Outdoor Adventures trips include California surfing, Grand Canyon backpacking

UNL students enjoy the view from their Yuma Point campsite in Grand Canyon National Park.
UNL students enjoy the view from their Yuma Point campsite in Grand Canyon National Park.

Registration is now open for the 12 adventure trips being offered in spring and summer 2012 with UNL Outdoor Adventures. One-, two-, four-, seven-, or nine-day trips with skis, surfboards, backpacks, canoes, and bikes are being offered. No previous outdoor experience is required. Open to UNL students, faculty, staff and the public.

Trained guides lead every trip and help prepare individuals beforehand for the adventure they will experience. Unless otherwise noted, trip prices include all technical gear, transportation, trip insurance, permits, and meals. Participants provide clothes, footwear, and personal items.

Early registration is encouraged because trips have limited enrollment. Payment plans are available for select trips. Sign up online at http://crec.unl.edu/outdoor, or visit the Outdoor Gear and Bike Shop in the Campus Rec Center. For more information, call 402-472-4777.

Adventure trips offered in the spring and summer that have space available are:

— Rio Grande Canoeing, March 16-24, $495/$545

— Never Summer Yurts Cross-Country Ski Tour, March 17-20, $345/$365

— California Surfing, March 17-23, $425/$465 + transportation

— Canyonlands NP Backpacking, March 17-24, $455/$495

— Elkhorn River Canoe and Kayak, April 7, $35/$45

— Stagecoach Lake Overnight Bike Tour, April 13-14, $35/$45

— Niobrara River Canoe and Kayak, April 20-22, $95/$105

— Blue Mounds Rock Climbing, April 20-22, $95/$105

— Grand Canyon NP Backpacking, May 5-13, $495/$545

— San Juan Skyway Loop Bike Tour, June 23-30, cost TBA

— Bighorn Mountains Backpacking, July 28-Aug. 4, $455/$495