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 …
One more slackline practice before the end of the semester, come join us this Tuesday at 5 PM in the field next to the astrophysics department, across the street from Ohill. If you don’t enroll in this trip because you are super busy with finals and don’t have 2 hours of your day to spend slacklining but you still want …
TLDR: clover chains. 1:30 Saturday. POV: You’re in 5th grade and usually you spend recess looking for four leaf clovers on the hill by the playground even though you’re not very good at it. But today you have a little too much energy to stare at clover patches, and today they’re blooming with their little puffy flowers, and you’ve made …
Hello outdoors people This adventure is for all the handstand enthusiast that just like to get inverted and balance on their hands, so if are a gymnast or a break dancer or if you just like to practice handstands on yourself then this is the trip for you. Handstands is a lot about technique but it’s also about strength and …
Hello friends We will have our usual weekly slackline practice this Tuesday at 5 pm in front of Ohill, so come join us if you need a little stress relieve activity from this busy last week of class/finals. If you have a line bring it
SOO you’re an incredibly awesome Tripleader and you’re super comfortable all the time in the outdoors. You know how to pack, to predict the weather, to avoid catastrophes and maybe even how to splint a leg or perform CPR. But do you know what to do when the danger/injury isn’t physically present? Do you want to learn some tried and …
During this lovely month of Earth appreciation UVA’s Office of Sustainability has hosted a ton of events embracing environmental stewardship & fun– one of which is the kayak cleanup! This event gives back to Ragged, a place that has provided ODC with SO many magical adventures. People who have registered for the kayak cleanup will pick up trash, learn a …
It was great to practice slackline with everyone at creekathon, unfortunately it was a little too cold to rig the waterline but we found the perfect spot to do it while we were scouting so we’ll make that happen sometime soon, until then for those who want to practice more often we will have a slackline practice this Tuesday at …
Do you hate climate change? Do you also love walks and want to take advantage of the weather? Well you can get educated on environmental justice AND skip around outside if you sign up for our trip!!! The school of Architecture is hosting Michael Mendez for an environmental justice talk this Monday evening! Michael is an assistant professor of environmental …
Ever wanted to test just how far you could keep running? This is some serious (or silly) type 2 fun for you! Whether you’re a frequent runner or someone who likes a crazy challenge every once in a while, this is the running equivalent of a choose-your-own-challenge (in terms of distance). So, wtf is a backyard ultra? A backyard ultra …
Hello out doors friend, I am here to invite you to a circus adventure. Me and my fiancé used to be in the circus where we did all sorts of acts, and one of them was Acro, which basically is launching your partner in the air and holding her in cool positions. It can get as crazy as you want, …
Hello slackline enthusiast The water is finally warm enough for us to fall on it with our face first after trying to balance on the slackline. So let’s rig a waterline and go crazy on the lines without the fear of hitting the ground, that being said we will also rig as many lines in the ground as we can …
Come join us this Tuesday at 5 pm at Ohill for a session of balancing on the slackline. We will set as many lines as we can to make a nice course through the trees. This practice is open to people of all levels so if you have never tried slackline before come try it and we will teach you …
Hello fellow nature lovers! I’ve been itching to go for a nice little swim given the warm weather recently, and I felt like Creekathon was the perfect time to do so! The forecast isn’t looking particularly hot for next Sunday, but I’d still like to take a dip in a lake. Granted, it may not be the *longest* of dips, …
Greetings fellow earthlings!! Calling all stressed students (or non-stressed students) for a sunny Sunday sitting in one of our lovely sgardens (the “s” is silent)! Join Evelyn and Ivy as we unwind and sunbathe in a garden of our choosing (our favorites are gardens 1 and 7). The forecast for Sunday is looking soooo nice and warm and we want …
Come join us this Tuesday at 5 pm for a session of balancing on what seems to be a nice weather. Finding balance in a slackline is a good way to start finding balance in other aspects of our lives, and there are a lot of lessons that can be learned from that. This practice is open to people of …
Hello! The weather is lovely and the gardens by the lawn are wanting to be sat in so bad. Last Spring there were a few ‘art in the garden’ trips, and I found that it’s a really nice way to meet new people and relax. I consider myself an amateur artist and professional sitter, and I thought this Friday would …
Another week another slackline practice. Someone that claimed to be the vice-president of student affairs told us last time that we couldn’t do slackline at the Lawn anymore, so we well have to change locations this time but luckily there are many place in UVA that have lots of trees and one of them is right next to Ohill, so …
Life at UVA moves pretty damn fast. We just got back from Spring Break and class registration is right around the corner, even graduation is close on the horizon. Let’s take some time together. to slow down think and question: What does it mean to talk to a rock? How are contemplation and our relationship with the environment linked? What …
Yeah, you heard that right. After a year and a half, CAVE PROM IS BACK!!!!! We’re extending the ODC formal *experience* into Sunday so you can hang out in a cave in a great outfit! (and we made the start time later so you can get some well-needed rest between events). This means that we’ll be stopping by goodwill on …
Hey guys, come join us this Wednesday for a slackline practice on the Lawn at 5pm, bring some water and if you have a slackline please bring it too. Everyone is welcome to come practice, even if you don’t sign up for the trip ahead of time.
