Wilderness Education Program

Surf instructor Johnny Johnson demonstrates how to hold a kayak paddle to Christian Alvarado, 17, of Los Angeles.

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Erik Shaw, left, and Johnny Johnson watch as junior blind members and staff from the Wilderness Education Program break through the waves in kayaks.

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Surf instructor Johnny Johnson, center, uses a “wave board” to familiarize blind children with wave actions and how to surf the waves.

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Junior blind members feel the warmth of the natural hot springs seeping through the sand on the beaches of Bahia de Todos Santos near Ensenada, Mexico.

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Valerie Alacaraz, 15, jokes with other blind children while on a camping trip in Mexico.

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Tim Hosbond, 15, who is legally blind, holds a dried starfish very close to see it while shopping in La Bufadora, Mexico.

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Junior blind children and staff from the Wilderness Education Program play a game of chess while camping in Mexico.

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Luis Baca, of Mexico, center, celebrates his birthday while camping in Mexico.

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La Bufadora near Ensenada, Mexico, provides entertainment throughout the day as water is forced through a blow hole by the wave action and causes a large spray of water.

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Jorge Estrada, of Mexico, uses a shovel to bury Carmen Cruz, 18, of La Verne, while on a camping trip in Mexico.

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Campers enjoy natural hot springs that seep onto beach at Bahia Todos Santos located south of Ensenada, Mexico.

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Junor blind members and staff from Wilderness Education Program enjoy a campfire at the end of a day of kayaking

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