The Solo often is regarded as one of the most influential components of a wilderness experience program. This paper is the culmination of three researchers' work related to the wilderness Solo experience and intentional solitude. The Solo experiences studied were Montreat College's Discovery Wilderness Program and Wheaton College's High Road wilderness program for incoming students. Although the Solo is not included directly in the WEA's curriculum, solitude can play an important role in the development of judgment and decision making through intentional time for individual reflection. This paper examines the wilderness Solo experience and the educational use of intentional solitude. It begins by defining a Solo experience and describing the wilderness programs at Montreat and Wheaton College. Then, it will discuss the two Solo-related studies and their results. The first was a study on the life significance of the Discovery program, Montreat College's wilderness expedition. The second was an exploratory study on the influence of intentional Solo design by the instructors on Wheaton College's 18-day High Road wilderness program for incoming college students.