FOR SPRING TERM, CASCADES ADVENTURES WILL BE OFFERING VIRTUAL SKILLS CLINICS, INTERVIEWS, ACTIVITIES AND PRACTICING SMALL GROUP, OUTSIDE, SOCIAL DISTANCING.

FOLLOW STEP 1 BELOW TO GAIN ACCESS TO EVENTS. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE

How to Register for a Trip

Step 1. Find a trip below that you want to attend, click the link, and complete the brief registration form.
Step 2. Go to TYKE 110 and pay the fee.
Step 3. Have fun on the trip!

Resources:

The Mountain Rescue Association offers free courses, including Psychological First Aid and other risk management topics in mountain, search & rescue. More info here.

First Friday Float

Join us the first Friday of every month to float the river from River Bend to Drake Park in rafts, tubes and Stand Up Paddleboards! Catch a ride back to campus with Cascades Adventures, or head right downtown for the First Friday Art Walk. Meet on campus at 3:30 p.m.                            

Friday, April 3 CANCELLED

Friday, May 1 TBD

Friday, June 5 TBD

Virtual and Small Group Outdoor Skills Clinic

Topics include:

Wilderness Safety, 10 Essentials: weeks 2

Leave No Trace: week 4

Hiking with Dogs: week 6

Outdoor Cooking: week 8

Wilderness First Aid Kits: week 9

Belay School: week 10

Meet an Adventure Professional

From our own staff and faculty to professionals in the Outdoor world, we'll find out how sports and recreation had an impact on their life and how those experiences helped them develop into who they are today.

Emily McDonald, Admissions Advisor, former OSU-Cascades Alpine Ski Team member: Week 1

Virtual - Nature Writing Series 

We'll povide prompts, you provide the creativity, nature provides the motivation!

Check out our Instagram page for weekly activities.

Begings: Week 2

Concludes with Zoom activity: Week 6

Virtual "Who Done It?"

Participate in the virtual murder mystery. Over the course of 4 weeks, new clues and storylines will be revealed via live Zoom sessions with group interaction. Can you guess. "Who done it"?

Begins: week 5

Conclusion: week 9

 

 

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Small Group Hikes

Join other Bend Beavs for a short hike near campus

Transportation and gear not provided. Social Distancing will be practiced. 

Dates: TBD

Past 2020 Winter Quarter Trips & Events:

  • Winter Quarter Kick Off

  • DISCOUNTED HOODOO TICKETS AND NIGHT SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

  • Participant Coordinator Interest Meetings

  • XC Skiing

  • Snow Play Day

  • Honors College Snowshoe Trip

  • Hot Springs Relaxation Weekend 

  • Winter Clinic- Beacon Scavenger HunT

  • Snowshoeing 101

Contact Us

Recreation Program Coordinator
Julia Conrad
Email
Phone: 541-322-3116
Tykeson Hall 110