Outdoors

A decade after graduating, Michael Washington (Jour’12) longed for the outdoor community he had found at CU Boulder. In 2022, he left his career in the music industry to become founder and CEO of Usal, a community-based program helping Los Angeles residents participate in unique outdoor activities, workshops and trips.

CU Boulder alumni, staff, donors, parents and friends around the country took part in the April 8 solar eclipse viewing with special CU-themed eclipse glasses.

News briefs from CU Boulder

Worldmind in Denver is Colorado’s first licensed outdoor preschool.

Environmental and cultural historian Phoebe Young has spent the past 20 years delving into two questions: What does it mean to camp, and why does it matter?

Camping Grounds rediscovers unexpected and interwoven histories of sleeping outside.

Need a new hobby?

When the club started in 1919, it was comprised of 23 women and 12 men. It now has more than 700 members.

There are more than 360 buildings at CU Boulder and thousands of doorways. Have you strolled through some of these?

At age 36, Trevor Thomas lost his sight. Then he became a professional hiker.