We believe in the value of education—and in having fun.
Get your daily dose of humor with some of our favorite NOLS-related puns:
Students get really excited when the start date for their course draws near.
![An expedition?! Alpaca my bags.](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/expedition-alpaca-pun-1-1.jpg)
Photo from Pixabay.
We like to remind our students to relax and have fun, because camping isn’t as enjoyable when you’re two tents.
![Tents in Alaska](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/charlotte-klein-tent-scenic-1024x683-1.jpg)
Photo by Charlotte Klein.
You’ll make a ton of deer friends on a NOLS course! We think you’ll grow to be quite fawned of them.
![Deer friends](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/deer-pexels-1024x683-1.jpg)
Photo from Pexels.
When you decide to sign up for a course, be sure to bring insect repellent! Don’t let those mosquitoes bug you.
![Mosquito headnet](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tracy-baynes-alaska-headnet-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Tracy Baynes.
And don’t be knotty on the rock climbing expeditions—you have to respect the gravity of the situation, after all.
![Climbing knots](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/matthew-schilowitz-southwest-climb-rope-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Matthew Schilowitz.
NOLS offers wilderness medicine courses as well as expeditions and professional training. (Study hard—a lot of students forget the parts about amnesia.)
![Study hard](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/jesse-orrico-model-skeleton-1024x678-1.jpeg)
Photo by Jesse Orrico.
NOLS wants all of our students tibia efficient in splinting, because there’s nothing humerus about a broken arm in the wilderness.
![humerus-pun](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/humerus-pun-1.png)
Image from No White Coat.
You can trust certified Wilderness First Responders to protect your spine—we’ve got your back.
![Practicing patient assessment](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/travis-welch-psa-wmi-assessment-1.jpg)
Practice scenario. Photo by Travis Welch.
Our backcountry fly fishing is really unique—never mainstream.
![Fly fishing](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/brad-christensen-fishing-1024x712-3.jpg)
Photo by Brad Christensen.
And when you catch the big ones, the jig is up! ;
![Catching a fish](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tracy-baynes-fish-alaska-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Tracy Baynes.
Once in a while you might even see little river marmots. It can be otter chaos when this happens—the cute is too much to handle.
![River otter](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/buffalo-zoo-river-otter-1024x873-1.jpg)
Photo from the Buffalo Zoo.
When it comes to camping, there is a lot of controversy over the best ways to build a fire … it’s a topic that’s hotly debated ...
![Fire ring](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fire-ring-wikipedia-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo from Wikipedia.
... but students are usually pretty stoked once they get one going.
![Campfire in Patagonia](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/alex-chang-camp-fire-1024x683-1.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Alex Chang - Cornell Leadership Expedition in Patagonia.
Cooking can be tricky... we’ve had students accidentally spill entire rations of oregano when making backcountry pizza! But now, they’re now seasoned campers.
![Seasoning backcountry pizza](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tracy-baynes-pizza-seasoning-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Tracy Baynes.
(We’d tell you the story behind that one, but it’s just too cheesy.)
![NOLS Pizza Love](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/nicholas-byrne-pizza-love-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Nicholas Byrne.
When it’s all said and done, we just love our students and we love being in the mountains. They rock.
![NOLS Canyon section](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kelsey-wicks-canyon-climb-1024x768-1.jpg)
Photo by Kelsey Wicks.
Alright, we’re done with these outdoor and mountain puns. They goat a bit out of hand.
![Mountain Goat](http://blog.nols.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mountain-goat-pixabay-2.jpg)
Photo from Pixabay.
Join in on the pun yourself! Check out our selection of expedition courses,courses for organizations, and wilderness medicine courses today.
Written By
Sarah Buer
Sarah is a Wyoming native, Wilderness First Responder graduate, and former marketing coordinator for NOLS Wilderness Medicine. When she’s offline she enjoys running, singing and playing guitar, and playing in the mountains