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Backpacking Camps         Girls Summer Camps

Girls overnight summer camps in Montana! Horseback riding, backpacking, canoeing & wild west rodeo are combined in this 8-day burst of adventure where our main focus is on having FUN!

This girls camp adventure begins in the remote southwest corner of Montana in the beautiful Centennial Valley home to the Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge where vast grasslands and wetlands are ringed by the majestic Centennial Mountains.

At the Montgomery homestead, our mini camp base, we'll be fitted to helmets, horses and equipment for a sunset horse ride that introduces us to the valley as we receive gentle pointers on basic horsemanship skills from the kindest cowboys and cowgirls you'll ever meet. We'll return to base camp to a hot campfire meal, guitar and stories by the campfire.

Our 3-day backpacking adventure starts the following morning. After yoga and breakfast at base camp, we'll learn how to properly pack and carry a backpack with a limited and select number of items (sleeping bag, pad, clothing, and a portion of tent and food). We'll leave all extra gear, worries and conveniences behind as we rise above our own expectations and find ease in becoming an outdoor Adventuress! We'll backpack 4-8 miles each day and hike at a pace that allows our group to enjoy each step into the great unknown as we gain a sense of stewardship by connecting with the natural world on the road less traveled. Outdoor camping skill basics that minimize the impact on our natural environment are taught right from the beginning on all Alpengirl trips and are relied upon throughout this teen girls camp session.

We will enjoy a final campfire evening at our valley "home away from home" homestead before heading to Idaho for a full day of canoeing. The flat waters of the Henrys Fork of the Snake River welcome us to bask in the sun and have some relaxed fun for a river day full of swimming, viewing nesting osprey, discovering mysterious underwater grasses and spying a moose in the willows. Girls will be fitted to life jackets and paddles and taught canoeing basics riverside before being matched up with partners to paddle with down this mild, clear and shallow waterway that beginners can easily navigate and may at times even need to get out to lighten the load in order to get to the next swimming hole for an epic Alpenolympic water fight!

Our final Yee-Haw together is attending the Wild West Rodeo! Pull your hat down tight as we watch a real western rodeo and events that include Barrel Racing, Bull Riding, Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, Bareback and Saddle Bronc Riding.

If you are artistically inclined you should consider adding on our Montana Photojournalism Camp to this session for 3-weeks with Alpengirl! This option will allow you "focus on" and further enjoy the remote and pristine Centennial Mountains, visit Yellowstone National Park, soak in hot springs, go rafting and end the adventure with your own photography and creative writing portfolio in hand so that you can share and remember your 3-weeks of adventure in this special place.

Group Size: This MT Mini Camp session itinerary is shared with the Montana Horse Camp. Mini campers and horse campers will be combined for the entire 8-day itinerary except for the 3-day backpacking trip. There will be a total of at least 12 girls combined for the 8-day itinerary.

The best thing about this trip - besides the fact that All Alpengirl trips ROCK is... "8-days goes by in a FLASH and it offers a smaller group for the 3-day backpacking trip and a larger group for everything else."