Articles in the ‘Leaders’ Category

DH Staff to Ski the Sacred Headwaters

The Sacred Headwaters In March, Deer Hill field staff member Trevor Cobb will undertake an expedition to the far northern reaches of British Columbia, in an expedition to raise awareness about the plight of the Sacred Headwaters, a million-acre wilderness under threat of development for energy and mineral extraction. Trevor joined Deer Hill last …

Staff Gallery 2011

We looked through thousands of pictures from this summer to come up with this gallery of our 2011 field staff in action. From canyon floor, to mountain top, from ice-cold lakes to parched reservation land, they provided memorable, meaningful, and above all, fun, experiences for our participants. We miss every individual, and wish we could …

Alaska and back on veggie oil

This is a guest post from Emily Capelin, daughter of Doug and Beverly, the Founders and owners of Deer Hill. Now 24, Emily grew up at Deer Hill, and has been a well-loved member of our field staff for several years now. Here she describes a trip she made to Alaska in a truck fueled …

Alumni: New Field Apprentice Program

For those of you who have been on a Deer Hill Expeditions (DHE) course before, are interested in facilitating similar experiences for others and are looking to gain the experience and education you need to work as an outdoor leader, we have an exciting new option for you. This summer, Deer Hill Expeditions will be …

Why Run the River?

Teen participants on our Southwest Journey 2010 adventure relax together as the sun goes down on the final campsite on their 87-mile Green River trip. Gray Canyon of the Green River, Utah. This is a guest post from Cecil Goodman, a Deer Hill alum and long time leader. Enjoy her reflections on the river expedition …

Spring Renewal with AEE

Deer Hill Expeditions was first accredited by the Association of Experiential Education in 2001, and conducted their first continuing accreditation review in 2004. This second re-accreditation review was conducted by Shawn Tierney, Bob Stremba and Simon Priest in June, 2010. Having reviewed Deer Hill groups in the field during the last reaccreditation, the review team …

Your Brain on Nature

Participants relax on our Ancient Pathways adventure summer camp 2010, rafting past “Tiger Wall” on the upper stretch of the San Juan River. This is a guest post by Deer Hill Program Leader, Lexi Tuddenham. When we arrive with our students at Deer Hill Basecamp, we pause for a moment at the end of the …

Staff Training 2010

Deer Hill’s staff development program is always a rewarding event. Usually the only moment when so many of our field staff are in the same place at the same time, this in-the-field training provides an opportunity for idea-sharing, skill-sharpening as well as the establishment of new friendships and the renewal of old ones. This year’s …

Featured Photo: Mule Ear

This photo, taken during Staff Training for our summer programs, shows some of the dramatic geology surrounding the San Juan River in Southeastern Utah. To begin the day’s leadership exercise, the group of new and returning field leaders hiked over this sandstone bulge and onto the rugged Mule’s Ear “diatreme” in the background. We were …

We're Reading: Tao of Leadership

John Heider’s adaptation of the Tao Te Ching adapts Lao Tzu’s writings relevant to the lives of anybody who finds themselves in the position of leader. Heider takes Tao ideas of “How Things Work” and finds lessons about issues central to leadership: ego, conflict, teaching, intervention, listening, creativity, success and failure. Heider lays out the …