So I have some free time this friday, and I havent been able to get outside much. Come play frisbee golf around grounds- there are a few unofficial courses… my friend on club frisbee said he would give me the maps/locations for a few so we can decide which one we want. You can either bring your own frisbee, or …
Announcements
Brms Discount Night
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Next Wed Nov 4th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week …
Slackin on Wednesday Because Well Its Gonna Be 75 Freakin Degrees
You better get outside this Wednesday because its gonna be amazing and sunny and beautiful. As always come out and show us your shit on the slackline for whatever amount of time you can squeeze in. Bring friends of course because we arent driving anywhere so all are welcome. Will be on top terrace of lawn right by Rotunda. the …
Midsummers Camping at Devils Marbleyard!
NOTE: I’ve moved the departure time for this trip back to FRIDAY NIGHT due to weather considerations; the plan is to fit in as much Awesome Stuff ™ on Saturday as possible and, depending on the whims of the skies, camp out again Saturday and leave Sunday, or leave Saturday night so we can start on our Sunday hangovers. (Kidding. …
Seaside Playtime
Outdoors style beach week for dirt cheap!?! Want to go to Beach Week? Don’t want to spend loads of money? Saturday the 9th we are going to travel down to Outer Banks. There is a SWEET campground right on the beach (i think). either way the beach will be close and beautiful! Most of the costs for lodging, food and …
Rock Out at Humpback Rocks
Need to get away from the library for a few hours? Want to see some great views of the region? Want to take advantage of your Outdoors club dues before school ends? Then come out for a great day hike to Humpback Rocks! We will depart from Echol’s brick wall at noon and head over to the rocks for a …
Pre-Creekathon Slacklining and All-Around Being Awesome
Nothing goes better with burgers than slacking. Come and slackline before/while we grill out during the Walnut Creekathon on the 29th. We will be departing from Echols at 3:00PM, so don’t be late. If you are slightly confused about what slacklining is, check this link out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining This trip requires no experience, just a general sense of balance. This is …
429th Annual Walnut Creekathon!
This is it! The 429th annual end-of-year Outdoors at UVA Walnut Creekathon on 4/29/09. For members new to the club this year, the Creekathon is our annual end-of-year cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Slacklining!
Take a study break and come out to lawn and slackline! I’ll have my line set up tomorrow in the upper lawn near rotunda. So be sure to drop by and master the art of slacklining in a beautiful weather.
Slack Off and Slacklining on the Lawn
Yo, come out and join me slacklining on the lawn this Wed from 4-6. If you have no idea what slacklining is, check out the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining and if you wanta see me slackline action, check out this youtube video: You don’t need any prior experience to join in. I don’t know exactly where on the lawn I will be, …
Slopeside Shirtlessness at Snowshoe!
Some folks look at a 60-degree forecast and think “Gee, what a swell day for a hike!” Others think “woo, let’s go climbing!” or “Biking it is!” I’m not one of those people, as long as there’s still snow on the ground somewhere. Snowshoe still has plenty of it, and I haven’t gotten my spring break skiing fix just yet, …
Spring Break on An Island!
No Spring Break plans yet? Going home is (probably) economic but let’s face it, you want to do something wild and outdoorsy. Outdoorsy things like skiing sound great but so dang cold, and you know you want warm. Cancun is warm, but it ain’t cheap junior, and it’s outrageously crowded. So why not do something inexpensive, warm, outdoorsy, and incredible? …
Daytrip to Snowshoe!
Not on Derek’s trip this weekend? Come on a daytrip this Saturday!!! Bring a season pass or $70, bag lunch or $$, skis/board or $$ and yoself. Club provides gas and a seat in a car.
Weekend at Snowshoe 1/31-2/1!
Hey, folks! You know the drill – sign up for a full weekend at our favorite ski resort, Snowshoe Mountain, WV! If you have your own gear and season pass, the only expenditures you will be responsible for are a) lodging, and b) any food you buy on the mountain. If you do not have your own gear or a …
Day Trip to the Mountains!
If Fred’s Saturday day trip doesn’t give you your fill… come Monday! Been back in C’ville just long enough to be itching to get to the mountains again? Then come ski a day at Snowshoe! As it is Martin Luther Weekend, the cabins are full, so we’ll get going early, ski for the day, have a roaring time, and assuming …
Backpacking in West Virginia
Let’s go! Come out for a relaxing weekend in the woods, and catch the last of the lovely autumn leaves. Good food, good people, and great views to be had! Be aware that it will get very cold at night in the mountains (probably around 30 degrees), but hopefully the weather we’re having now during the day will continue for …
Trip Leader’s Workshop!
