Wild Places and the Human Spirit Family Retreat

a completely sustainable, zero-waste event!

May 25 - 27, TimberCrest Girl Scout Camp south of Red Lodge, MT

Click HERE for a PDF of retreat brochure with registration form and information!

Click HERE for complete camp schedule (also a PDF) for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Click HERE for workshop descriptions and presenter bios! (PDF)

Click HERE for information on the camp itself, accommodations, a to-bring list and much more! (PDF)

RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS

WildPATHS is excited to present its 2007 Keynote Presentation by Gary Ferguson: 

The Promise of the Wild: Lessons from Nature About Living Well in the World

Nationally known science and nature writer Gary Ferguson will give the WildPATHS 2007 keynote presentation on Saturday, May 26 at 8 p.m. Gary will discuss how few aspects of our culture offer more striking clues about who we are as a people than our relationship with wild places. In this talk, Gary will chronicle the history of Americans coming to understand themselves through nature while also focusing on the challenge of reawakening our culture�s recognition of the value of wild places.

AND - Our Two Featured Presentations:

The Stars We Know: Native American Astronomy 

Our Friday evening presentation will be given by nationally recognized, Jeanette Rankin award-winning Crow Indian educator Dr. Janine Pease! At 8:30 p.m., Dr. Pease will lead an enchanting exploration of the understanding, lore and significance of our enchanting night sky as experienced by the first peoples of North America.

Grizzly Bears and Other Relatives: Coexistence, Resiliency and Respect 

Author and Licensed Professional Counselor Geral Blanchard will address the group on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., sharing his rich insights on coexisting with our non-human relatives, and the vivid lessons learned from his � and others� - personal encounters with grizzly bears.

And Music too!

Early evening MUSIC by Earthshine! Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Complex original acoustic music by songwriter Kris Prinzing (who also sings and plays guitar) and harmonizer/accompanist and musical interpreter Scott Prinzing (and bass, mandolin, and dulcimer player and singer) will keep you scratching your chins until 8:15 or so. 

WORKSHOP OFFERINGS*

LEGENDS—MYTHIC FIGURES IN NATURE activity for children with Dr. Janine Pease

YOGA for a variety of ability levels—with Elizabeth and Dave Klarich

FLORA AND FAUNA IDENTIFICATION workshop with Ralph Scott

POETRY AND THE WILD workshop with Donna Davis

DIGITAL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY workshop with Ralph Scott

MUSIC AND OUR WILD EARTH workshop for YOUNG PEOPLE with Scott Prinzing

BACKCOUNTRY SAFETY and ETIQUETTE FOR THE WILD workshop for everyone

ART AND THE WILDERNESS WITHIN workshop for all ages and ability levels!

WORLDVIEWS AND WILD PLACES workshop with Dr. Walt Gulick

WILDERNESS POLICY AND THE FUTURE OF WILD PLACES workshop with Dr. Teddy Roe

*THE POTENTIAL FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES IN OFFERINGS EXISTS, BUT REGISTRANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IF CHANGES OCCUR

But WAIT - there's MORE:

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WILD PLACES AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT RETREAT, CALL KRIS AT 294-2260

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Directions to Timber Crest Girl Scout Camp:  

Take 212 south all the way through Red Lodge.

As you get to the end of town, you  will see the Super 8 on your right (heading south) and then immediately after the motel, you willl see a road ALSO on your right that heads up to the ski area.  It is marked, but not especially clearly.  TAKE THIS ROAD! (You will see some reassuring signs along the way, but don't count on them for guidance!)

Follow the road all the way until it takes a sharp right (veering northwest) and starts heading up the mountain.  Immediately BEFORE it does this, there is a road that continues more or less straight (or could be perceived as slightly to the left) that branches off from the ski road.  TAKE THIS ROAD!

Follow the road about 3 miles(?) to a place where there is a fork (you will see a sign that says "Girl Scout Camp" about ten feet before your turn) - the tine of the fork you are interested in is a DIRT road, hardly visible just to the right of the paved road.  TAKE THE DIRT ROAD!!

You will follow the dirt road into camp.  Its only about 300 yards so once you are on it you shouldn�t have any trouble!

Do these directions seem like gobbledygook to you?  Click HERE for a map!!

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