Planned Hike: Arapaho Pass
More difficult hike (6+ miles)
Hike in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with Adwoa Lemieux as your guide!
EVERY WEDNESDAY JUNE 7TH - AUGUST 9TH
Build community as you hike & learn!
We will meet and hike each week exploring the trails near Nederland Colorado. We will build our hikes on where the wildflowers are! Each week a new place, new views and a new perspective. Hikes will include Arapahoe Pass, Forest Lakes, Glacier View, Niwot Ridge, Golden Gate State Park trails and more!
Our goal will be to blend the physicality of hiking together with the botanical beauty of the wild flowers. We will learn about tracks and scat, the history of our chosen trails, identifying flowers and learning about edible wildflowers/herbal uses. We will also enjoy the social aspects of being together as a community. The pace will match the group as a whole and inspire each other along the way.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Adwoa Lemieux has been an environmental educator at Wild Bear for 10 years. She has led the Mountain Adventure Kids Groups leading kids age 10-12 hiking and in the Nature Art Program. She also led Team Earth. She led the Wild Bear After School nature and art program for many years. This year is the inaugural year for outdoor Adult Camps. Adwoa has lived in and has hiked in the Indian Peaks for over 25 year. She has a specialty in both identifying wild flowers (and in finding the spots where they are blooming!) and in the uses of medicinal herbs and flowers. She makes her own herbal salves, teas, honey and balms. She was the herbalist at Nature's Own Natural Food Store. She has also taught in the Women's ski programs for over ten year and continues to teach at Eldora Ski Resort as a ski instructor. Living and being in the mountains and outdoors everyday is essential for her well being!
MEET AT
Wild Bear Nature Center
COST
$65. Classes are now 50% off using the code: WILD50 ($32.50/hike).
Generous scholarships available. If interested in a scholarship opportunity, please fill out this application form.
INCLUDED IN COST
- All necessary permits for locations
- A Naturalist Guide w/ 25 years of experience & knowledge of the area
- A Pocket Naturalist Guide for first-time participants
PLEASE BRING
- Sun protection
- Layers & rain gear for changing temps/precipitation
- Proper footwear
- Snacks, plenty of water & a sack lunch
- Backpack to carry all of the above
Let us know ahead of time if you need any support with gear! We have extras that we can bring if we know of needs in advance.
PLEASE NOTE
*Hike location subject to change based on weather & other environmental considerations.
*All hikes will be adjusted to the group needs, goals, pace and there will be time for rest along the way.
*The hikes will build in difficulty throughout the summer ranging from moderate to more difficult. The average hike is 3-6+ miles.
Please contact Adwoa at Wild Bear Nature Center (303-258-0495) if you have any questions or concerns.