Weekly Slackline practices are coming back this Tuesday at 4:pm in the lawn, so come do some balance with us. We will be there for about 2 hours, and we’ll set up several lines for people to try, if you have a slackline please bring it with.
I have never seen DC when the cherry blossoms are out. They are projected to be in peak bloom on the weekend of Saturday, March 25th, so I want to make an excursion to see the blooms in their full glory! This loop is a very easy 4 miles through the traditional cherry blossom viewing trail. We will also get …
Howdy y’all. If you haven’t heard of it before, Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is a pretty sick place! It’s got all the mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, climbing, and hiking your heart could ever desire (and I’m sure some other outdoorsy awesomeness too)! So come with us on a magical journey to this dope area only 6 hours away! …
What’s up tree huggers! As I’m sure you’re all aware, Thursday will be gloriously warm and sunny (never mind why that is…), and I want to take advantage of it! I’ve been eyeing the magnolia trees along the sides of the Lawn for the past few weeks and they look oh so climbable, so I figured I’d lead a silly …
OMG Y’ALL IT IS SO WARM AND SO NICE OUTSIDE AND THINGS ARE BLOOMING (and for now we’re gonna ignore the implications of it being 73 degrees in february bc that’s sad and we’re not about that rn) AND OMG Y’ALL WHAT IF WE JUST WENT AROUND AND ENJOYED THE SUN AND LOOKED AT THE PRETTY FLOWERS AND SNIFFED THE …
Do you also love our world but not the part where humans are destroying it with fossil fuel extraction? Do you also love Runk food but feel vaguely unsettled and unsure about which systems of destruction you may be buying into with each bite? Do you just wanna hang out with fun people and learn about maybe a point of …
HEY all you ODC gremlins Tired of watching longingly as trips come and go without you on them?? Perhaps the waitlist was too long, perhaps it didn’t work with your JAM packed schedule. I present to you the solution: become a trip leader! All you have to do is sign up for this trip and attend our workshop! Psst…Trip leaders …
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Oh HELLOOOO FRIENDS!!!! No one look but raise your hand if you (1) kinda freaking love storytime, (2) harness a deep love for our fellow humans, animals, plants, minerals, and life and want to understand and connect with them all through story, (3) maybe think data and graphs are social constructs and the world revolves around stories, (4) are in …
The Living Earth School is hosting a recruitment/interest day for ODC members! What is the Living Earth School??? LES is an amazing Cville organization that provides outdoor educational programs to local kids during the school year and over the summer. Have any interest in outdoor education? This trip is FOR YOU! Going to LES camps as a kid was absolutely …
Helloooo everyone, Finals season is upon us and I hope that everyone is doing amazingly!! Climbing is a great way to relax and reset so join me at Slaughter on Tuesday! I’m new to climbing so this will be more of an organized group to climb with rather than actually teaching people how to boulder (but i can also attempt …
As the semester comes to an end, we thought it would be nice to do some mindful reflection! The (very loose) plan is: We’ll meet at echols at 9 and head over to ragged. Once there, we’ll disperse so each person can find their own special spot wherever they desire. After 25 minutes or so, we’ll meet up again and …
MOAB, UTAH 2023 We’ve got an extra special gift for all of you this last day of class: without a doubt the most legendary adventure of the year. ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this fake wintry East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There …
As some of you may know,,, im on study abroad right now and ill be leaving soon so this will be my last acro trip criez)”: Acro stunts are like lowkey gymnastics but not rlly… tbh idrk how to define them but basically we get into cool positions((; WITH FRIENDS!! these are super fun and anyone can try them!! I’ll …
Hello lovely people! I’ve been doing too much paper writing and not enough outdoorsing. Alas, my papers must still get written, but who’s stopping us from writing or studying outside? No one! Join me for some studying and exploration of the gardens behind the Pavilions near the Lawn! We will meander pomodoro-style, choosing a new garden to study in every …
