Backpack Oregon’s Cascade Mountains
Here’s your chance to get to know the beautiful outdoors that surrounds Lewis & Clark! Wander past waterfalls, narrow canyons, huge old-growth trees, rocky pinnacles, and bubbling streams in this spectacular wilderness area in Oregon’s Cascade Mountain range. This group will be heading to the same area as the “Explore the Temperate Rainforest” trip, but we’ll be backpacking with full packs into the farther reaches of this wilderness, and staying in tents each night. Expect to cover three to ten miles a day on moderate to steep trails, and discover hidden swimming holes, awesome views of the surrounding mountains, and see trees that have been alive for a thousand years.
Trip Details
Arrive by: 11:00am, Wed., Aug. 19, 2020
Return: Tues. evening, Aug. 25, 2020
Cost: Need-based financial aid is applied for those who qualify. For those without financial aid, the full-price cost is $850*
Rigor: 4.5
Check out photos from past trips on flickr: 2019a - 2019b - 2018a - 2018b - 2017a - 2017b - 2016 - 2015 - 2014
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These forms can be completed only after you have received a trip placement email, and are due by Tuesday, June 20th. You will need to log into your L&C Portal to complete these forms.
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These forms can be completed only after you have received a trip placement email, and are due by Tuesday, June 20th. You will need to log into your L&C Portal to complete these forms.
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- Travel Plans & Move Out - due Friday, April 16th
- Waiver - to be signed during your Pre-Trip Meeting
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Review our plans, participant expectations, and procedures for COVID-19 mitigation:
*This price reflects the full cost of the trip before financial aid. If you submitted a FAFSA, the cost to you will be calculated on a need-based sliding scale. Simply check the box regarding financial aid on the New Student Trip Reservation Form. Your financial award will be included in the email with your trip placement.
Plan to add $5/day for vegan, gluten-free, or other specialized diet requests (a vegetarian option is included at no extra charge), medical dietary restrictions exempt.
Not sure about your first backcountry poo? Check out this informative, yet funny video:
Foot care is very important! Learn how to prevent blisters on your trip:
College Outdoors is located in room 239 of Fowler Student Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 188
email outdoors@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7116
fax 503-768-7876
Director Joe Yuska
College Outdoors
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 188
Portland OR 97219