Tired of getting waitlisted over and over again??? Just wanna send it with other outdoor enthusiasts all the friggin time??!? The best way to get on trips is to lead ’em, folks! Come hang out with me and learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the club! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, sweet! No experience necessary. WHY??? (Psssh cuz …
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Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $195. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Falling for Waterfalls
Jones Run/Doyle’s River is one of my favorite hikes in Shenandoah National Park (SNP). It is a beginner friendly hike and not to long. The hike is about 6.6 miles and will take about 5 hours to do. It has a bunch of great waterfalls so we will probably do some exploring! If you want more info you can look …
Hiking? Natural Waterslide? Camaraderie? Uh Yeah Okay I Guess
This week is hot. I haven’t been on a hike in like two weeks. If either of these statements apply to you, you could be eligible to win a no-expense paid trip to come with me to hike the Cedar Run trail in Shenandoah! Plus, there’s a fun little natural waterslide and some cool waterfall or something along those lines …
Slip N Slide Into Snp
Let’s go to White Oak Canyon and check out those natural water slides. For those more daring, I will join you on the big one, and for those less daring, I will still join you on the smaller one. Drivers (full reimbursement and tip!) and SNP holders get priority on this trip! Here’s my plan: Leave Cville at 8:30am, get …
Tuesday Riprap
Let’s try this one again: Guess hoo just bought an SNP pass and is scheming on a reimbursement so she can buy groceries. Hint: it’s me We’ll head out of Charlottesville around 6:30am for Riprap Hollow–deemed “one of the best circuit hikes in the Southern SNP”– on Tuesday morning as the drive is about an hour and a half. The …
Monday Riprap
Guess hoo just bought an SNP pass and is scheming on a reimbursement so she can buy groceries. Hint: it’s me We’ll head out of Charlottesville around 6:30am for Riprap Hollow–deemed “one of the best circuit hikes in the Southern SNP”– on Monday morning as the drive is about an hour and a half. The hike should take 4-5 hours, …
Riprap Hollow Frolickin’ – Force Me to Get Out of Bed with a Hike
Title is self-explanatory? Help me to get out of bed on an internship and job-free day (it’s funny – my alarm goes off on mornings before hikes but not when I’m supposed to go for a run? Technology these days, man) and join me in some Thursday morn foot-shredding! I can provide a car and SNP pass! I’ve never done …
Summer Sup at Chris Green Lake (V.2.0 Beta)
It’s SUMMER time guys (daah)! If you’re ready to kick off your summer with paddle boarding in Chris Green Lake, THIS POST IS FOR YOU!! Chris Green Lake is a beautiful place to do paddle boarding. This is my second SUP event, so I’m looking forward to have you in my trip. Things to bring: * Water (as much as …
Backpacking: Views, Arctic Tundra-Like Vegetation, Adventure!
[One or two spots still open; *call* Matt at 434-465-8733 a.s.a.p. if you want in.] Come cool off at DOLLY SODS, West Virginia: my *favorite* place to go backpacking within a handful of hours of Cville. Its Wilderness is unique, and different every time. Much of the vegetation on Dolly Sods’ 4000-foot plateau is interesting and rare in the Southeast …
Hiking and Waterfalling
helo This is a 5.5 mile hike with streams along the entire way and a 200 waterfall. Be cool and cool off with me. A heads up that I will be bringing an adorable dog. Other dogz welcome. I have space in the car for 3-4 other people. You bring: water 2L hat/sunglasses/bugspray strudy shoes you don’t mind getting wet …
Swimming or (Will I Actually Be Able to Get Any Drivers?)