Hey friends! It’s almost exam season, and I’m stressed, so I wanted to organize a little chill social queer trip. Plan is to meet at Echols and probably walk over to O’Hill, and kind of just… do whatever our hearts desire from there. To bring: Snacks (if you have stuff to share, that’d be cool, but no pressure) Water Crafty …
WOOHOO READING DAY. It has been a couple weeks since I’ve been hiking, and I’ve yet to summit Old Rag. I’m a big fan of rock scrambles, and now that the leaves have fallen, we should have great visibility through the trees. And the best part is, we don’t have to buy tickets anymore (until spring)! We’ll be hiking the …
It’s finals season and I need an overnight escape in the woods. Enter the Gittin’ Pickled Cabin, a beautiful getaway 0.6 miles east of the AT. Mcafee’s Knob, Dragon’s Tooth, and Tinker cliffs trailheads just minutes away with a car. This is definitely glamping- the cabin has bunk beds, potable drinking water, a fire pit, toilet, hot water with a …
I have so much work this week and need something fun to look forward to at the end of the week. Who wants to go painting at overlooks in Shenandoah?? I will drive us all around and we can stop at whatever overlooks we see and draw or paint, or just enjoy the great views and being outside. You bring …
I haven’t been hiking in a couple weeks, so this weekend I will be taking a much needed trek into Shenandoah to knock out two hikes I’ve been wanting to try out. We will leave Saturday morning for Hawksbill Summit first. It is the highest peak in Shenandoah, and should take about 1 1/2 hours to complete. We’ll be going …
Calling all musicians! Let’s make some noise (music?) outside among the rocks and trees! We’re heading to Blackrock Summit, which is a very manageable 0.5 mile flat hike that will take us up to the boulder outcropping where we will breath fresh air and make music together. Bring your instrument(s) and some songs to share! Any and all instruments encouraged …
Acro stunts are like lowkey gymnastics but not rlly… tbh idrk how to define them but basically we get into cool positions((; WITH FRIENDS!! the image above is me (pink shorts ofc) and my friends doing one of them – these are super fun and anyone can try them!! I’ll make a list of images of 2-5 person acro stunts …
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Why helloooo our dearly beloved outdoor-roving humans. Anusha, Ella, and I were pondering how connecting with our local land, trees, rocks, mud, minerals, and life brings us comfort amidst challenging times like these, so we wanted to make space for us to commune with the outdoors — and each other — however we need to for ourselves. We shall gather …
Hi all, With everything that’s happened, Chelsea and I thought we could all use some love and reflection. The (very loose) plan is to meet at the steps of old cab and migrate to a garden (or maybe find an indoor space if it’s really cold) to journal, meditate, talk, make friendship bracelets, make tea, and/or really whatever we want. …
Reddish Knob is a cool and quirky spot just west of Harrisonburg, VA. If you venture up the winding country road, you reach the summit at approximately 4,400 ft of elevation, one of the highest points in VA. The views are great, the vibes are nice, and as a Hburg local, it is a good spot to spend some time …
Hi all, Following the events of the past day, I felt like it might be nice to set aside a dedicated time and space to gather together and process. As such, I wanted to offer this trip to anyone who may desire a moment to journal, talk, read, write letters, or just sit outside with friends this Thursday between classes. …
Super cool new nature films + hot chocolate @ shrack backyard this Thursday 7pm need I say more? …here’s a little bit more: The Living Earth School is sponsoring the Wild and Scenic Film Festival this year in Charlottesville. The theme this year is Representation Matters and there is a showing Wednesday night at the Violet Crown (tix are $25). …
Hello slackline enthusiasts. We are gonna have another slackline practice this Sunday next to Copeley Hill Apartments, where we’ll set up a highline on some tall trees, so if you are afraid of hitting the ground when slackline this is perfect for you. And don’t worry it’s very safe. We will also have slacklines on the ground for those who …