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| A club member kneads pink pasta dough. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
Tucked in the suburbs of SLO, just off Cerro Romauldo Avenue, is a house of love. Home to some of Cal Poly’s Back Country Sqautters, the house radiates good energy–a testament to the community the club has built.
Back County Squatters is a national nonprofit that began with the goal of building a community where women and non-binary people could get outdoors and explore together.
Cal Poly's chapter is relatively new, as it officially became a club on campus in the fall of 2024. Across the country, chapters have continued to thrive since the first opened in 2015 at Montana State University under the name “Women’s Outdoor Adventure Club.”
Whether the club is exploring tide pools, watching documentaries or simply just hanging out, members feel supported and included the second they walk through the door.
On Feb. 18, the club hosted a “Galentines and Palentines” pasta night, complete with backyard benches and ambient sounds of laughter and nature.
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| A club member feels how sticky her hands are after kneading. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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| The aftermath of dough dyed pink with beets. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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| Freshly chopped shallots, garlic and rosemary-- later to be included in pasta sauce. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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| Club member Ainsley Ward using a pasta press. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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| Attendees of pasta night smile next to their strips of uncooked pasta. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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| The finished product. (Photo / Natalie Walloch) |
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