8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the water check
Trailhead
A camp day
The day, weekday by weekday
The frame stays the same, so everyone knows what comes next. The morning and afternoon blocks change by weekday, and by the sky.
Summer
Monday
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Circle: the plan, the forecast and each group
Trailhead
9:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Trail: pace, water breaks and the day pack
Short trail
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the shade
Shade
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, maps and sunscreen
Shade
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Trail badge skills near the trailhead
Trailhead
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
Trailhead
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the water check
Trailhead
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Circle: the plan, the forecast and each group
Trailhead
9:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Camp craft: shade flies and knots
Camp site
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the shade
Shade
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, maps and sunscreen
Shade
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Camp kitchen and pack-out
Camp site
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
Trailhead
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the water check
Trailhead
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Circle: the plan, the forecast and each group
Trailhead
9:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Navigate: map and compass
Trailhead
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the shade
Shade
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, maps and sunscreen
Shade
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Follow a route with a counselor
Short trail
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
Trailhead
Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the water check
Trailhead
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Circle: the plan, the forecast and each group
Trailhead
9:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The long trail day: the route, the stops and the turn-around
Trail
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the shade
Shade
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, maps and sunscreen
Shade
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The long trail day: the walk back
Trail
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
Trailhead
Friday
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the water check
Trailhead
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Circle: the plan, the forecast and each group
Trailhead
9:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Plan the route for the afternoon
Trailhead
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the shade
Shade
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, maps and sunscreen
Shade
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Walk the route: families join at 2:00
Short trail
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
Trailhead
Sample classes.
On a hot or stormy day the long walk moves to the morning and the afternoon stays near the trailhead.
The three blocks
What the blocks look like
Most days are some mix of these three, matched to the week's theme and the sky.
The trail block
A walk with a counselor in front and one at the back, with water and a snack at every stop. Campers take turns at the front, and we stop to look at plants, tracks and weather.
The camp block
Pairs choose a spot, set up a shade fly, tie the lines and set a camp kitchen table, then take it all down so the site is left as found.
The navigate block
A trail map, a compass and a short route. Campers find where the group is, take a bearing and tell the counselor what the trail ahead does.
See the weeks
Every week follows this frame, and each adds its own theme to the blocks.