Friday hiking group is our effort to get kids grades 4-8th exploring the great outdoors in all seasons. This is a state-funded program through our partnership with Real Red Riding Hoods Forest School.

Entering our third year, the Friday hiking group is 70% hiking and 30% field trips around Colorado Springs. We will learn about local Colorado plants and animals as well as Colorado History from early geological time to pioneer times. We go rock climbing several times over the year. Hikes range from Palmer Lake to Garden of the Gods and North Cheyenne Canyon. We learn foraging, survival skills, and have primitive skill workshops that include felting, basketweaving, and hide tanning.