Fresh air and healthy hearts partner up at Outdoor Adventure events, sponsored by the Department of Recreation. Approximately two trips are planned each month, March through October, and guided by organizations throughout the Delaware Valley, including Penn’s Outing Club. Past activities have included hiking, kayaking and horseback riding.

Trips are open to all Penn students, faculty, staff and Department of Recreation members. Pre-registration is required at the Membership and Services Office in Hutchinson Gym.

Deep Sea Fishing
Journey to Avalon, N.J., for tips on deep sea fishing from a local charting club.

- April 20, $35 students, $40 faculty/staff, $45 other

24th Annual Alumni Run
Celebrate Alumni Weekend with a 5K run through campus. Pre-registered participants will get a commemorative t-shirt for crossing the finish line.

- May 11, $15

More info at www.upenn.edu/recreation/outdoor/index.html. To join the Outdoor listserv, email Kris Wilson at krisw@pobox.upenn.edu.

Articles in this special report:

• • Current staff picks recreation favorites
  • Camps for good sports
  • New ideas shape campus health club expansion
  • Outdoor adventures
  • Penn Relays: The oldest, the biggest, the best in the nation
  • Salute to a Penn Relays pioneer of Olympic stature