If you’ve clicked on this adventure, you’re either a fan of Birdman or a fan of swimming. Either way, I appreciate you. I’m not getting emotional over all of my friends leaving, YOU are. Help distract me from these bittersweet farewells by coming swimming! I came down south for college solely because it’s warmer here, and gosh darn it now …
Swimmin in the Mountains
I once heard a story that early colonizers of North America would be hit in the fall season with powerful storms which would uproot trees and demolish houses. After days of destruction the storm would abate and the people would leave their shelter and celebrate in the sun. Little did they know they were in the eye of a hurricane, …
Sup Tuesday, Sup Funday
We are almost done with this semester, so it’s time to celebrate! What’s better than getting LIT? I mean getting LIT naturally by paddle boarding in Chris Greene Lake Park. It’s only 25 min away!! Plus, the weather is going to be sunny with highs in the low 80s!!!! Well, the plan is to leave from Echols at 4 pm. …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
OFFERINGS IN CVILLE: CHOOSE EITHER: MAY 9-10 MAY 16-17 MAY 26-27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Caving at Lockridge
Hey guys come check out Lockridge Aqua Cave! This is a pretty nifty cave that has a stream flowing through it and has lots of cool places to explore. The entrance to this cave will be either partially or completely submerged, so be prepared for a little swim. This is a totally beginner friendly cave so anyone is welcome to …
Shredding the Gnar on the Sandbar
This morning, I woke up on the wrong side of my bed, fighting back the desire to skip my classes and go back to sleep. Then, from my bed, I peeked through the crack in my blinds and saw snow, in April! I rolled back over, dreaming of warm weather, white sand, and beautiful A-frames breaking on a pristine sandbar …
Edible Plant Walk
Hello beautiful people! Springtime has arrived, and spring blooms and wild edibles are out in full force at last! Come join me on Friday afternoon to go foraging in the Charlottesville area for wild edibles. We’ll meet at the top of the amphitheater steps at 3:30 PM and drive to the homestead and neighborhood of a Charlottesville local community resident …
Hiking (and Swimming??) at Moorman’s River
Hello beautiful people! Springtime is sort of here, and after reading the fantastic forecast for this weekend (sunny + 80 degrees), I for one am ready for some sweet hiking action! The Plan: The aptly named Moorman River Trail is a laid-back trail along the Moorman River and is interspersed with waterfalls, swimming holes, wildflowers, and assorted springtime scenery. Ideally, …
Cancelled: Creekathon – Sup Yoga
*CANCELLED :'( * due to snow and highs of 35 degrees *Edit: if you join this adventure, please remember to read the trip description for Creekathon and sign up for Creekathon as well. Wassup outdoorsy folks. The club has four SUPs (stand-up paddleboards) so let’s put them to good use at this year’s Creekathon with some SUP yoga (idea creds …
Advanced Backpacking: Pacific Crest Trail Section in Washington State
Shall we go for a wee stretch of our leggies, just a slight total of 19,500 feet elevation gain over 108 miles, carrying all of our gear and food without resupply for 11 days and 10 nights? [The math: that’s an average of 11.4 miles and 2,050 feet elevation gain each day (some days more, maybe some days less)]. This …
Friday Riprap
Somehow Ive never heard of this hike before and is considered one of the best in the southern Shenandoah. Friday is supposed to be a gorgeous sunny day so what better way then to spend it hiking? Riprap is a 9.5 mile hike that should take about 5 hours. It has some great view from Chimney Rock and also has …
Postponed: 69th Bicentennial Creekathon — Spring 2018
POSTPONED: NEW DATE SATURDAY APRIL 21ST Hear ye, hear ye: Thou art hereby cordially invited to an event of the utmost distinction: the dirtbag shindig of the millenium, the hooligan hootenanny to end all hootenannies, the bi-annual gathering of all the finest shredheads, senders, and stoke enthusiasts in all the land — CREEKATHON!!!!! What in tarnation is this CREEKATHON business, …
Yeester on the Yeestern Shore
Shoreboy Jimmy and I are tired of these blasted mountains and need some salt back in our lives. The solution: We are headed back to the homeland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, for Easter weekend where my parents will conveniently be out of town and so we will my have my house free to rage in. You out-of-staters’ might be …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $195. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Bodacious Beach Backpacking
*REANNOUNCEMENT OF NOVEMBER TRIP THAT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL – PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES* Beginner backpacking trip? The beach?? Bodacious outdoors bros and babes??? The limit of the number of reasons to go on this trip quite simply does not exist. Beachy shenanigans will likely include but are not limited to: jamming, swimming (clothing optional), sandcastle/fort building, flinging frisbees and …
Paddleboarding Palooza
Yupppppppppp we’re gonna SUP. We’re headed back to Walnut Creek for another paddle boarding adventure. It’s about a 20 min drive. We’ll get there, pump up the boards, and hit the lake. But Victoria, will there be relaxing yoga, challenging poses, and silly games too? So glad you asked! Join the trip to find out ;). Never been paddleboarding before? …
Splish Splash, Waterfall Hike and a Bath
Before the weather gets tooooo cold, I’d like to get as much outdoor swimming done as possible. But not just any outdoor swimming; I’m talking some badass natural waterslide waterfall swimming in the middle of the woods. That’s right, my first trip is going to be one to Cedar Run. We’ll meet at Echols at approximately 3:45pm, make the 1.5 …
Bike to Walnut Creek Park
This trip is being Co-lead by me and Grace Coguillo Hi everyone, this Sunday (10/15), we will be leading a group to Walnut Creek on a bike ride. It’s a 20 mile ride round trip, with pretty rolling back roads, so definitely doable, but obviously requires a bike! The park is beautiful and the weather is supposed to stay really …
Return to the Rapidan!
Fly-fishing part 2! All the rain we’re going to get this week should bring up water levels significantly and wash plenty of bugs into the streams, so fishing conditions should be good! We’ll be returning to the Rapidan River and doing our best to wrangle some native brookies. Because it’s after October 1st, a Virginia trout license ($23) will be …
Sup My Dudes!
Paddleboarding—that’s WASSUP friends. Don’t know about you, but I just couldn’t get enough at Creekathon. We’re headed back to Walnut Creek for Paddleboarding Excursions Pt 2! Never paddleboarded before? Awesome- I’ll teach ya! We’ll explore the lake for a bit and if you’re up for a challenge, you can expect some yoga, a game Piano Keys, or maybe an intense …
If All Your Friends Jumped Off a Cliff at Midnight Would You??
