In the last gallery post, we gathered together some of our favorite landscape photographs taken on Deer Hill adventure summer camp programs. This time, we thought we would “zoom in” a little, and focus on some of the smaller things we notice as we travel through the wilderness areas of the Southwest and Costa Rica, …
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Deer Hill landscapes
From desert mesas to mountains, from majestic red rock canyons to gushing mountain streams, and from expansive sheep ranches on the Navajo Nation to the ancient pueblos of Hopi and Zuni, here are just a few of the landscapes you can experience on a Deer Hill program.
read moreAlaska and back on veggie oil
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 …
read moreMore Magic! Remembering DHE
This is a guest post from Allison Dobscha, from Portland, OR, who attended our Wilderness Leadership program this past summer. Thank you to Allison for putting her experience into such lovely words. When people ask me what I did over the summer, my answer seems to change every time. I’m not quite sure how to …
read moreWe're Reading: The Magic of Overnight Camp
“What is it about the summer camp that goes so deep under their skin? What is the magic of camp?” Michael Thompson, Ph.D. and co-author of the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain has recently been exploring the answer to this question in his upcoming book Homesick and Happy. Over time, Thompson has observed that …
read moreWhy 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 …
read moreFeatured Photo: Fun Service
Teen Community Service: Canyon Country 2010 in the process of building a shade arbor at a sustainable ranch in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Photo by the lovely Genevieve Uhl, Deer Hill leader. Top 3 reasons we love this picture: 1. It’s fun Community service has been part of Deer Hill’s teen adventure camps for …
read moreGreen Update: Going Solar
Deer Hill Founder Beverly Capelin (right) and Basecamp Intern Britney Rohrs gather salad greens in the Deer Hill garden earlier this year. A guest post by Deer Hill Founder and Owner Doug Capelin Living, as we do, between the contrasting but equally delicate worlds of the high desert and the high alpine, the footprint that …
read moreSpring 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 …
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