--- title: Avid4 Adventure Journal | Paul Dreyer description: “I love seeing kids challenge themselves and accomplish something that they never thought they could do.” Paul also loves to be outside, whether it’s cycling across Central America, rafting the Grand Canyon, guiding programs in Nepal or just hiking and biking around Boulder. A self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, he has been teaching and leading groups in outdoor settings for twenty years. Paul has held leadership positions at the Watershed School, the Cottonwood Institute, High Mountain Institute, Where There Be Dragons, Tandana Foundation and the National Outdoor Leadership School among others. Paul is also a WEMT and an Instructor for the Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI), teaching wilderness first aid courses of all levels. He holds an M.A. in School Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. As Avid4 Adventure’s Chief Empowerment Officer, Paul guides our long term vision and oversees new program development, risk management, and general operations. --- **[What's new about camp in 2024?](https://avid4.com/2024)** [COVID RESPONSE](https://avid4.com/summer-updates/covid-19-policies) [Login](https://campsself.active.com/Avid4AdventureNew) [Store](https://gear.avid4.com/) [Help Center](https://help.avid4.com/help) ![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/themes/avid-v3/images/mobile-menu-open.svg) ![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/themes/avid-v3/images/mobile-menu-close.svg) [![](https://avid4.com/img/avid-logo.png)](https://avid4.com/) ![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/themes/avid-v3/images/mobile-logo.svg) CAMPS LOCATIONS ABOUT US JOBS [![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/themes/avid-v3/images/camp.png) NEW CAMPS ![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/themes/avid-v3/images/camp.png)](https://avid4.com/programs-overview/) CAMPS - [Camps](https://avid4.com/programs-overview) - [Day Camps](https://avid4.com/day-camps) - 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(Seriously.)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/camping-with-kids) ##### [March 22, 2020 COVID-19 Resources for Parents](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/covid-19-resources-for-parents) ##### [March 18, 2019 Overnight Camp Video Series - Founder, Dave Secunda Shares Valuable Message from Parent](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/overnight-camp-video-series-founder-dave-secuda-shares-valuable-message) ##### [January 23, 2019 Forbes Features Avid4 Adventure: Key to Success is High-Quality Staff](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/forbes-featured-article-starring-avid4-adventure) ## Paul Dreyer ![](https://avid4.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/LeadershipTeam-257x220.jpg) “I love seeing kids challenge themselves and accomplish something that they never thought they could do.” Paul also loves to be outside, whether it’s cycling across Central America, rafting the Grand Canyon, guiding programs in Nepal or just hiking and biking around Boulder. A self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, he has been teaching and leading groups in outdoor settings for twenty years. Paul has held leadership positions at the Watershed School, the Cottonwood Institute, High Mountain Institute, Where There Be Dragons, Tandana Foundation and the National Outdoor Leadership School among others. Paul is also a WEMT and an Instructor for the Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI), teaching wilderness first aid courses of all levels. He holds an M.A. in School Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. As Avid4 Adventure’s Chief Empowerment Officer, Paul guides our long term vision and oversees new program development, risk management, and general operations. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/DSC_1045edited-1.jpg)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) June 18, 2020 ###### [Black Lives Matter: We Have Work to Do](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) Share This [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&text=Avid4%20Adventure%20Journal%20|%20Paul%20Dreyer&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=like&kid_directed_site=0) [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/share?app=110&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/524285/social-suggested-images/DSC_1045edited-1.jpg) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/DSC_1045edited-1.jpg)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) These are extraordinarily challenging times. We know that COVID-19 is a novel, unprecedented virus. Unfortunately, we are also severely struggling with an ugliness that is all too familiar—systemic racism. [Read More](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/black-lives-matter-we-have-work-to-do) Topics: [Diversity in the outdoors](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/diversity-in-the-outdoors) [Inclusivity](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/inclusivity) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/Quotes.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) February 6, 2020 ###### [Serving the Community: How Avid4 Adventure CEO Partners with Non Profits](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) Share This [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&text=Avid4%20Adventure%20Journal%20|%20Paul%20Dreyer&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=like&kid_directed_site=0) [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/share?app=110&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/524285/Quotes.png) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/Quotes.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) For so many reasons, I am grateful to work with Avid4 Adventure. For example, I am lucky that Avid4’s mission aligns with my own personal beliefs, and I am lucky that my work at Avid4 directly results in [positive changes in the world](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/reflecting-back-on-the-2019-summer-camp-season) . So, I know that my job not only supports my professional goals, but also helps to support my community service goals. However, I also know that I should be giving more; I should be finding ways to compliment my work at [Avid4 Adventure](https://avid4.com/) by being of service in other ways. I should be finding more opportunities to “throw something back.” [Read More](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/serving-the-community-how-avid4-adventure-ceo-partners-with-non-profits) Topics: [Public Lands](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/public-lands) [Inclusivity](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/inclusivity) [Live Community](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/live-community) [Sustainability](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/sustainability) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/20190805-_NWP8505-Avid4Adventure_NWasko%20(1)-1.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) October 7, 2019 ###### [Avid4 Summer Camps Opening in Bend, OR; Minneapolis, MN & Seattle, WA!](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) Share This [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&text=Avid4%20Adventure%20Journal%20|%20Paul%20Dreyer&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=like&kid_directed_site=0) [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/share?app=110&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/524285/20190805-_NWP8505-Avid4Adventure_NWasko%20%281%29-1.png) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/20190805-_NWP8505-Avid4Adventure_NWasko%20(1)-1.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) Hello Friends of Avid4 Adventure, [Read More](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/avid4-adventure-summer-camps-bend-or-minneapolis-mn-seattle-wa) Topics: [Oregon Summer Camp](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/oregon-summer-camp) [New Locations](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/new-locations) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/safety-1.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) January 14, 2019 ###### [The benefits of risk in outdoor adventure and risk management](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) Share This [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&text=Avid4%20Adventure%20Journal%20|%20Paul%20Dreyer&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=like&kid_directed_site=0) [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/share?app=110&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/524285/safety-1.png) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/safety-1.png)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) # The Benefits of Risk in Outdoor Adventure Many parents recognize the importance of “risky” play yet still worry about the possibility of injury. We understand and empathize. At Avid4 Adventure, we also recognize the benefits of risky play, and it’s our job to appropriately manage the risks and teach kids to intelligently navigate risk. [Read More](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/the-benefits-of-risk-in-outdoor-adventure) Topics: [Risk Management](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/topic/risk-management) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/DSC01694-209404-edited.jpg)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them) October 4, 2018 ###### [Public Lands: What are they & how can we enjoy them?](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them) Share This [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&text=Avid4%20Adventure%20Journal%20|%20Paul%20Dreyer&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=like&kid_directed_site=0) [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/share?app=110&url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them) [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/524285/DSC01694-209404-edited.jpg) [![](https://blog.avid4.com/hubfs/DSC01694-209404-edited.jpg)](https://blog.avid4.com/blog/public-lands-what-are-they-how-can-we-enjoy-them) I love traveling, particularly to different countries. When I travel, my sense of gratitude for all things expands. One of the many things that I am consistently more grateful for every time I return from travels abroad is my (and our) ability to access “public lands” in this country. 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