Go Girl! Skills Retreat for Women
Go Girl! Women’s Retreat. Held at Mountain Trails Youth Ranch. Directions
719-256-4909 for more info.
 

July 15 – 21   Go Girl!    Skills Retreat for Women  

                                                                  held at Mountain Trails Youth Ranch

Spend the week in the company of women committed to being capable, positive, prepared and engaged in adventurous living! Here is an opportunity to expand and strengthen your skill set for self reliance and satisfaction.

            We’ll start with ancestral skills learning in subjects like fire making, stone tool making, edible and medicinal plant use, primitive pottery and shelter building that add to your repertoire of survival skills but also give you an opportunity to reconnect to the ancestral wisdom that kept us in balance with nature for millions of years. Self reliance skills like home canning of meat, fish, vegetables, salsa and jelly, cheese making, basketry, wool fiber felting and spinning, simple electrical and plumbing repairs and hand tool use will be taught . Learn to safely jump start a car, change flat tires, and do simple car care to keep yourself safe on the road. Participate in martial arts self defense training for the street or home. Some optional activities include going to the rifle range to learn to handle a gun safely, challenging yourself to complete the high elements ropes course, and riding out from the corral to enjoy lunch at a mountain lake.

              Each morning will start with an outdoor yoga half hour and each evening there will be time for sitting in your own spot by the river and journaling daily events through writing and drawing.  Dinner will require communal preparation with a different ethnic theme each night.   Evening program will focus on stories, songs, and sharing around the campfire.

            Coming together for a week of learning, sharing and creating brings back the satisfaction of women in community working to provide and nurture. As we increase our capableness and confidence through ancient and modern living skills, we can honor women’s long history of survival and perseverance, fully appreciate the strength and balance that men offer us, and feel joyful, strong and fulfilled in our daily activity.

            7 days (arrive noonon the 15th - course ends after lunch on the 21st)   $785

                                 Bunk style cabin lodging provided or you may choose to camp in your own tent under the trees along the AlamosaRiver. If you reserve a cabin bunk space you will need a sleeping bag, sheets, warm blankets and a pillow for your bunk. Bathrooms and hot showers are in a separate building from the cabins and you will need to bring all your hygiene items, soap, towels, washcloths, etc.  There is handicapped access to the dining lodge and the bath house toilets and a separate handicapped shower room. If you would like to have handicapped access to cabin accommodations let us know.   Please do not bring pets, drugs, alcohol or cigarettes.  Be prepared for hot, cold, warm, rain, snow, frost, wind, and delightful weather as you pack your clothes and camp sleeping gear and tents.  It’s Colorado! Anything could happen!

The Earth Knack Family Gathering
Special guest Ernie Wilkinson. Held at Mountain Trails Youth Ranch. Directions.
719-256-4909 for more info.

July 22- 25   Earth Knack Family Gathering

 with special guest Ernie Wilkinson will be held at the Mountain Trails Youth Ranch in the beautiful San Juan Mountainsof southern Colorado

        A variety of quality classes in primitive , pioneer, and survival  skills  will be offered daily by expert primitive skills instructors.   Participants choose classes in subjects like fire making, bow and arrow making, medicinal and edible wild plants, natural plant rope and string, lye and lard soap, primitive traps and snares,  wool spinning or felting,  mammal tracking,  atl atl and dart throwing competition, cheese making, stone tool and knife making, strap weaving and much more!    Traditional camp activities  offered are rifle shooting at the range, horse stables and mountain rides, high element ropes course, mountain hiking  and/or biking trails (bring your own bike). Evenings are filled with campfire entertainment and some after dinner presentations by Ernie Wilkinson. 

Whether you come for the classes, the camaraderie, the activities or the spectacular scenery  …just get yourself there!

                                     classes and activities 9 - 4 daily    4 days     Adults $365

 ** kids 12 or under $260 *  5 or under Free * ( No unsupervised children under 15years)               Tuition  includes  4 nights lodging Thursday through Sunday in bunk style cabins or beautiful riverside camping in your own tent, bath house with hot showers, a large dining lodge serving  delicious and hearty meals Friday breakfast at 8am through Monday breakfast, materials for many of the classes  (Some instructors have  materials fees for their classes and many unique primitive tools, books, CD’s, and crafts for  sale), and activities fees              

     Mountain Trails is a rustic camp facility. The AlamosaRiverruns through the camp. You can fish there. Bring your fly or spin gear and a license.  The cabins are simple with only four sets of bunks in each cabin.    If you reserve a cabin bunk space you will need a sleeping bag, sheets, warm blankets and a pillow for your bunk. Bathrooms and hot showers are in a separate building from the cabins and you will need to bring all your hygiene items, soap, towels, washcloths, etc.  There is handicapped access to the dining lodge and the bath house toilets and a separate handicapped shower room. If you would like to have handicapped access to cabin accommodations let us know.   Please do not bring pets, drugs, alcohol or cigarettes.  Be prepared for hot, cold, warm, rain, snow, frost, wind, and delightful weather as you pack your clothes and camp sleeping gear and tents.  It’s Colorado! Anything could happen!

                       All activities /classes are kid friendly with your supervision.