Second Baptist Wilderness Expedition

On March 11th the first NOLS Pro course of the season left NOLS Southwest for the Galiuros.  NOLS Pro creates custom courses for schools, corporations, even NASA and the ARMY.  This particular group was from Second Baptist High School of Houston, Texas.  The students chose the NOLS course to fill a two week interim term, and will receive credit at school for thir participation in the course.  The group was composed of 12 high school aged students and 2 chaperones who teach at the high school, the course was led by 3 NOLS instructors Scott Christy, Jenny Hawke, and Buddy Gurnari. 

Below Katie LeVrier is all smiles after packing her pack on departure day.