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Y2Y - Road Trip

Utah Highway

Your 2nd Year Road Trip

If you have participated in a track, you can apply for the end of year road trip to Southern Utah led by the IRC and Office of Experiential Learning.

OBJECTIVE: The trip will expose you to life beyond the east coast, life beyond the inner city, life beyond the familiar realms of your personal experience. You will be challenged to consider your place as a citizen and change agent in American society. You will be invited to reflect on your connection to the environment and develop a sense of ownership and responsibility of the natural world.

Critical Reflection, Personal Implications

Students will travel to a region rich with indigenous history, unusual wildlife, geographical phenomena and far-reaching skies. Southern Utah is home to five national parks, and numerous national historic sites and monuments.

Each night, students will be expected to reflect on their experience through guided journaling. They will consider how their wilderness experience informs and will shape their life decisions.

Southern Utah is known to outdoor enthusiasts as nature's playground. It offers endless possibilities for learning.

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Training Clinics

When heading into any wilderness area, preparation is key.

Accepted students will prepare by attending training sessions on topics ranging from: camping skills to desert wildlife, outdoor safety & common sense to altitude, and more.

Meeting Dates	Discussion Topic	Presentations
February 11	Trip Overview	Give out Trip Itinerary and Review, Give out Equipment List, Talk about Goals, Assign Canyons for Presentations
February 25	Desert Geography	Canyon 1 Presentation, What is a Desert?
March 31	Camping in the Backcountry	Canyon 2 Presentation, Discuss What to Bring for the AT Trip, Basic Backcountry Camping
April 7	Health and Safety	Canyon 3 Presentation, Desert Dangers (Health and Safety)
April 14	Ethics of the Outdoors	Canyon 4 Presentation, LNT (Leave No Trace)
April 21	Desert Life	Canyon 5 Presentation, Desert Flora and Fauna, ect.
May 19-May 31	Utah Trip	Utah Here We Come!!!

Students will lead presentations on the following areas to be visited:

Canyon 1 Presentation	Moab/ Arches National Park/ Negro Bill Canyon/ Capitol Reef National Park (2 people)
Canyon 2 Presentation	Little Wild Horse Canyon/ Goblin Valley State Park/ Canyonlands National Park (1 person)
Canyon 3 Presentation	Calf Creek Falls/ Escalante River and St. Park/ Spooky Gulch/ Brimstone Gulch/ Peek-a-Boo Gulch (2 people)
Canyon 4 Presentation	Buckskin Gulch/ Grand Canyon North Rim/ Zion National Park (1 person)
Canyon 5 Presentation	Antelope Island/ Salt Lake City (1 person)

Students will also participate in an overnight backpacking trip in the local area.

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