Breakfast is usually done by 8:30am, and folks are assembled for final instructions. Depending on the group size, attendees are assigned to a crew which will have a crew leader who has been briefed on the work needed to be done and will assign individual responsibilities. All crews usually leave camp at around 9am. Projects are worked until lunch, which consists of peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches and fruit. Afternoons, you will resume work until the project is completed or until 4pm, whichever comes first. The work can be hard at times depending on the specific project, but with a group tackling the project in coordinated fashion, no one person is "working their fingers to the bone" or working to exhaustion. There are times when you are done by 1pm, and you have the rest of the day to yourself. It's amazing how quickly the job can be completed when a group of people combine their efforts to achieve a result.
Then it's back to the camp where you grab a nap or wash up, and then assemble at the food tent for hors' doeuvres and whatever adult beverage you have chosen to bring. It's social hour; standing around the camp fire, making new friends, and generally having a good time. Frisbees, baseball and football catch, horseshoes, etc. have been known to break out (No boom boxes or other radio/CD player devices please).
Dinner is served at around 7pm, and it's some variation of all-you-can-eat tri-tip, chicken, salmon, or other meat entree, (cooked on the grill) and salads, veggies, breads, and fresh desert; usually it's a fresh-baked pineapple upside-down cake or other delicacy. As usual, there's after-dinner coffee.
Then, after dinner, folks socialize around the campfire until everyone poops out, which usually occurs around 10pm. (The food stays out until folks are down for the night. Third and fourth helpings are encouraged, however, no midnight raids of the food tent please...)
Next day is a repeat until the last day, on which breakfast is served and then at 9am the camp food tent comes down and everyone goes home.
Kids and dogs are encouraged to attend. Amazingly, your kids will have a great time without video games, TVs or other electronic devices. Running, laughing and playing occurs nonstop. When the sun goes down they roast marshmallows, hot-dogs and build 'smors until they run out of energy (yes, it happens). Trail Crew is a total family outing and all ages are welcome. Their are no egos, axes-to-grind or soapboxes. Folks have been known to obtain the phone number of a member of the opposite sex from time to time. We've never compiled the statistics on the number of marriages that have resulted from a chance meeting at Trail Crew, but we arbitrarily take credit for at least 2.
Our chefs and chefettes work very hard while you are out during the day preparing for your return. It is a challenge to plan the food for these trips, and stay within budget. The sooner you sign up, the more accurate we will be on meal planning. If you are a vegetarian or have any special food requirements please advise us 10 days in advance of the trip so we may make an arrangement for you.