Before we begin, DRIVERS GET PRIORITY! I don’t have a car, so I’ll be waitlisting everybody until we get drivers I can accommodate up to 8 people! Happy almost Halloween! To celebrate, let’s combine two scary things: jumping off cliffs and ~ the dark ~. Panther Falls is a cute lil swimming hole in George Washington National Forest that provides …
Rip-Rap Rager
this hike is like an appetizer platter, it’ll give you a little taste of everything! there’s streams, swimming holes, a waterfall, and summit views, so what more could you ask for? it’s a pretty moderate 9.5 mile loop that’ll give us a solid workout & plenty of instagram worthy scenery. everyone pack a lunch to picnic by the swimming hole, …
Sup Creekathon!!!!
yooooo The club has 4 stand up paddle boards (SUPs), and we will be putting them to good use at CREEKATHON. Creekathon is the club’s end of the semester cookout/ mega trip at Walnut Creek Park (~20 mins away).There will be eating, hanging, and general frolicking. We will spend some time hanging out and paddling and swimming starting before the …
Let’s Go Chasing Waterfalls
most midterms are done so let’s celebrate & have some fun kick off fall break with an adventure you’ll want to take the hike is fast and the swimming hole is a blast we’ll have a cute picnic lunch and jams, they’ll be a bunch cliff jumping galore and waterfall tunnels to explore it may be ice cold but let’s …
Sugar Holler Trail Run/Goof-Off
Come run around or goof off at the all-time classic frolicking location, Sugar Hollow. A great opportunity to shake off the last remnants of your Friday night, and turn your headache into some old-fashioned post-workout good-hurtin’. Sugar Hollow offers an 8-mile out-and-back jaunt through the scenic temperate deciduous forest biome of the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can run, walk, skip, …
Fly-Fishing the Rapidan!
Casting out my net here to sea what sort of interest there is among club-members in fly-fishing! If you have no idea what that is, check out this cheesy but well-made short video that gives a pretty good idea of what it’s all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tfIL-HRSBI I’ll only be able to take a handful of you out given the nature of …
69th Biannual Creekathon– Fall 2017
FRIENDS, You are cordially invited to the ODC event of the century… fall creekathon!! WHAT IS CREEKATHON??? I’m glad you asked. This glorious event is the club’s end of the semester cookout/ mega trip at Walnut Creek Park (~20 mins away).There will be eating, hanging, and general frolicking. BUT the picnic is just the base camp for all sorts of …
Swimming Hole Trip/Hike at St Mary’s!
copying Claire’s hike to St Mary’s wilderness from a couple of weeks ago (thank you Claire!) and leading a trip there before the weather cools off because I loved it so much! It’s an awesome spot/leisurely hike to an amazing and relaxing swimming hole. Let’s enjoy ~nature~ before we hole up for exam szn!! It’s around an hour drive but …
*Cancelled* Last Second Jones Run/Doyle’s River Sanity Trip!
Want to enjoy the bliss of waterfalls on a laidback, beautiful hike? Have a lot of stress and responsibilities weighing you down? Fear no more, trade them all for a quick outing to Jones Run tomorrow. Should be in the 80’s on Saturday and beautiful! Let’s enjoy a nice drive down skyline and on the way to the Jones Run/Doyle …
A Doggone Good Hike !
midterms are approaching rapidly, so what better way to alleviate your stress than to spend your friday afternoon in the great outdoors with some good outdoorsy folk, a golden retriever, AND a husky pup??? we’ll be doing sugar hollow to blue hole aka a leisurely hike, only 3ish miles total, so it’ll be a nice, relaxing way to end the …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Chimney Rock Wednesday Sunrise Hike
Howdy you g0o0o0ooOoons. *SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK PASSES NEEDED* For those of you blessed with later morning classes, please join me on an early morning hike at Chimney Rock (3.5 mile round trip). Meet at 6am from the ECHOLS SIDE DOOR. Drive 30 mins, leave 1.5 hours for the hike, 30 mins back. Should be back in time for people with …
White Oak Canyon
It’s no longer syllabus week my friends, but rather than jumping right into all our readings & assignments, jump right into some quality swimming holes! Change your friday scenery; rather than frat darties, come experience the beauty of White Oak Canyon with a great hike & great waterfalls! We will meet outside of Echols Dorm at 7:00 AM and will …
St. Mary’s Wilderness Hike
Sunday, September 3rd Let’s go out to St. Mary’s Wilderness Hike. It’s about an hour and a half ride out, located in the George Washington National Forest. The hike itself is about 2 miles in and out (4 total). On the trail we will cross over the river about five times on the way to a waterfall and swimming hole. …
Sugar Hollow Trail Run
Already need a break from school work? Come run/jog/hike/swim/hang in a hammock at Sugar Hollow on Saturday morning while it’s nice out! We will be going anywhere from 2 to 8 miles, but plan on staying for 3 hours or so. You can run at whatever pace you want! It’s a short 1 mile to a swimming hole, so if …