Alumni Service Work Trip

Join SCA in re-routing a section of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park at the height of the most beautiful time of year there – July. This week-long service work trip is open to SCA alumni, and their friends and family.

In February, many of you responded to a survey in Hands On about service trips, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. You also voted heavily for the Rockies. Sign up soon, because participation is limited to just 8 people! The service week will run from July 19 - 26 and cost $600.

You should be reasonably fit, but no previous trailwork experience is necessary. The minimum age is 15 and there is no upper limit.

The 8 crew members will be led by two experienced SCA crew leaders, who will have spent the previous month leading a high school crew in another part of the Park. Our work will be on the West side of the park, out of the Onahu Trailhead, located at about 9,000 feet.  You will help re-route an important section of the Continental Divide Trail, specifically, building 1/2 mile of new trail and some structures (water bars, etc.).  The project site is located about 1/2 mile from the trailhead.

You will likely camp at 8,000 feet in a meadow near a National Park Service cabin and able to use the kitchen and bathroom. There will be a yet-to-be-determined recreation day in the middle of the week. For some of the evenings, park rangers will visit and talk about the park.

Be prepared to be fully participatory, both in the work for each day and the work around camp, including sharing cooking and cleaning responsibilities.

Click here to make your reservation.

Questions? Email Tom Moutsos or call him at 510-832-1966.

Photo: Lawn Lake Area  - Mummy Mountain - Rocky Mountain National Park

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