It's a PYB tradition - every summer, we gather up the students and take a short drive out of town for the day. In past years PYB students have rafted the Deschutes river, visited the Oregon coast, or hiked in the Mt. Hood wilderness.
This year we revisited a favorite hike in the Columbia Gorge, a couple of miles up the Eagle Creek trail to Punchbowl Falls. Eagle Creek is a gorgeous and exhilarating hike, with plenty of waterfalls and trailside dropoffs that demand you pay attention to your surroundings.
Students and staff had a great time hiking together in the summer heat. One student, who had never gone hiking before, remarked that it felt like a vacation from all the concerns he had to deal with in the "real world." It's amazing what a few hours spent out of town, walking in the forest, will do.
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