Currently, W.T.R. is a two-year program. The year begins with the Art of Mentoring workshop, held here in Duvall. Thereafter class meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., three days a week, for three 10-week trimesters. We also go on three field trips during the year, one each trimester. Each fall we take a weeklong tracking expedition trip to the beautiful Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Winter trips vary from year to year.
This past year we participated in Winter Count, an annual primitive skills gathering in Maricopa, Arizona. Class is probably unlike any other class in which you have participated. Jason Knight and Paul Houghtaling serve as the W.O.L.F. Tracks Residential's directors and lead instructors. Both Jason and Paul have been with Wilderness Awareness School for several years. Mentored closely by Jon Young, they have extensive experience with W.A.S.'s core routines and teachings.