TAP TAPLEY
This site is dedicated in loving memory to Ernest L. “Tap” Tapley, veteran, artist, musician, teacher and true pioneer of wilderness education.
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Breaking Trail - The Life & Legend of Ernest L. “Tap” Tapley America’s Pioneering Wilderness Educator
The life of E.L. "Tap" Tapley. Americas leader in wilderness education. Founder of outward bound and NOLS in the US and Mexico.
AUTHOR TALK
"Breaking Trail"
March 21, 2025 - 6-7:30 PM
Estrella del Mar Restaurant - Km 107
Mulege, B.C.S. Mexico
Please join Anita Stalter for a personal introduction to the life and legacy of E. L. "Tap" Tapley, pioneer and wilderness educator. Married for 34 years, Tap and Anita shared life-changing adventures. In her first ever author talk, Anita will give a reading, share insights into NOLS, Outward Bound USA & Mexico and the 10th mountain Division of WWII.
Be prepared to learn about a life well lived.
Please bring a chair and an inquisitive mind for Q&A.
1988 - Tap with his Viola, at his shop in Santa Fe, NM
listen to tap talk story and play his viola
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listen to tap talk story and play his viola 🎶
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