Teen BackpackingTeen Backpacking and Nature Awareness in the Marble Mountains
June 17 - 21 (5-days). $650 - $950 sliding scale*. (Ask about partial work trade options for a reduced rate.) Ages: 14-18. (See our Trinity Mountains trip for ages 10 - 13) We will be headed to the Marble Mountains for 5 days this summer. Besides the essentials of backpacking and wilderness living skills on the trail, we will be developing deeper nature awareness. We will sharpen our tracking skills, shelter setup, bird language, plant and tree ID, and local natural history. This is both a backpacking trip and an opportunity to learn valuable wilderness skills and ways of connecting deeply with the Earth. Step outside your comfort zone and thrive! Participants must be able to hike 3 - 5 miles a day and complete a gear check two weeks before the trip. Instructors: Stella Beauchamp and Robin Bliss-Wagner, Assistant: Ruby Beauchamp. Skills Covered on our Teen and PreTeen Backpacking Trips Include:
Trinity Mts BackpackingSummer Backpacking and Wilderness Skills in the Trinity Mountains
Ages 10 - 14. July 1 - 3 (3-days, 2-nights). $375 - $695 sliding scale* Travel to hidden lakes below the tallest peak in the Trinity Mountains. Learn the basics of backpacking. Tell stories around the campfire. Meet common plants and trees of the mountains and learn their uses. In this class, we will combine an introduction to backpacking with nature awareness and wilderness skills. The location we’ve chosen for this trip is ideal for a first backpacking experience, and we’ve opened it for ages 10 - 14. Participants must be capable of hiking three miles, and will be required to complete a gear/equipment check with a parent present by June 15th. Instructors: Stella Beauchamp, Julian De Rubira, and Robin Bliss-Wagner. Assitant: Ruby Beauchamp. |
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*What do we mean by “sliding scale”?
Rather than fixing the price (and pricing out some families, or underpaying ourselves), we have discovered that using a sliding scale system has allowed it to ‘work out’ in the end. By trusting that participants pay based on annual income and need, we have successfully kept our prices affordable yet met our bottom line as well, despite an increasingly challenging economic environment. Please choose your own price within the suggested range. Our intention is that sliding scale prices help make classes accessible to all. If it’s a struggle to pay for a program, then pay the lowest price suggested (also contact us to see if work-trade or other discounts may be available). If you can pay more, then please do. This will help make programs accessible to all, and still keep them running. Thank you!
Rather than fixing the price (and pricing out some families, or underpaying ourselves), we have discovered that using a sliding scale system has allowed it to ‘work out’ in the end. By trusting that participants pay based on annual income and need, we have successfully kept our prices affordable yet met our bottom line as well, despite an increasingly challenging economic environment. Please choose your own price within the suggested range. Our intention is that sliding scale prices help make classes accessible to all. If it’s a struggle to pay for a program, then pay the lowest price suggested (also contact us to see if work-trade or other discounts may be available). If you can pay more, then please do. This will help make programs accessible to all, and still keep them running. Thank you!