If you have your own backpacking gear that you d like to bring, bring it to the second pre-trip meeting so we can make sure it will be appropriate for the course. By the end of your course you will be part of a strong and competent team, with the ability to make a positive change in your community. We will schedule a one-day community service project for your group to do approximately one week after the end of your course. Then, from September through January, optional monthly activity days will be scheduled to give you a chance to reconnect with friends from your course and to build on the skills you learned. Activity days have included outdoor rock climbing, indoor rock climbing, snowshoeing, and self-defense.
All food is included in the course cost, from lunch the first day through lunch the last day.
There is always plenty to eat, and food is always available throughout the day. Meals are basically vegetarian, although there are occasionally meat options. Transportation Transportation to and from the course areas will leave from and return to Boulder. Fitness A Girlz in the Wood course is not meant to be a test of physical endurance, but carrying a backpack can be strenuous work. As a general guideline, if you can keep up a slow jog for twenty minutes or walk for an hour uphill at a good pace, you should be ready to do a course.