’t come …
Hey! You! Have you ever wanted to carve your very own wooden utensil that you can bring around with you so that you look like you are the absolute coolest, most earth loving, sustainable, and handy human being any of your friends have ever seen?! well… We have just the workshop for you. Thursday late afternoon, as our week starts …
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I don’t know about y’all, but my school year is already proving hectic and it’s just begun! So what better way to end our first full week of classes and welcome in the weekend than with some time soaking in the sun with friends on the Lawn? My thoughts here are just to meet as a group on the Lawn …
Hello to all the handstand enthusiast, This Wednesday we’ll do a handstand workshop from 5 to 7 pm at slaughter, we’ll probably be at one of the multipurpose rooms but if not we will use one of the squash courses. Bring water and be ready to do some exercise, because it will be a workout. We’ll do some handstands, some …
Hello to all the outdoors people that are still in Cville for the summer. This week we’ll have another slackline session over the river, we will fall many times in the river until we can walk the line and we won’t get hurt because is water. All the important information is in the title but to reiterate it’s in Darden …
Hello outdoors friends I am gonna be in Charlottesville this whole summer, so we’ll continue the slackline practices going and we will start strong by setting some lines across the Rivanna River. Waterlines are super fun because is really hard to get hurt even after you fall on your face. We will meet at the parking lot of Darden Towe …