Students will hike and backpack on their own. You can meet people and go as groups. You can hike inside or outside the national park. Participants will plan their own trips within the park but you will likely need a permit, so you might want to check this out in advance. You will have the opportunity to meet people during the first few days of instruction.
Travel
Students are responsible for their own travel and expenses to and from Springdale, Utah.
People would like to carpool down from Salt Lake City or other locations. You might also have questions about who you could hike with, or where you are going to hike, etc. Since we cannot give out email addresses, we will send an email to all students (blinded) and you can respond that way. This will happen the months before the course.
Equipment List for Hiking
There are numerous lists of things to bring on backpacking and hiking trips. To help you with planning here is a link to a site that will help you plan.