Come out for a how-to session on leading trips for our awesome club! If you’ve been meaning to lead a trip, or want to lead a trip and arn’t sure where to start, then this is for you! This will be a quick presentation on the details of trip-leading. Come with any questions or ideas you may have. The location …
Slacklining in the Lawn
Learn how to flyfish. Then come learn how to slackline. Kudos for those who can do both at the same time. I will be there for longer if many of you want to learn how to slackline. The slackline will be set up near the flyfish workshop between the middle of the lawn and the upper lawn. If you have …
Fall Break Backpacking at Dolly Sods Wv
Come out for the long weekend to see some of the best fall foliage in the east! Dolly Sods is in a gorgeous area of West Virginia near Seneca Rocks and Canaan Valley. The colors and landscape are amazing, and you’ll feel as though you’re in a different part of the country entirely! This trip is open to all levels …
Frisbee Golf Pre-Creekathon (108th Annual)
Scholars maintain that the ancient sport of frisbee golf was first played by the natives to the Shenendoah Valley during the 5th century B.C.E. Come out early to Walnut Creek before the Creekathon to carry on this beautiful storied culture of frisbee golf. The PDGA approved course circles the lake at Walnut. We’ll play a round before enjoying the delicious …
Outdoors Style Beach Week for Free!
Outdoors style beach week for FREE! Want to go to Beach Week? Don’t want to spend loads of money? Gotta see mommy for Mothers Day? Monday the 12th we are going to travel down to Oregon Inlet, NC. This is a SWEET campground right on the beach in the Outer Banks. There is a layer of awesome dunes between us …
Slacklining on the Lawn
Slaaaaaaackline….. f yeah I will be setting up my slackline on the Lawn at 5 and hanging around until people get tired of walking on a piece of webbing or we run out of sunlight. All experience levels are welcome and encouraged, we always love to teach new people (and watching newbies is fun too!) No need to come by …
James River Great Chili Cookoff!
James River Runners is hosting their annual chili cookoff, which has 25 registered teams cooking giant vats of chili. We will drive down to scottsville, stuff our faces with chili and play around in the water! The river is really high right now, and James River Runners is not outfitting tubers because of it, but this might mean fun for …
Backpacking: Mcafee Knob, Tinker Cliffs, Dragon’s Tooth
McAfee Knob and Tinker Cliffs have some of the best views on the Appalachian Trail. This section of the AT will give us amazing 360 degree views of forested valleys near Roanoke, just turning green with the first signs of spring. Come enjoy the views with fellow outdoorsy-folk, learn some basic backcountry cooking, and scramble around on the rocky outcrops …
Spring Backpacking in Cumberland Island, Ga
If you missed the boat on Cancun, but you’re still looking to go somewhere warm for Spring Break, this trip’s for you: come to Cumberland Island National Park! Cumberland Island is on the southern coast of Georgia. This island boasts over 50 miles of hiking trails, as well as many designated backcountry camp sites. The island has several scenic hiking …
Raft the Rio Grande
Come get ya some majestic desert beauty this spring break. Some guarenteed sunshine, too. Big Bend is a large and magnificent but little known corner of the national parks landscape. The park is named for a huge curve in the Rio Grande river, which flows from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the Texas-Mexico border for hundreds of miles. …
Trip Leader Workshop 2
Want to learn how to lead trips or how to lead better trips? We will be going over all the basics of trip leading in the club, reimbursements, trip descriptions, basic logistics and info, activities, etc. Also, we will go over several common problems and go over how not to lead trips (mostly by examining all of the situations Ive …
Learn to Paddle Instead, Silly, Its Almost Spring
This could go down as the earliest ever spring kayaking class. The nice thing is, though, the sooner you learn river safety and rolling skills, the more realistically you can hop into some real river running come actually spring. The class will begin with an introduction to kayaking gear and basic open water safety principles. Once we get in the …
Spring Break- Canoes, Gators, and the Everglades
Saturday: Leave Charlottesville, Saturday at 5 am—drive around 10 hrs to campsite, that I will be finding soon Sunday: Depart at 7 AM for Flamingo Ranger station (closes at 4:30)- camp at Flamingo Ranger station for the evening and shower for the week! Monday: Commence canoeing, Trip will depend on campsite availability and we have many options for choosing routes …
Pre-Raft Backpacking Overnight in Wv
Are you signed up for the rafting trip during fall break? Would you like to go for a backpacking overnight the Saturday before we raft? Then this trip is for you! We’ll be heading out relatively early Saturday morning. A specific destination is yet TBD, but we will be setting up camp in West Virginia, probably either in Monongahela National …
Gauley Fest: Kayaking and Outdoors Dream Come True
The Gauley Festival (known as “the paddling world’s biggest party”) is the largest river festival in the world, and it’s coming up this weekend. Located only 3.5 hours from Charlottesville, this is really a can’t miss opportunity. The jist of the festival is kayak (or climb) during the day, hangout with other fun outdoors-oriented people during the evening, and camp …
Surf the Thanksgiving Break in Costa Rica!
