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New Student Trips

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Portland Based New Student Trip Options

Creative PDX NST

Creative PDX: Exploring the Arts in Portland

   Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Explore your new home through the arts

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Outdoor Adventure New Student Trip Options

Backpack the Wallowa Mountains

   Tuesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Hike through the jagged granite mountains of Eastern Oregon, complete with alpine lakes, glacier-carved valleys, and lush meadows

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Backpack the Oregon Coast

   Thursday, Aug. 22 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Hike along the majestic Oregon Coast, and play on massive sand dunes

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Backpack Mt. St. Helens

   Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Explore alpine vistas and patches of old growth forest that survived the 1980 eruption of this iconic volcano

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Raft the Deschutes River

   Tuesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Relax while floating a river with desert canyon views, with intermittent exciting whitewater rapids

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Hike & Paddle Oregon’s Alps

   Tuesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Hike and paddle in the breathtaking Wallowa Mountains, known as “Oregon’s Swiss Alps”

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Coastal lagoon kayaking

Hike & Kayak Coastal Oregon

   Thursday, Aug. 22 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Explore coastal landscapes by land and water

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Hike & Surf the Oregon Coast

   Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Hike lush forest trails to beaches and bluffs, and spend two days learning to surf

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Hike & Stand-Up Paddleboard the Oregon Coast

   Thursday, Aug. 22 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Hike coastal trails, jump and frolic on sand dunes, and learn to Stand-Up Paddleboard on sparkling lakes.

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Pride OUTside: Explore the Oregon Coast

   Thursday, Aug. 22 - Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
Join other Trans* new students on a trip to the Oregon Coast.

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