Jawbone Flats is the perfect base camp for any sort of outdoor adventure. Our science instructors take the summer “off” and become backpacking instructors. They have an intimate knowledge of the entire watershed, and have waited all year to share the whole wilderness, not just around Jawbone Flats, with eager kids. No longer restricted by our cabins, carry your home on your back and experience the wilderness as it is meant to be. We’ll venture to untouched micro-habitats while sharpening our backpacking skills and learning proper field science habits. Each expedition focuses on different aspects of the watershed, and is guaranteed to test and improve your backcountry travel skills in all aspects.
This year we are proud to offer Opal Creek Expeditions: Beyond the Gate. These trips spend one day in Jawbone, becoming familiar with our Ancient Forest, then venture into the strange world east of the Pacific Crest. Beyond the Gate Expeditions in 2012 will focus on the Blue Mountains bioregion, this year, venturing into deep canyons, peculiar rock formations, and Ponderosa Pine plateaus.
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All Opal Creek Expeditions follow leave no trace principles and maintain a staff to student ratio of 1:5. Our instructors are all WFR certified and trained extensively to be prepared for any backcountry medical emergencies.
A complete gear list will be sent on registration. If there are items you do not already own, REI rents equipment at several locations.
