The Buzz

For six days this spring, Mountain Classroom traded Bennie the Bus for canoes, working their way down the Green River through Labyrinth Canyon with guides from Canyonlands Field Institute. Read the complete account from Cortland ’27!

After solos and weeks on the road together, Adjunct Weekend brought the chance to reconnect with familiar faces from Proctor, spend time in Moab, and begin planning the long route home.

Mountain Classroom students spread out near the San Juan River in southeastern Utah for their three-day solo, alone at their sites with their packs of provisions, shelter, diversions of their choice, and their thoughts.

"The members of the Navajo and Hopi Nations treated us with such hospitality and kindness that it is hard to put into words how grateful we are... I am so glad I got to have this eye-opening experience." Read more from Reagan '26!

With “training phase” behind them, Mountain Classroom shifts into “main phase,” and with it, a longer task list, more student leadership and student-led decisions, and a more efficient, high-functioning group. Read more from Christina '26.

Mountain Classroom checks in after four days on the Pine Ridge Trail in Big Sur, California. Freya '26 walks us through the rhythm of the trip.

From Joshua Tree, the Spring 2026 Mountain Classroom group traveled to the Pacific and headed north along the California coast.

"I can truly say I trust each one of these people with my life, literally. And it's only day 7.” Click to read more from Annie ’26!

Mountain Classroom wrapped up their winter term in the Southwest with a four-day canoe trip on the Colorado River. Emily '27 captures the final outing and reflects on the term.