{"id":57426,"date":"2018-04-23T14:17:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T21:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=57426"},"modified":"2025-03-31T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:36:44","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Adventure Leadership Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6hlc53m-7d199dea45797d0d68c98b55775a5f2b\">\n.avia-section.av-6hlc53m-7d199dea45797d0d68c98b55775a5f2b{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU OAL Stories Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-6hlc53m-7d199dea45797d0d68c98b55775a5f2b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div 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status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ryan-brim-last-few-turns-before-last-few-finals\/\"  title=\"Ryan Brim: Last Few Turns Before Last Few Finals\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/Southern-Oregon-University-Outdoor-Adventure-Leadership-Preogram-Mt-Diller-Cover-1024x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/Southern-Oregon-University-Outdoor-Adventure-Leadership-Preogram-Mt-Diller-Cover-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-68978 avia-img-lazy-loading-68978 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"糖心传媒 University Outdoor Adventure Leadership Preogram Mt. Diller\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Ryan Brim: Last Few Turns Before Last Few Finals\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ryan-brim-last-few-turns-before-last-few-finals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Ryan Brim: Last Few Turns Before Last Few Finals\">Ryan Brim: Last Few Turns Before Last Few Finals<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-23T10:24:11-07:00\" >May 23, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Winter is over for most students here at SOU but for two students Ryan Brim and Jared Seiders, they were not willing to accept this fact. Instead, they trekked deep into Mount Lassen National park to find the last few turns they could before returning to take the last few finals they would ever have to take in their college careers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/ryan-brim-last-few-turns-before-last-few-finals\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about ryan-brim-last-few-turns-before-last-few-finals\">WATCH VIDEO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ryan-brim-last-few-turns-before-last-few-finals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" 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datetime=\"2019-05-23T10:24:11-07:00\" >2019-05-23 10:24:11<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-03 14:49:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryan Brim: Last Few Turns Before Last Few Finals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-66809 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-66809 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-from-grizzly-peak\/\"  title=\"Tom Shaw Blogs: From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back!\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" 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standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Tom Shaw Blogs: From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back!\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-from-grizzly-peak\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Tom Shaw Blogs: From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back!\">Tom Shaw Blogs: From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back!<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-03-19T10:05:21-07:00\" >March 19, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mars also has the largest system of volcanoes in the Solar System with Olympus Mons as the big kahuna of all volcanoes in the Solar System. It is 2.5 times larger than Mt Everest. <\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-from-grizzly-peak\" aria-label=\"Read More about Tom Shaw Blogs From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-from-grizzly-peak\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/OAL-Olympus-Mons-Tom-Shaw-Blog-Over.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tom Shaw Blogs: From Grizzly Peak to Mars the Moon and Back!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-66489 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-66489 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-compass-conundrums\/\"  title=\"Tom Shaw Blogs: Compass Conundrums\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-66490 avia-img-lazy-loading-66490 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Compass Blog Featured Image\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Tom Shaw Blogs: Compass Conundrums\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-compass-conundrums\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Tom Shaw Blogs: Compass Conundrums\">Tom Shaw Blogs: Compass Conundrums<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-03-05T11:41:40-08:00\" >March 5, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I was standing on Grizzly Peak, taking the final field test for my Navigation Class and my compass needle was not pointing North. Why was Big Red (The red end of your compass needle) not behaving? The troublemaker, in this case, was Grizzly Peak itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/tom-shaw-compass-conundrums\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Tom Shaw Blogs Compass Conundrums\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-compass-conundrums\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/03\/Compass-Blog-Featured-SOU.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southern-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-03-05T11:41:40-08:00\" >2019-03-05 11:41:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-22 10:41:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tom Shaw Blogs: Compass Conundrums<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-66216 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-66216 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-college-orientation\/\"  title=\"Tom Shaw Blogs: College Orientation\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Tom-Shaw-Blogs-College-Orientation-Southern-Oregon-University-1200x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Tom-Shaw-Blogs-College-Orientation-Southern-Oregon-University-1200x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1200\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-66226 avia-img-lazy-loading-66226 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Tom Shaw Blogs College Orientation 糖心传媒 University\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Tom Shaw Blogs: College Orientation\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-college-orientation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Tom Shaw Blogs: College Orientation\">Tom Shaw Blogs: College Orientation<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-12T12:25:59-08:00\" >February 12, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The setting of this evening stroll was Grizzly Peak, the 23 million year old remnant of an ancient volcano that once stood 10,000 ft tall but currently stands at 5922 ft. The peak itself is named after an infamous grizzly bear from well over 100 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-college-orientation\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Tom Shaw Blogs College Orientation\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-college-orientation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Tom-Shaw-Blogs-College-Orientation-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>515<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southern-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-12T12:25:59-08:00\" >2019-02-12 12:25:59<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-04-15 16:13:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tom Shaw Blogs: College Orientation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-66027 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-66027 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-introduction\/\"  title=\"Tom Shaw Blogs: An Introduction\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/SOU-Master-of-Outdoor-Adventure-and-Expedition-Leadership-Tom-Shaw-Week-1-Featured-1024x423.