- Location: WKU Natatorium
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Does whitewater tickle your fancy? You’re in luck! ORAC is offering a step by step, hands on clinic in the Preston Center Natatorium on how to roll you kayak. Over the course of these two clinics you will learn the fundamentals of how to safely roll a kayak. ORAC will supply whitewater kayaks, spray skirts, paddles, PFD’s and helmets.
Prior registration is required.
Sign up & attend this event to receive a special discount to College Outside
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
Follow the instructions below
1. Go to https://online.spectrumng.net/wku (it will open a new window!)
2. Click "Do not have login" (you will need to make an account!)
3. Enter your 800# (or 500# if a Preston Only Member) for the Member Number (even if you do not have a current membership!)
4. Choose a username and password for your online account with us.
5. Once you have an account set up, click the Home Icon in the top left (the picture, not the actual home letters)
6. Click on Program Registration in the middle of the page!
7. Select ‘ORAC’
8. Select the trip or skill clinic you want!
9. Add to Cart
10. Continue to Cart
11. This should take you to the Payment Summary Screen. Enter your payment info and hit Submit Payment.
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- Location: Lost River Cave
- Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: FREE
Depart: Saturday, September 28 @ 10:00 AM
Return: Sunday, September 29 @ 2:00 PM
Drive time: 5 – 10 minutes
Included: dog treats for your pup & waste bags!
Learn the ins and outs of hiking with your dog and enjoy some special treats! If you like to hike and want to bring your furry pal with you, then you and your pup are destined to be great trail buddies! But, especially at first, your pet is a hiking companion who’s going to need a lot of care and attention. We’re here to help you navigate that and make sure you both have a great time on the trails! Meet us at the bridge at Lost River Cave to explore the trials and meet fellow dog-loving friends, join in afterward with a visit to the local Bark Park!
*Pre-registration is required
Sign up & attend this trip to receive a special discount to College Outside
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
Follow the instructions below
1. Go to https://online.spectrumng.net/wku (it will open a new window!)
2. Click "Do not have login" (you will need to make an account!)
3. Enter your 800# (or 500# if a Preston Only Member) for the Member Number (even if you do not have a current membership!)
4. Choose a username and password for your online account with us.
5. Once you have an account set up, click the Home Icon in the top left (the picture, not the actual home letters)
6. Click on Program Registration in the middle of the page!
7. Select ‘ORAC’
8. Select the trip or skill clinic you want!
9. Add to Cart
10. Continue to Cart
11. This should take you to the Payment Summary Screen. Enter your payment info and hit Submit Payment.
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- Location: Reliance, TN
- Time: All Day
Cost: $55 Student | $65 Guest
Depart: Saturday, September 28 @ 7:00 am
Return time: Sunday, September 29 @ 9:00 pm
Drive time: 4.5 hours
Pre-trip meeting: Tuesday, September 24 @ 8:00 PM
Included: Jackson Zen Whitewater kayak, helmets, spray skit, lifejacket, camping, transportation & guide down the rapids
Not included: Nose plugs, splash jackets or water clothes
Put on your paddling clothes and guide your way down 5.8 miles of the Hiwassee River nestled deep into forested hillsides and pastoral river bottoms. The Hiwassee River Gorge offers Class I-III rapids suitable for all levels of paddling in a beautiful mountain setting. On this overnight trip with ORAC experience exploring a new area and an introduction to whitewater kayaking while escaping the heat in the cool waters of the Hiwassee. This trip will have a chance to run the Hiwassee twice before heading back to campus Sunday.
Tentative Trip Itinerary
Day 1
- Head out on a beautiful drive the wild Hiwassee
- Arrive at the river put in
- Paddle school & safety brief
- Power through some awesome rapids
- Load up boats
- Head to camp
- Enjoy a fire & s' mores
Day 2
- Have a great breakfast
- Pack up camp
- Arrive at the river put in
- Paddle school & safety brief
- Power through some awesome rapids
- Load up boats
- Head back to WKU
*All trips are subject to change due to weather, permitting and staffing
Sign up & attend this trip to receive a special discount to College Outside
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
Follow the instructions below
1. Go to https://online.spectrumng.net/wku (it will open a new window!)
2. Click "Do not have login" (you will need to make an account!)
3. Enter your 800# (or 500# if a Preston Only Member) for the Member Number (even if you do not have a current membership!)
4. Choose a username and password for your online account with us.
5. Once you have an account set up, click the Home Icon in the top left (the picture, not the actual home letters)
6. Click on Program Registration in the middle of the page!
7. Select ‘ORAC’
8. Select the trip or skill clinic you want!
9. Add to Cart
10. Continue to Cart
11. This should take you to the Payment Summary Screen. Enter your payment info and hit Submit Payment.
12. BAMM You're registered for a trip
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