Kulning on the Mountain
Mare, Participant
Mare performing “kulning,” a kind of Swedish yodel, on a hike at Earth Mountain....Read More
Rio Grande Semester
West Spanish Peak
Maddie Melton, Participant
Yak of the Week
The Spanish Peaks rise above the desert of southern Colorado, southeast of the rolling Sangre de Cristo range we’ve been circling the past few weeks from our trek in the Rio Grande National Forest, to our time at Mission Wolf, and out to the sand......Read More
The White Van
David Hooper, Participant
Between the fights over the music and Kevin driving too slowly the car rides are interesting to say the least. The terrain and environment around us is largely calm and still. Grand mountains bordering desert, rocks, and trees dominate our line of......Read More
Desert Hack
Mare, Participant
Yak of the Week
Hello, We’ve been chasing the sun the last few days. The winter winds clip close at our heels and bites at my fingertips every morning when I sit to thaw by the fire. It’s a blessing when the sun peaks over the soft heads of the Sangre......Read More
Hello from Lorelei and Rachel!
Lorelei & Rachel, Participant
Hello from Lorelei and Rachel; we are enemies. We are currently at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. This is our third day of our practice X-phase, where the students take initiative to plan and execute this section of our program.......Read More
Charlotte & Sage’s super fun wolf time...
Charlotte & Sage, Participant
Yak of the Week
Hey everyone! Sage and Charlotte here. We just concluded our stay here at Mission:Wolf. It’s been an incredible 10 days filled with lots of fencing and landscape work, immigration and political discussions, movie nights and sunset hacky sack......Read More
Wrapping up our Mission Wolf Time
RGS Crew, Participant
We’re nearing the end of our time here at Mission Wolf. Our mornings have been filled with work projects around the sanctuary while our afternoons have focused on instructor and student led lessons. Here are some photos from our visit to Tracy’s......Read More
Howlin with the wolves
Charlotte & Sage, Participant
Hey everyone, Sage and Charlotte here, checking in from Mission Wolf! We’ve been here for 5 whole days! Time is flying by. During the mornings, we’ve spent time fixing wolf enclosures, gathering firewood for the winter, helping with sign......Read More
Where There Be Wolves
Instructor Team, Participant
Picture of the Week
Wolves, much like horses, are hyper sensitive to the energy we give off. After being trained by Kent the director of Mission Wolf we were able to meet face to face with a couple specially trained wolves. Our 10 days here at Mission Wolf are all about tuning into how our verbal and nonverbal communication affects ourselves, each other and our animal friends.
Nights in Tents
Instructor Team, Instructor
Yak of the Week
Last night, I fell asleep in my tent to the sound of dozens of wolves howling just hundreds of feet away in their enclosures at the Mission: Wolf sanctuary. Earlier in the day, we watched them devour pounds of raw meat in one of their twice-weekly......Read More
La Garita Trek
Char and Sage, Participant
Hi friends and family!!! Sage (Ethan) and Charlotte here! After gallivanting through the alpine forests of the La Garita Mountain Range of the Rio Grande National Forest, we have arrived in beautiful Buena Vista Colorado. As we rest and recharge in......Read More
Group in route to Buena Vista!
Aaron, Dragons Admin
Hi Everyone, The group successfully finished their trek last night and camped at the trailhead located about 2 hours from the nearest town of Saguache, CO. After only being available via SAT phone this past week, they returned to phone service this......Read More
Boulder time and trekking updates
Aaron, Dragons Admin
Dear Family and Friends, The group is now making their way by foot through the La Garita Wilderness area, near the headwaters of the Rio Grande. We have been receiving satellite phone updates from the instructors as they make their way over......Read More