Sea Kayaking Baja

Los Cabos Baja Sur peaceful and artistic vacation rental. Private accommodations for up to 6. Views to Sea of Cortez, snorkeling, tennis, kayaking and relaxation. 1 hour from Los Cabos Airport.

Kayaking in the Baja is a great experience. You can do it through a tour operator, and sometimes you can find good rentals. This article talks about one of our experiences renting in the Sea of Cortez, and one of the gifts that came as a result.

Affiliates - The National Geographic Store Affiliate Program is having a HUGE Holiday contest. The grand prize is an 8 Day All Expenses Paid Trip for Two to Baja and a Cruise on the Sea of Cortez! The trip includes whale watching from the deck of the cruise ship, kayaking at Isla Carmen and snorkeling among the reef fish.

The National Outdoor Leadership School ( NOLS ), is a non-profit outdoor education school based in the United States dedicated to teaching environmental ethics, technical outdoor skills, safety and judgment, and leadership on extended wilderness expeditions. The NOLS mission is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. NOLS runs courses on five continents, and has courses for almost all wilderness environments and for almost any age group. Skills taught on NOLS courses include backpacking, canoeing, whitewater kayaking, caving, rock climbing, fly fishing, horse-packing, sea kayaking, mountaineering, rafting, sailing, skiing, and snowboarding. NOLS has trained more than 120,000 students. College credit is available for all courses, through either the University of Utah or Central Wyoming College. NOLS also has direct credit agreements with many colleges and universities.

History

NOLS was founded in 1965 by Paul Petzoldt, a world-famous mountaineer and a member of the Army's 10th Mountain Division. Petzoldt was also an early Outward Bound Chief Instructor.

The first facility opened at Sinks Canyon, Wyoming. In 1971 the administrative offices were moved to Lander, Wyoming, where NOLS is still based today. NOLS also has facilities in Alaska, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Yukon Territory, Baffin Island, Scandinavia, Brazil and India.

NOLS grew enormously during the 1970s due to the publicity gained by an appearance on NBC's Alcoa Hour in an episode entitled "30 Days to Survival" which followed a NOLS course through the Wind River Range. The school's focus became more ecological; conservation and preservation began to rank with leadership training in terms of emphasis. During the 1980s, NOLS continued to evolve, working on increasing the professionalism of its staff and increasing the range of courses. This is when they helped create the U.S. Leave No Trace program. In 1999, NOLS acquired the Wilderness Medicine Institute, one of the nation's foremost trainers of wilderness medicine.

NOLS Professional Training, a branch of the school aimed at offering portions of the school's curriculum on custom-designed courses, was founded in 1999 as well. Clients of NOLS Pro include NASA, the Wharton School, the United States Naval Academy, the National Park Service, Woodberry Forest School, Fidelity Bank & Trust, Google, Timbuk2 and the International Sustainable Development Institute.

NOLS celebrated its 40th anniversary in October 2005, with a gathering of alumni, faculty and staff in Lander. The celebration also marked the groundbreaking of the renovation of NOLS' student dormitory in Lander, the historic Noble Hotel. The school has gone from 100 students in 1965 to more than 120,000 graduates by 2008.

In August 2004 NOLS launched a tour of a bus run on RVO, or Recycled Vegetable Oil (a type of biofuel), to travel the nation promoting the school, leadership, and renewable energy. As of fall 2006, the bus had traveled to all of the 48 contiguous states and had just entered into a partnership with Stonyfield Farm.

Current offerings

Alaska

The main NOLS Alaska branch is located in Palmer, Alaska, in a region known as the Matanuska Valley. It was founded in 1971. There are also operations bases in Fairbanks and Petersburg. Courses are offered in backpacking, sea kayaking, rafting, mountaineering, and canoeing.

Australia

Founded in 1996, the NOLS Australia branch is located in the town of Broome in Western Australia. Courses are offered in backpacking, sea kayaking, and canoeing. Most courses stay in northwestern Australia, and sometimes mingling with local Aboriginal groups.

Baffin Island

Courses of NOLS Baffin Island are focused on appreciation of native Inuit and their way of life. NOLS advertises trips in this region to be especially remote and rugged.

