Cost per person: $100 Registration Fee (plus requested post-trip donation)
Trip Value: $450 Post-trip, participants will be asked to make a voluntary, tax-deductible donation to VOW, Inc. to help with trip expenses. Because this trip is work-related and provides a service for the National Forest, the cost was re-structured. The expense to VOW remains $450 per participant.
Restore Trails Above the Timberline
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be born in a different time? Let the inner pioneer out of you. This unique experience is a collective effort between Voice of Wilderness and the US forest service to help rebuild trails. We will spend the majority of our time using antique crosscut saws to clear downed trees from the trail at altitudes ranging from 8,500-11,500 feet. Armed with basic tools we will be doing our part to maintain the trails that were blazed for us long ago while enjoying some of the most breathtaking views of the south San Juan wilderness.
Based out of our wilderness cabin, we will be backpacking through amazing high country, fishing in remote mountain lakes and streams surrounded by wildlife and nature at its finest. After a full week of adventure, we will come back and rejuvenate in Pagosa's amazing hot springs and enjoy a feast back at the cabin.
Youth ages 14-17 are welcome with an adult companion (i.e. Father/Mother, Uncle/Aunt, Brother/Sister, etc.).
Prepare to be in GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION
before participating in the Trail Blazers trip. (US Forest Service to provide pack animals)
Voice of Wildernessis a Christian backpacking and retreat center specializing in spiritual refreshment, educational adventures, and physical challenges. Voice of Wilderness was founded by Chet & Bobbie Russell in 1973 and is currently based out of Mountain Light Lodge, located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado.
