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Semester in the Pacific Northwest: You'll experience things few other semesters at NOLS offer, including taking the helm of a 36-foot sailboat in British Columbia waters.
Photo: Alan Neilson
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NOLS
Pacific Northwest Facts Year Founded: 1971
Operating Season: May-Dec.
Location: Conway, Washington
In-town Staff: 10
Skills offered: Backpacking, Sea
Kayaking, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing, Coastal Sailing |
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Forest and ocean. Glacier and river. Heather and pine. This is the Pacific Northwest, with its temperate rain forests, its stunning ice-covered volcanoes, its hidden bays and coves. Here you’ll find jagged, glacier-carved mountains and valleys, cascading streams, and lush old- growth forests. Home to bald eagles, black bears, mountain goats, elk, porpoises and whales, this will be your classroom for an all-too-brief time.
The Pacific Northwest is the birthplace of the outdoor industry and NOLS has been the region’s outdoor education pioneer for almost 35 years. Our state-of-the-art facilities in Conway, Washington, set on 30 acres of meadows and magnificent trees, were built in 1991 and specifically designed to support NOLS educational expeditions. Just an hour north of Seattle, NOLS Pacific Northwest is easily one of the most convenient NOLS locations to reach.
We’ll outfit you with everything you’ll need for an expedition into spectacular backcountry, from Oregon to British Columbia. Whatever your method of exploration—sea kayaking, rock climbing, glacier mountaineering, backpacking, sailing—you’ll be in for the experience of a lifetime.
NOLS Pacific Northwest offers a wide variety of course options and specializes in courses for educators. The Trip Leader course and 24- and 31-day Outdoor Educator courses that feature backcountry travel, glacier travel and rock climbing are truly signatures of NOLS Pacific Northwest.
This is a place that we know well—and you will, too. We’ll teach you how to camp without leaving an impact, how to cook a tasty meal over a camp stove and work as part of a team to explore the rugged Pacific Northwest.
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