Essential Elements of Custom Group Programs
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_color=”#4c859b” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” top_padding=”25″ bottom_padding=”25″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Using the many options at hand, we work with group organizers to design a program that matches the kind of experience a group, such as a Waldorf 8th Grade class, high school, community or cultural organization, or a family reunion, is looking to create. Groups range in size from 10 to over 100, and durations vary to accommodate the group’s goals as well as logistical considerations.
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Service in Native American Communities
For over twenty years, Deer Hill Expeditions has been a guest in the Navajo Nation and in Zuni and Hopi Pueblos, supporting projects in these communities with Deer Hill Foundation funds and the help and enthusiasm of the groups we host. In Hopi Pueblo, groups often help the community prepare the plaza for important ceremonies, repair traditional outdoor bread ovens, and have the opportunity to work with Hopi artists. In Zuni Pueblo, groups often help out in the community garden, build and repair bread ovens, and have the opportunity to visit places of cultural and historic significance with Zuni guides to interpret the sites. While the Hopi and Zuni communities are very close-knit, and projects reflect this, our Navajo hosts live in more remote locations, and projects support work on multi-generational family ranches and regional community groups called chapters. All of our service hosts provide opportunities for groups to learn about their history, art and culture.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_color=”#1f414e” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” top_padding=”15″ bottom_padding=”30″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
River Rafting Expeditions
Rafting expeditions are a great way for groups of people with varying degrees of comfort in outdoor activities to explore the wilderness of the Southwest. Groups will splash through Class I – II+ rapids, relax on stretches of flatwater, camp on sandy beaches, make meals together, explore ancient Ancestral Puebloan ruins, and practice Leave No Trace techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to navigate a river using inflatable kayaks, taking a seat on the paddle raft, or even taking the helm on the oar rig. Deer Hill Expeditions guides groups on the San Juan, Colorado, and Green Rivers.
Some options include:
- 3-5 Night Expeditions of the Upper or Lower San Juan River
- 7+ Night Expedition of Desolation and Gray Canyons on the Green River
- Day trip on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah
Outdoor Adventure in Moab
For many outdoor enthusiasts, Moab, Utah is the departure point for a variety of activities. The red rock sandstone offers a stunning backdrop to hundreds of miles of single track mountain biking over legendary slick rock, countless rock climbing routes at all skill levels, and exploratory hiking to natural bridges and rock arches formed by thousands of years of wind and water erosion. The Daily Run on the Colorado River offers an opportunity to cover some river miles in a single day, and all this outdoor recreation means plenty of opportunities for conservation service work to keep our collective impact under control. Custom Group Programs that include outdoor adventure in Moab, typically combine a number of these activities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_color=”#1f414e” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” top_padding=”15″ bottom_padding=”30″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Backpacking Expeditions
Deer Hill Expeditions leads backpacking trips in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness as well as the canyons of southeastern Utah. Field staff teach participants essential and/or technical wilderness skills and Leave No Trace practices while exploring these remote and beautiful landscapes.
Some options include:
- 5-7 Day Expedition, mountaineering and rock climbing in the Weminuche Wilderness
- 7-Day Expedition of Dark Canyon, from ponderosa forest to sandstone canyons
- 6-Day Canyoneering Expedition in Southeast Utah
Costa Rica
Deer Hill Expeditions runs programs every year in Costa Rica in partnership with a local guiding organization to support the classic Deer Hill experience with local knowledge and expertise. A program in Costa Rica could include rafting the world class Pacuare River, surf lessons on the beach, a service project and home stays in a Tico village, or more.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_color=”#1f414e” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” top_padding=”30″ bottom_padding=”15″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Create Your Expedition with Deer Hill
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- Contact the Program Sales Manager by submitting an inquiry
- The Program Sales Manager works with you to design a program for your group
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Service at Deer Hill
Most of Deer Hill’s service projects get you working alongside Hopi, Navajo and Zuni families on projects that they have proposed. Oftentimes, host families will share cultural knowledge, stories, and arts with participants. Other service projects are conservation oriented, and arranged with the US Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management. Service projects in summer expeditions will earn you between 20 and 56 service credit hours.
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Wilderness Adventure
Deer Hill’s programs offer young people a chance to connect with nature in some of the world’s most remarkable landscapes. They also push individuals to overcome challenges and learn new skills to stay safe when enjoying the backcountry. Deer Hill’s wilderness adventures typically include a combination of white water rafting and canoeing, canyoneering, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and backpacking.
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Deer Hill Expeditions was founded in 1984 by Doug and Beverly Capelin, who still own and operate the Mancos, Colorado-based company. Since 2005 Deer Hill has designed custom programs for school and community groups to provide fun, meaningful, and memorable culminating experiences, retreats, and educational expeditions. Deer Hill is accredited by the Association of Experiential Education, and maintains an impeccable safety record.
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