Planning for your Journey:
1. Reserve Your Campsite: (available beginning March 2020)
Your campsite at Chaco Culture National Park will be reserved at the Gallo Campground. Reservations are made through “reservations” page of the NPS. (We can not reserve for you as it must correspond to the person staying there)
Please note: These camp sites will not be available to reserve for our September dates until March 2020. As soon as they are available – we will let you know – along with the preferred campsites to book.
You will be booking the campsite site with the following dates: checking in on Sept 20 and checking out on Sep 26. Most of the sites will allow two tents – if you want to stay close to another traveler.
The cost is only $15 per night.
The link is below.
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250009
2. Plan your travel partners
Arrange your transportation with your fellow travelers. We will connect everyone who is participating in this transformational voyage so you can work out the details with each other as they best suit you for your drive to Chaco.
3. Determine the best car to take
It must be big enough to hold all of the travelers and your gear. A four-wheel drive is preferable – but not absolutely necessary as the roads are quite passable in a regular car when they are dry. A bit bumpy but fine. If there have been heavy rains – a four-wheel drive is a much more comfortable option.
4. Check the weather a week before
The weather at Chaco varies quite a bit – as it is high desert at 6500 feet altitude. We will keep an eye on it and also keep you posted. The weather will be the determinant on what to pack.
Temperatures at that time of year range from highs of 65 – 83 to lows of 35 – 44. Rainfall average is about 1″.
5. Assemble your camping items to pack
*Tent
* Sleeping Bag
* Air Mattress
* Battery operated air mattress pump with fresh batteries
* Pillow
* Blankets
* Tent Light (to tie to the top of your tent)
* Headlamp / Flashlight
* Personal Snacks
* Solar Charger
* Sunscreen
* Journal
* Camera
* Camp chair
* Wash cloth / Towel
* Personal soap
* Umbrella
* Rain Poncho to pack for hikes
* Clothes in layers
* Sturdy walking shoes with good soles. Hiking boots are not necessary. There will be a day that we do a little climb through a rock flue (very fun!) so some people like ankle support.
*Optional – pop-up shade structure for your personal camp site
What we are providing:
Food:
All meals will be provided and we will do all of the cooking so you can relax and focus on you!
(Example meals- oatmeal with trimmings for breakfast, sandwiches and power bars for lunch, dinners are hot vegetarian / vegan meal, Coffee / tea / hot cocoa / drinking water available all day.)
We will support your body health by providing the healthiest food we can bring. We will endeavor to accommodate your dietary considerations.
The food will be considerate of vegetarian / vegan / gluten-free diets.
Snacks such as trail mix will be available for carrying with you during our hikes and site visits.
All kitchen supplies – including towels and all plates / utensils / cups / mugs, etc
Shade Structures – for the kitchen / common areas.
Firewood – for nightly fires (and s’mores makings of course!)
Medical Kit – to take care of stings, skin irritations and other first aid items.
Solar Shower – with a surround for bathing.
Information and Education – Including maps, reading, videos, etc both before and during your Chaco voyage.
Cacao Ceremony – Honoring the tradition of the sacred cacao to the ancestors
Supplements – 5htp and supplements to prepare you for your medicine journey.
Sacred Medicine Ceremony – To fully open your heart chakra and anchor the messages and lessons from this powerful transformational journey.
Native American Smudge Ceremony – to clear the energies of your personal camping space and the communal space – and to invite the frequencies aligned with our vibrations and intention.
Native American Gift Giving – Arranging an opportunity to present a much needed community gift in appreciation for the local Navajo / Hopi tribes for sharing their ancestral land with us.
