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Backpacking the Vilcabamba Valley to Machu Picchu Alumni Trip: Inaugural Trip Reflection
An Interview with Kellsie Forbes, NOLS Alumni Trips Manager Where did the idea to create an alumni trip to explore the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu come from? Jorge Anhalzer, a NOLS instructor from Ecuador, and his friend Sam Husley, a NOLS instructor who lives in Peru, proposed it last year. It’s such a spectacular place. Most of our alumni…
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NOLS MythCrushers Episode 1: Fish Eyes
Fish eyes are the bubbles rising from the bottom of the pot as water is heated. Some people believe this…
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Pizza & Calzone Recipe – A NOLS Cookery Classic
...Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar and salt. Add flour and mix to make stiff dough. Oil a fry…
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A Winter Wonderland
A Winter Wonderland
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Final Exams
Final Exams
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Know Your Knots – The Trucker’s Hitch
The trucker's hitch is a great thing to have in your quiver of tricks. It's often the first knot we…
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Chili Cook Off Results, Zombie Plan Competition Announced
Chili Cook Off Results, Zombie Plan Competition Announced
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What happens in Vegas…
What happens in Vegas...
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NOLS Alum to Denmark as part of SustainUS
NOLS Alum to Denmark as part of SustainUS
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A-OK at the KOA
A-OK at the KOA
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