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/SOU-Master-of-Outdoor-Adventure-and-Expedition-Leadership-Tom-Shaw-Week-1-Featured-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-66034 avia-img-lazy-loading-66034 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU Master of Outdoor Adventure and Expedition Leadership Tom Shaw Week 1 Featured\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Tom Shaw Blogs: An Introduction\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-introduction\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Tom Shaw Blogs: An Introduction\">Tom Shaw Blogs: An Introduction<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-06T16:18:19-08:00\" >February 6, 2019<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Are you passionate about preserving the environment? Have you wondered what the heck is an ecological self? And do the principles of Leave No Trace (LNT) still apply if you see the world through the lens of the ecological self? My mind was blown when the topic of ecological self came up in the Minimal Impact Adventuring class I am currently taking here at SOU.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-introduction\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Tom Shaw Blogs\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/tom-shaw-blogs-introduction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/SOU-Master-of-Outdoor-Adventure-and-Expedition-Leadership-Tom-Shaw-Week-1-Featured.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>576<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southern-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-06T16:18:19-08:00\" >2019-02-06 16:18:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-05-20 15:33:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tom Shaw Blogs: An Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-58729 post-loop-6 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-58729 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/oal-spring-immersion-2018-klamath-river-trip\/\"  title=\"OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-1024x423.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-705x291.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover-450x186.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-59253 avia-img-lazy-loading-59253 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU Outdoor Adventure Klamath River Trip Video\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/oal-spring-immersion-2018-klamath-river-trip\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River\">OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-05-25T12:35:43-07:00\" >May 25, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Week four of Spring Immersion found us floating down the Klamath River. While previous weeks involved splitting our cohort into two or three groups for separate adventures, this week involved applying multi-day expedition techniques in the river environment with the entire group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/oal-spring-immersion-2018-klamath-river-trip\/\" aria-label=\"OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River Trip Watch Video\">WATCH VIDEO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/oal-spring-immersion-2018-klamath-river-trip\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Klamath-River-Trip-Video-Cover.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Southern-Oregon-University.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sean Glassford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-05-25T12:35:43-07:00\" >2018-05-25 12:35:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-02-07 09:39:31<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Klamath River<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-58541 post-loop-7 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-58541 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-smith-rock-state-park\/\"  title=\"Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Trip\" ><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Smith-Rock-State-Park-Trip-Video-Cover.webp 1024w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Smith-Rock-State-Park-Trip-Video-Cover-300x124.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Smith-Rock-State-Park-Trip-Video-Cover-768x317.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Smith-Rock-State-Park-Trip-Video-Cover-705x291.webp 705w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/SOU-Outdoor-Adventure-Smith-Rock-State-Park-Trip-Video-Cover-450x186.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"sp-no-webp wp-image-59254 avia-img-lazy-loading-59254 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU Outdoor Adventure Smith Rock State Park Trip Video\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Trip\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-smith-rock-state-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Trip\">Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Trip<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-05-17T15:38:47-07:00\" >May 17, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For week three, we traveled to northern California for sea kayaking and central Oregon for rock climbing. On Shasta Lake, we experimented with self-support human-powered travel as we toured the lake in sea kayaks. In central Oregon, we base-camped on BLM land and explored Smith Rock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-smith-rock-state-park\/\" aria-label=\"OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Watch Video\">WATCH VIDEO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-smith-rock-state-park\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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15:38:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-02-07 09:38:52<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Spring Immersion 2018: Smith Rock State Park Trip<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-57448 post-loop-8 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-57448 post type-post status-publish format-aside has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor-adventure-leadership post_format-post-format-aside\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-bend-and-north-umpqua\/\"  title=\"Spring Immersion 2018: Bend and North 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wp-image-57451 avia-img-lazy-loading-57451 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" alt=\"OAL Spring Immersion 2018 Bend and North Umpqua\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Spring Immersion 2018: Bend and North Umpqua\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-bend-and-north-umpqua\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Spring Immersion 2018: Bend and North Umpqua\">Spring Immersion 2018: Bend and North Umpqua<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-04-23T15:48:21-07:00\" >April 23, 2018<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Adventure Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For week two \u2013 We traveled to Bend, OR, one of the mountain biking meccas of Oregon and practiced base camping skills &#8211; then we traveled to the North Umpqua to practice base camping skills involving kitchen set up and breakdown for a large group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-bend-and-north-umpqua\/\" aria-label=\"OAL Spring Immersion 2018: Bend and North Umpqua Watch Video\">WATCH VIDEO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/spring-immersion-2018-bend-and-north-umpqua\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span 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