Wilderness Adventures

2027 TRIP LEADER APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
It's an exciting day here at the Wilderness Adventures office. Spots are limited, so we encourage you to submit your applications as soon as possible!

Click the link below to learn more and apply today!

https://www.wildernessadventures.com/trip-leader/

Got your eyes set on one of our 2027 adventures? 👀 Enroll by 10/1 to save up to $750 on tuition! Spots are filling fast in some of our trips – don't miss out!⁠
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https://www.wildernessadventures.com/2027-trip-list/

Big shoutout to our fall trip leaders and the students and staff at Jackson Hole Community School for an amazing week of backpacking in Wyoming! 🌟 This is such a special way to kick off the new school year and we are so grateful to be a part of it.

There are incredible places at WA.⁠
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But places don’t make a great trip by themselves.⁠
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People do.⁠
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Our Trip Leaders teach skills, make hard decisions, build community, and know when a student needs encouragement—or is ready to step up.⁠
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To our 2026 Leaders: thank you for helping young people do something wild.⁠
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Students and families: share a leader memory below.⁠
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There’s just ONE DAY LEFT to help us reach our goal and give more kids the chance to explore, grow, and thrive at camp. THANK YOU! Your generosity this Old Bill’s season has been incredible, and we’re not done yet.

📅 Deadline: Sept. 18
💛 Donate now: https://www.oldbills.org/donate

As a high school student, Lydia chose a Wilderness Adventures trip to Yellowstone over another summer of volleyball camp. She signed up in September, and suddenly had an entire school year to prepare for something completely different.

Years later, that experience is part of what brought her back to Wilderness Adventures as our Admissions and Community Engagement Manager.

Check out our newest blog to read more from Lydia and hear how the months leading up to summer are an important part of the adventure itself!

https://www.wildernessadventures.com/blog/the-adventure-starts-before-camp/

One more Photo Contest highlight for your week! 📸 Check out our Honorable Mention winners.

💫 Penny on The Rockies
💫 Josephine on Dolomites
💫 Piper on Yellowstone Explorer
💫 Molly on Alaska Southcentral
💫 Brendan on Wild Teton

That’s a wrap on our 2026 Photo, Video, and Art Contest. Thank you to everyone who participated!! See you again next year!

Check out our 2026 Art Contest winners! Keep your eyes peeled for the 1st place artwork on a limited edition WA sticker this spring…

🌟 1st Place: Caroline on Teton Crest
⭐️ 2nd Place: Taylor on on Yellowstone Explorer
✨️ 3rd Place: Albert on Pacific Northwest Explorer

We’ve got a few Honorable Mention Photo Contest winners to share with you tomorrow, too!

Check out our 2026 Video Contest winners! It was so fun to see your adventures through the lens of your cameras and vlogs. Here are some snippets of the top three Video Contest winners...

🌟 1st Place: Jacob on California Explorer
⭐️ 2nd Place: Lucy on Alaska Southeast
✨️ 3rd Place: Caroline on Australia

Stay tuned for our Art Contest winners later this week!

Check out our 2026 Photo Contest winners! We had some awesome submissions come through this year, but here are the top three...

🌟 1st Place: Sarah Catherine on Alps & Pyrenees
⭐️ 2nd Place: Matthew on Grand Teton
✨️ 3rd Place: Webb on Gates of the Arctic

Stay tuned for our Video and Art Contest winners later this week!