But sometimes you don’t want peace. Sometimes you want excitement. Intensity. Danger. (Okay, maybe not that). That’s why CANOE also offers overnight trips, ranging from canoeing in the Boundary Waters over the three-day midterm weekend to backpacking in Utah during spring break.And if you want to lead your own, you can become a trip leader by either attending a training weekend or co-leading one with a certified trip leader. Or if you just want to have a nice time outside with your friends, CANOE loans outdoor gear like tents, sleeping bags, and cooking ware for your own trip. A club for everyoneI appreciate the accessibility of CANOE. It’s not an exclusive club only for “outdoorsy” people, but an option for anyone to unwind or have an adventure at the end of a long week. And who knows, maybe someday I’ll be leading my own trip, kayaking to a remote island or skiing an untamed glade. And making my own granola.Inigo (he/him/his) is trying very hard to turn interests in subjects like film, English, and psychology into a manageable course load. Originally from Somerville, Massachusetts, he can often be found running in the Cowling Arboretum (and getting passed by everyone on the cross country team) or rock climbing at the bouldering cave in the evening. He loves Carleton’s walkability: it didn’t even matter that he forgot to bring his bike to campus. He considers bad horror moIn a packed auditorium one early autumn night, I sat and listened to ten older students give a presentation about the Carleton Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts, or CANOE. Two things immediately crossed my mind: one, I suspected that some of the other first-years present thought it was actually a club about canoeing (it isn’t), and two, I wondered how outdoor trips were going to work with 60 or so student