Meet the staff

Welcome to Outdoor Endeavors 2008!

Outdoor Endeavors is an outdoor adventure program offering both teen trips for those12-17 years of age, and custom adventures; you name it, you got it. Our base camp is located in Wisconsin but our programs have taken us all over the United States. We offer a wide variety of activities including: backpacking, canoeing, climbing, water sports, kayaking, mountain biking, and whitewater rafting. Each of these activities is used as a means to help those involved learn more about themselves, others, and to instill an appreciation for this beautiful world we live in.

Offering custom trips, OE brings our aspirations to business groups, families, groups of friends sharing the same interests, and organizations looking for a fun summer trip. Our participants have the opportunity to make new or deepen friendships, and gain confidence through accomplishing the goals set for each activity, as well as learning teamwork and communication skills as they negotiate the trails, rivers, or waterways. They also gain independence, as they take on the responsibilities of living in an outdoor environment.

The Outdoor Endeavors program has simple goals. To help people enjoy the outdoor setting, have fun, be challenged, and be safe. It’s the sense of sharing the adventure with friends that really makes these trips fulfilling and rewarding. Sharing the adventure creates lasting friendships and memories in our minds and hearts.

Our selection of trips is balanced to suit the degree of challenge you or your teenager may be looking for. Each summer, we strive to provide a wide range of activities with our trip schedule. We believe that a positive attitude, that is, the will and desire to go, is the best determinant of success.

Whichever trip you choose to participate in, our talented and caring staff will be right there by your side to encourage, support, teach, and share the adventure with you. Please take a few minutes to look over the booklet and application, which lists our trips for the upcoming summer. If the program sounds interesting and could be a match for the type of experience you are looking for, please let us know. You can find more information at our website, www.outdoorendeavors.org. Also, please call or email if you have any questions.

I hope you will be able to join us next summer for the adventure experience not to be forgotten!

Thank you,

James R. Wick                      Jon W. Wick

Director                                              Adventure Director