Kim and Randy Krohn have developed the passionate belief that the Natural World provides a powerful learning experience, or "classroom," for people of all ages, and that the lessons learned in this environment can be successfully transferred to every day life.

Randy spent 20 years working as a traditional mental health counselor, five for the State of Illinois and the next 15 in Washington State. Subsequently Randy came to believe that the mountains, rivers and forests provide an unsurpassed environment in which personal growth can be achieved and has since worked in this "outdoor office."

Kim has spent the past twenty years working with experiential programs and served a broad spectrum of clients ranging from "at risk" youth to corporate audiences. She has participated at both local and state levels on boards which oversee the safety policies and practices of youth-serving programs.

In 1991 Washington State University employed Kim and Randy to initiate a 4-H Challenge Program, the first of its kind in northeast Washington, where "at risk " youth learned life skills through their supervised participation in a variety of outdoor adventures. Over the span of 12 years Kim and Randy have facilitated over 350 groups of youth and adults on ropes courses and wilderness expeditions. They have also trained over 150 adults as Washington State University Challenge Program leaders.

With 12 years experience in the experiential education field Josh Swain has the background, education, and passion to help people utilize the outdoors as the richest "classroom" they've ever been in! Much of his experience has been in community and youth development as the Program Supervisor for the 4-H Challenge program on the Colville Reservation. Josh has designed and implemented life skills development programs utilizing high and low ropes courses, rock climbing, and canoeing. As program manager he has been responsible for developing program protocols, training volunteers and staff, risk management plans, and implementation of the programs, which serve 1,200 people per year on the Colville Reservation and Northeastern Washington. Josh has worked with local organizations to reintroduce a 4-H Natural Resources Camp program, and Culture Camp for Native American youth. He has also worked with community members to implement a Health and Fitness Camp for youth and the Quest Adventure race. Josh has experience in leading multi-day canoe tripping programs with 4-H Challenge as well as extended hiking and mountain biking trips for wilderness rehabilitation programs in Arizona and Washington. Josh is currently completing a Masters in Education thesis on "Best Practices for Training of Experiential Educators." He also holds a Bachelors in Communication from WSU, is a current Wilderness First Responder and has completed back country avalanche awareness training. When he is not working Josh is most often found back country skiing, rock climbing, hiking, or pursuing his newest passion - mountain biking at various destinations in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Come join him!

Tanis Shippy has a spirit that needs to be outdoors. She loves gardening, mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing, and exploring. Originally from Canada, Tanis has a degree in Physical Education and English and a degree in Education from the University of British Columbia. She also has a certificate in Outdoor Leadership from the College of the Rockies, Canada. Tanis is a huge proponent of outdoor experiential education. She believes that all learning, whether it is personal, social or academic, is more real when people are really involved in the process. Tanis is a skiing, canoeing and rock climbing instructor, and she has training in facilitation, guiding, avalanche safety, life guarding, and first aid. Tanis currently works as a teacher in a small public school on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Kim and Randy have now teamed with Joshua and his wife Tanis to offer young persons a unique opportunity to set out on a journey to a place of balance and health. Together we provide a distraction-free framework of simple living, meaningful work, healthy recreation, emotional support, and an abundance of nature's quiet beauty -- a safe and special place to learn and grow.

We call it Midnight Mountain.