4 Days, 3 Nights | September 28 – October 1, 2025
Meeker, Colorado

This is a Cowgirls with Cameras Photography Adventure Experience. Photographers of all levels are welcome.

Your Leaders: Cara, Kim and Phyllis!

The magic of a Cowgirls with Cameras Experience is in our Leaders!

We are three very different photographers and all successful in our own craft using different approaches and techniques. We have been in your shoes — the novice photographer yearning to learn more; the intermediate photographer seeking to become better at your craft; and the experienced photographer looking to expand your horizons and fully tap into your creativity. We each offer our unique super powers, methods, and view points for you to consider. We believe this offers our students the opportunity to truly choose what works best for them. Our instruction style is open, engaging, non-judgmental, and friendly. We are passionate about photography, artistic expression, business, and having fun — we want to inspire you and help you take your photography to the next level.

Experience and Equipment Recommendations

Experience: Our Retreat and Adventure Experiences are designed to work for photographers from novice to advanced. We recommend to take full advantage of this event that you have a DSLR or Mirrorless prosumer or professional camera and lenses. If you need help in determining what equipment to bring or rent, we are happy to assist you.

The Important Details

We recommend you fly into Denver (4-5 hours) or Grand Junction (3+ hours) from the lodge. You should plan to arrive on location by 2 pm on September 28 and plan to depart the Lodge by 11 am on October 1 unless other arrangements are made in advance.

During the event, we will be traveling to a vareity of locations on improved gavel roads. Street vehicles with no 4 wheel drive will be able to access all locations and if there is a location that is not accessible by street vehicles, transportation will be provided.

We will connect attendees through social media and email prior to the event so you can make arrangements if you’d. like to carpool or rental car share.

Lodging is provided by the Lodge and included in the price. You can expect to share a room and bathroom unless you arrange otherwise in advance. Rooms are comfortable but there is no in-room bathroom. We will share the bath house onsite and located very close to our cabins. Please note, you will be at 9600 elevation and at a location served by solar power. There is no internet access and there is a dark time (no electricity) between 9 pm and 7 am.  

Meals are provided by the ranch and included. The ranch is happy to accommodate a range of dietary needs if they know in advance. Please notify us if you need vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, sugar-free, or other dietary options for your meals. Also let us know in advance if you have any food allergies.

We do everything we can within reason to make you comfortable during the event. If you have any special needs, please notify us in advance so we can arrange to meet them or set expectations accordingly.

Activity Level, Personal Gear, and Weather Considerations

Participants in this experience should be in good health and feel comfortable walking over uneven terrain and standing for extended periods of time. We may have to hike a short distance to shoot locations so please be prepared by bringing hiking or western type boots/shoes with closed toes. Weather in the west can be unpredictable, so pack layers to accommodate your comfort in both warm and cold temperatures. We often find morning to start off chilly and quickly rise in temperature and layering allows you to adjust your comfort level easily.

Horse experience is NOT necessary to participate in this experience.