Roots & Boots Music Camp presents as part of our Musical Meanderings Series:

San Juan River Trip with Tsé Kooh Outfitters

with Musical Hosts Peter McLaughlin, Chris Brashear & Tyler Grant

TRIP CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR. STAY TUNED FOR TRIP DATES IN 2027.​

INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS TRIPS TO BE UPDATED:

Fee includes your passage on oar-powered crafts, all lovingly prepared delicious meals, guide-led hikes in magnificent side canyons* with natural and archeological interpretation, evening jamming and entertainment. Adults only trip (18+). Bring your instruments or just your listening/grinnin’ selves! All levels welcome, but you do not need to play an instrument to attend. Plenty of campfire fun and entertainment for all! We will have a special baggage boat for folks who’d like to bring instruments. Supply your own instrument bag or we can help you attain one if needed for a small extra fee. Please note: This is primarily a Bluegrass focused music event but we will also surely play some Old Time Fiddle Music, and Folk music.

*Tsé Kooh Outfitters owned and operated by Cody Little is the ONLY commercial outfitter on the San Juan River permitted to explore the protected and magnificent archaeological sites along the river sacred to the Native Peoples of this ancient, diverse landscape. The San Juan has abundant pictograph panels, incredible side canyons with pottery sherds scattered like jewels along the way, deep swirly windswept pools, fern-fringed grottos and other natural wonders to explore on daily hikes. In addition we will have plenty of time to enjoy boating, camping, and nightly live music and jamming.

Check out our incredibly talented Musical Guides:

https://www.petermclaughlin.info/
https://chrisbrashear.info/
https://www.tylergrant.com/

Please note: This is a wilderness experience! You will be camping in your own tents (or we can supply for an additional fee) or under the stars. Cots are supplied which is quite luxurious! Although the San Juan can be a somewhat mellow river with a couple of fun rapids, there is always inherent danger on the water and on land. You must have a level of fitness to comfortably attend this event. If you have a health condition like heart, lung, or other more serious concerns this might not be a good choice for you.

Roots & Boots Music Camp presents as part of our Musical Meanderings Series:

A Women’s 3-Day Singing & Writing Retreat

Give Birth to your Mirth! Find & Explore Your Gorgeous Inner & Outer Voices.

During this Women’s retreat, let the music and singing lift you and spark your own revelations. We will also spend some easy time writing and sharing to uncover and befriend our own unique stories and how music shapes them. Ride on the magic to rejuvenate, relax and renew in the mountains of South Eastern New Mexico.

Thursday November 12 – Sunday November 15, 2026

Black Range Lodge, Kingston New Mexico

Workshop fee is $465 for 3 days/3 nights all workshops and all meals

Rooms are not includes and are booked and paid for separately (see below).

• Thursday Night Welcome party with hors d’oeuvres and wine

• All delicious, healthy catered meals

Friday & Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner; Sunday breakfast

• All singing and writing sessions featuring Songbird, Songwriter and Vocal Mentor Christine Sanders of New Mexico’s own Hard Road Trio: hardroadtrio.com/home

This 3-day event will help you discover and celebrate the joy of singing with others while expressing your individual vocal power. Additionally, we will have time to explore creative writing and journaling to help you unlock and discover the beauty and the magnificent creative gifts of your inner and outer voice. We are excited to welcome our writing coach, award-winning poet and retired Head of Student Counseling at South Dakota State University, Ruth Harper who will lead us through daily writing exercises.

If you’d like, you are welcome to bring an instrument for night jamming and sharing. Workshop sessions are primarily focused on singing, with a daily breakout session for creative journaling (not songwriting, but you may be inspired to write songs on your own during rest time). This is an intimate event with a limit of 18 participants, plus our team for a total of 22 people. Please book today!

The Black Range Lodge:

https://www.blackrangelodge.com/

The Lodge is perfectly located for our AZ and NM community and can house all of us in lovely accommodations, with intimate gathering opportunities.

There are private rooms, and suites designed for sharing and privacy as they are separated by a bathroom, so for those who’d like to save money and share it’s a great option.
The rooms range from $140-$180.

Contact Catherine at the Lodge for more details and to book your rooms after you have registered and tell her you are part of the Women’s Singing Retreat: 575-895-5652

Sharing a room:

Please let us know if you would like to be paired with a roommate to share costs.