SITREP
Field notes on adventure therapy, wilderness, and what actually works for veterans. No fluff, no clinical language.
Cold Water Immersion: How We End Every VLTAT
On the final morning of every VLTAT, in the Smith River or a mountain lake nobody expected, the group closes the trip out with cold water immersion. Some walk in slow, some jump straight in, and everyone on shore is cheering either way. Here's how it actually happens, what the research says about it, and why it's the last thing we do before we go home.
Should I Go on a Float or a Hike?
One trip puts you on the Smith River doing real conservation work. The other puts forty pounds on your back for four days in the backcountry. Here's what actually separates a VLTAT float from a VLTAT hike, so you're not guessing which one fits you.
FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE MISSION.
