Outdoor Recreation Adventure Trips

Posted by on Monday, February 22, 2016 in Archives, News.

Summer 2016: May 21 -29 (Sat - Sun)

Backpacking, Hiking, and Camping @ Yosemite National Park, CA

Cost: $595 + airfare to and from Sacramento, CA

Sign-up by: Friday, Feb. 26

The Summer adventures continue with the Outdoor Recreation Program and this year-s trip to Yosemite National Park, located in the high sierras of central California. Home to some of the most famous and captivating scenery in the world, we will have a chance to see and explore the impressive granite cliffs and domes, rushing waterfalls, alpine lakes and giant sequoia trees. This trip will include a 4-day backpacking trip and 2.5 days of day hiking. The elevation in the park ranges from around 3,000 feet to 13,000 feet so participants need to be in good shape for this trip. We will mostly be hiking from around 4,000 feet to 7,000 feet in elevation and 6 - 11 miles per day. This will be a trip to remember!

Summer 2016: Aug 6 -14 (Sat - Sun)

Whitewater Rafting, Climbing, and Hiking @ Colorado

Cost: $665 + airfare to and from Denver

Sign-up by: Friday, Feb. 26

This summer, get ready to cross some items off your bucket list! We will meet at Denver International Airport and road trip to experience everything Colorado has to offer. We will start in the famous Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and hike to hidden waterfalls and glacier lakes before doing some rock climbing at Jurassic Park. Then we-re off to hike some 14ers, mountains that are over 14,000ft. To give you some perspective Clingmans Dome, the tallest Mountain in Tennessee, is 6,644ft high. We will hike over two times that high on Pikes Peak (14,114ft) and Mt. Elbert (14,439ft), the tallest mountain in Colorado! To split up these two big ascents we are going to do some whitewater rafting through the Royal Gorge. There we will experience the Arkansas River-s big class IV and V rapids. A hike through Garden of the Gods will be the perfect icing on the cake before heading back to Denver. The majority of this trip will be intermediate day hiking (9-19 miles per hike with elevation) with the addition of rafting and climbing. It-s designed to be a tough but extremely rewarding adventure for experienced hikers, but we will allow enthusiastic beginners to join us on the excursion!

Mar 19 (Sat)

Trail Building @ Bells Bend Park, Nashville TN

Cost: FREE!

Sign-up by: Wednesday, Mar. 2

Pre-Trip Meeting: Wednesday, March 16 at 6:00 pm in the ORC

Bells Bend Park is a relatively new park in Nashville that is being developed as a more natural park, rather than a -ball field park-. This time we will help build a new mountain biking trail in the park. Experienced trail volunteers and equipment will be provided to help us. Lunch is also provided, and hiking afterward is an option. Estimated trip duration: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mar 19 (Sat)

Rappelling @ The Great Stone Door, S.C.S.P., TN

Cost: $33

Sign-up by: Wednesday, Mar. 2

Pre-Trip Meeting: Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 6:00 pm in the ORC

The Stone Door is located in the beautiful South Cumberland State Park, just 120 miles southeast of Nashville. This trip features rappelling; it-s kind of like the opposite of rock climbing. Participants will hike up to the top of the bluff and then rappel down to the bottom. A belay will be used for additional safety. Beginners are welcome and basic instruction will be given. Estimated trip duration: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Mar 26 (Sat)

Hiking @ Virgin Falls State Natural Area, TN

Cost: $23

Sign-up by: Friday, Mar. 18

Pre-Trip Meeting: Tuesday, Mar. 22 at 5:00 pm in the ORC

A hike to Virgin Falls provides one with a day filled with beauty. The moderately difficult 8-mile hike leads to high overlooks and three beautiful waterfalls, including the mysterious Virgin Falls. The water comes up from a sinkhole, travels 100+ feet, falls 110 feet, and then goes into another sinkhole/cave. Estimated trip duration: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm.

The Spring 2016 Adventure Trip Schedule is out!! Look for a flier or go to www.vanderbilt.edu/outrec.

SPRING BREAK RENTALS

You can reserve rental equipment in advance, but you have to pay in full at the time of the reservation. You can pick up reservations or rent gear on either of three days for spring break: Wed. 3/2, Thurs. 3/3 or Friday 3/4. However, the ORC will be closed Mar. 5-13

You can return spring break gear on Mon. 3/14, Tues. 3/15 or Wed. 3/16. Beginning Thursday, Mar. 17 Spring Break Gear that is returned will be considered late.

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TRIP REGISTRATION:

To sign up for an adventure trip online go to www.vanderbilt.edu/outrec. Find the specific type of trip on the Trip Schedule dropdown. Scroll down to the trip and Click link to register for that trip.
You can now pay on-line with a credit card or debit card! If you cannot pay with this method, please contact Linda Rosenkranz at outdoorrec@vanderbilt.edu

For more information about a trip, the climbing wall, kayak workshops or equipment rentals, please e-mail outdoorrec@vanderbilt.edu or call Linda at 615-343-7898.
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Outdoor Recreation Spring Semester Hours: 
 Mon and Fri     12 noon - 6 p.m.

Tue, Wed, and Thu 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

VRWC Climbing Wall Hours:

Mon-Thurs 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.