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Volume CXXXIII, Number 17 |
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BOC Notebook: Spring Break adventures previewed
ELLIOT JACOBS
COLUMNIST
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| Will Stetler '04 on Mt. Adams, ready for the end of winter and the start of warmer weather. (Courtesy of Bowdoin Outing Club) |
Ah, spring!-that magical time of year when a young person's fancy turns to binge drinking. But before you take that fateful trip to Tijuana, there is still another week of school left, and, with it, the opportunity to atone in advance for the sins of Spring Break. Unless, of course, you were one of the lucky people to sign up for the BOC Spring Break trips when I told you about them four months ago, in which case your Spring Break is going to be cheap, fun, and won't end with a court date or a sheepish trip to the doctor.
The BOC has three truly amazing trips going out over break. First of all, two trips are heading out to Utah's Canyonlands for a week of backpacking in one of the driest, most gorgeous places in the world. These trips-led by Kazia Jankowski and Big Jeff Tillinghast and by Sarah "Ranger" Fick and Marcus Pearson-are sure to be the perfect way to spend your vacation. Hiking in the sun, relaxing at camp, and admiring what environmentalist Edward Abbey calls "the most beautiful place on earth."
The other trip is a backcountry hut ski trip, led by Jeremy Katzen, Callie Gates, Matt O'Donnell, and BOC assistant director Stacy Linehan, and will sample the snow in the Sierra Mountains of Nevada. They got four feet of fresh powder last week, so I think that pretty much guarantees that the telemark skiers will get their fill of skiing the deep stuff. During the night, the skiers will relax in heated huts watching re-runs of great shows from the 70's, which are all on tape. Truly, this trip sounds like a magical experience. If any of these trips interest you, you should hold your head in your hands and cry, because it is way, way, too late to go. The only good that can come of your sadness is that perhaps in the future you will read my column more closely, or read the BOC emails that I constantly send you without deleting them.
"But wait a minute, Elliot," I hear you ask, "What are you doing for Spring Break? Is there no way that we can have a meaningful experience in the outdoors without the BOC?"
Well, let me tell you, just because the Outing Club trips are full does not mean that you can't go have your own adventure. For example, BOC co-president Jeff Cook and I are taking a road trip down to New York-the Big Apple!-where we've booked tickets for nine straight nights to watch the musical Cats on Broadway. I can hardly contain myself-the songs, the spectacle! But I digress.
Yes, there are tons of adventures that can be had in any state, and if you are looking for resources for your own trips, feel free to stop by the OLC to talk with Mike, Stacy, or any of the officers about Spring Break trips in your area.
Lastly, I know that many of you already have Spring Break adventures planned. Remember to take lots of pictures of your trips so they can be shown in the second annual BOC slideshow. When you get back, get your slide film or digital pictures sent to Peter Schoene. He'll get them in the show and we can enjoy everyone else's cool trips together. There will be a prize for most bad-ass picture (which, we remember, went last year to the picture of Callie Gates fighting a badger) so be sure to bring along your film and get your pictures to Peter.
That's all for now-good luck with this last week, and have fun and be safe on your Spring Break trip. Also, don't forget about today's Anna Levesque Common Hour at 12:30 p.m.!
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