Then & Now
In 1894, a group of Willamette faculty and students journeyed several days by wagon from campus to visit Mount Hood. According to a Collegian article detailing the expedition, the travelers aimed to “experience the sensation of sleeping in a forest, under the open sky, like a true child of nature.” More than a century later, a new batch of intrepid explorers drove a couple of hours east of campus in a van — and the rain — to hike the forest trails of Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area. The trip was organized by the university’s student-run Outdoor Program, now celebrating its 10th year of helping Bearcats discover the thrills of activities such as kayaking, camping, horse-riding and rock climbing.
1894
2015
Generations of Willamette students come and go, but the timeless beauty of the Pacific Northwest endures — and beckons.
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