We’re trading in our turkey dinners for casados, the national Costa Rican traditional meal of rice and beans (known as gallo pinto), salad, picadillo, and chicken breast. We’ll be upgrading our cranberry sauce to tropical fruit. But the most exciting part of this trip is obviously not the cuisine. We’re going surfing! We’ll be driving to Northern VA on the …
Hiking and Swimming at Sugar Hollow
Bring a lunch and a swim suit and come explore the swimming hole at sugar hollow. This trip will be canceled if its raining–check your e-mail the morning of the trip if you aren’t sure.
Downtown Paddling
Downtown James river is a Class III-IV paddling experience. Don’t sign up unless you have solid Class III experience and a very solid roll. Check out details of the run here http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1952/ This is the same stretch of river as Dave’s trip on Thursday. The club provides whatever gear you don’t have (boat, paddle, pfd, skirt, helmet). You should wear …
Surf and Habitat for Humanity in Costa Rica
We’ve still got a little time.. not too late to join the trip! I’m going to learn to surf and build houses for Habitat in Costa Rica for 4 weeks, and you should come too!!! Here’s the price and activities breakdown (but if you see a “deal-breaker” let me know and we’ll see if we can work something out): General: …
End of Year Walnut Creekathon!
Come celebrate the end of the year and say farewell to all your outdoorsy friends for the summer at Walnut Creek Park! We’ll have a cookout and other delicious goodies on the edge of the lake in the evening, as well as outdoorsy activities you can sign up for during the afternoon. This is a potluck-type activity, so please bring …
New River Gorgathon
TRIP CANCELLED, sorry
Virginia Fly Fishing Festival!
The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival is this coming weekend, conveniently taking place in Waynesboro on the South River. I invite you to join me for a night of camping in St. Mary’s Wilderness on Saturday before a full day of flyfishing in Waynesboro on Sunday. There will be an Orvis Instructional Tent with gear to try out, and lots of …
Oceanside Camping with Wild Ponies
Join the Outdoors club for one of the best camping experiences you will ever have. We will be heading to the Assateague Island National Seashore http://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/marylandcamping.htm where the wild ponies roam! We’ll head out early Saturday morning and return on Monday. We will be picking up some firewood on our way into the park, so that we can cook our …
Downtown Paddlin
Its going to be 80 degrees in Richmond and the river is up. The water level should be around 7 feet on Friday, so you need to be an experienced paddler to join up for this one. Class III-IV- rapids. That means you have to have been on class III+ rapids a number of times and be able to roll …
Trip Leader Workshop
At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four adventures. I’ve only reserved the room for an hour, so that’s the …
Flycasting Workshop on the Lawn!
If you’d like to learn the basics of flycasting, come out to the Lawn on Wednesday afternoon! It should be a beautiful day for a fun break between classes. I’ll bring my rod and teach you basic casting techniques; you just have to show up. I’ll clip the hook so we don’t snag anyone on their way to class 🙂 …
Thursday at Wintergreen!
Let’s try to squeeze a few more days out of the ski season, shall we? At this point, the website reports that all slopes are still open, and what better way to kick off spring break?! I have posted the trip to start at 1:00, but when you sign up, indicate what time you would prefer to leave Charlottesville. For …
Trip Leader Workshop 3!
I’ve heard from several of you that you can’t come to the Thursday workshop, so here’s another chance! We’ll learn about trip-leading from 5-6ish, and we’ll finish in plenty of time to attend the Monday Night Gathering at Newcomb. At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Fall Break Paddling Weekend (Dates Are Flexible)
For those of you brave enough to take a long car ride with me, I will offer you the best padding weekend of your life. I’m going home for fall break and want to take some good paddlers with me to hit up some rivers local to my home – Asheville, NC. I want to take some sweet movie footage, …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Hiking and Swimming at Sugar Hollow
Come enjoy the warm weather at Sugar Hollow! After a 25-minute drive to Sugar Hollow, we’ll hike an easy mile to reach a deep swimming hole. I’ve never been there before, but last year’s trip found a cool rope swing. Hopefully it’s still up! I have made the trip waitlist-only to make sure we have enough drivers. When enough drivers …
Sailing a Flying Scot
Hey everyone and especially all of you who will be back home in NoVA or will be around DC for whatever reason…I will be renting out a Flying Scot May 21st. If you don’t know anything about sailing that is totally fine. If you like I can teach you knots, points of sail, pirating or if you perfer you can …
Rocky Mountain Loop
Spring is here and if you still haven’t cured your cabin fever or itchy feet come out Saturday for an awesome hike. We’ll take Skyline drive to mile 77 and head in the woods. The Loop is 9 to 10 miles and goes around Rocky and Brown Mountain. We’ll get to see the tops of both mountains and the largest …