Portland Outdoor Adventure & Wilderness Skills

Upcoming Adult Programs

Eugene 10 day skin on frame kayak building July 18-26
Portland 10 day skin on frame kayak building November 6-16
Make Shoes From Scrap-Leather July 18-19 & 25-26
Wilderness First Responder April 10-19, 2010

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Nature of the Village September 6-12 Overnight

Wilderness Immersion Program

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Kayak Building

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In the black center of the Bering Sea, where color claws the night sky, the Aleutians rise; their rocky coasts bitter with frost. For thousands of years Unangan people have navigated those waters in skin framed boats. In the likeness of seals and whales that rule the water world, they don their boats like a second skin, their frames flexing in a network of ligaments. They are bodies of strength, endurance and integrity. From great depths to the shoreline, join our crew as we explore the shrouded mysteries of the sea. Build your kayak...