I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with this summer. Nick Carraway – The Great Gatsby Hello Summer 2021! We made it! It’s June, and VOBS has returned to in-person expedition programming at both of our... READ MORE

Greetings VOBS Friends, On behalf of the entire VOBS team, I would like to take a moment to thank our recent alumni, very sincerely, for going Outward Bound with us this fall. To go Outward Bound is to take a... READ MORE

Dear High School Grads & College-Age Students, In the weeks, months, and years to come, you will need courage, confidence, and tenacity. You’re facing new challenges every day and you’re coping with a lot of uncertainty. From a global pandemic... READ MORE

Alumni Spotlight: Cynthia Doty The Past Where were you before VOBS or what brought you to VOBS? In 1979, I read an article in Self magazine, entitled Wilderness Trips—Going to the Wilder Limits of Self. I still have the article with pertinent... READ MORE

Ruby Simione is a VOBS Instructor who works out of Twin Cities Center, our urban base in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ruby joined the team in spring of 2019 and then instructed a Leadership Expedition in July. This particular Expedition was... READ MORE

The Pieh dock seems to always have some sort of an invitation. It’s a place of connection, dock-talks and wandering at the sky. It’s a relief for a mind’s whirl-wind at the end of a summer day, course planning, supporting,... READ MORE