Brazil

A semester-long study is available in Brazil. The 80-day course consists of backpacking, canoeing in the tributaries of the Amazon River, and cultural experiences with the people of the area. Special emphasis is put on wilderness first aid, as well as appreciation of the immense biodiversity of the Amazon region.

India

NOLS India began offering courses out of Ranikhet in 1991. Courses are available in backpacking, mountaineering, whitewater rafting, and advanced wilderness first aid. Courses hike form village to village in rural regions, with at least one native Indian instructor. Emphasis is placed on the cultures of the people in the area.

Mexico

The branch known as NOLS Mexico was founded in 1971, and is based out of Coyote Bay, near Mulegé on the Baja California Sur, or the southern Baja California peninsula. Courses are available in sea kayaking, sailing, and backpacking, and are advertised as crossing a diverse range of geography.

New Zealand

NOLS New Zealand was founded in 2003, and is based out of Christchurch. Courses are available in backpacking, sea kayaking, canoeing, mountaineering, and coastal sailing.

The Pacific Northwest

NOLS Pacific Northwest is based out of Conway, Washington. Founded in 1971, this branch offers courses from Oregon to British Columbia. Courses are available in backpacking, sea kayaking, mountaineering, rock climbing, and coastal sailing. Emphasis is placed on courses training people to eventually move into wilderness education.

Patagonia

NOLS Patagonia is based out of Coihaique, Chile, and was founded in 1992. Courses are available in mountaineering, fly fishing, sea kayaking, backpacking, and rock climbing, and all travel extensively through the wilderness of Patagonia.

Rocky Mountain

Courses from Rocky Mountain are available year round. Founded in 1965, the main base is located in Lander, Wyoming, NOLS world headquarters, and there are other satellite branches in Vernal, Utah, and Boulder, Wyoming. Courses are offered horsepacking, backpacking, mountaineering, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, canyon travel, backcountry skiing, and fly fishing.

Scandinavia

NOLS Scandinavia is centered in Narvik, Norway. Only one course is offered, combining sea kayaking and backpacking.

The Southwest

NOLS Southwest was founded in 1991, and is based out of Tucson, Arizona. Flora and fauna of the area are focused on, as well as ruins or the ancient cultures of the American Southwest. Courses are available in rock climbing, backpacking, caving, and canoeing.

The Teton Valley

NOLS Teton Valley], founded in 1999, specializes in winter courses and courses combining backpacking and rafting. Located in Driggs, Idaho, this NOLS branch showcases the scenic Teton Range of the American Rocky Mountains. Courses are available in snowboarding, skiing, backpacking, rafting, whitewater kayaking, canoeing, and climbing.

The Yukon Territory

NOLS Yukon was founded in 1999, and is based out of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Courses are offered in backpacking, mountaineering, and canoeing. Courses here are advertised as being the most remote, and sometime the most challenging.

Notable alumni

• David Breashears, mountaineer and filmmaker
• CNN anchor Anderson Cooper
• Kit Deslauriers, first person to ski down the Seven Summits
• Britton Keeshan, at one point the youngest person to achieve the Seven Summits
• Actor Andrew McCarthy
• Chip Giller, founder of Grist Magazine
• Tori Murden McClure, first woman to the South Pole
• Christine Boskoff, who has achieved more 8,000 meter summits than any other woman
• Tom Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association President
• Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm
• John F. Kennedy, Jr.
• Phil Powers, Director of the American Alpine Club
• Fred Kleisner, former CEO of Wyndham Hotels
• Peter Roy, former CEO of Whole Foods
• Greg Steltenpohl, former CEO of Odwalla
• Candice Carpenter Olson, co-founder of iVillage
• Tom Scott, co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
• David Morrell, author of First Blood , the novel in which Rambo was created
• Zach Gilford, star of Friday Night Lights on NBC
• NASA Space Shuttle Columbia crew http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/crew/index.html
• William Harjo LoneFight, noted Native American author, entrepreneur and social critic
• Jonathan Hamren, Entrepreneur, Trustee of Project Redwood, second Executive Director of NOLS

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