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If you are a woman age 50 and older, and you provide care for a parent, a child, a loved one or neighbor, you are invited to sign up for a weekend cabin retreat in the wooded foothills near Allenspark.

Kriste Peoples, executive director of Women's Wilderness, is organizing the Trailblazer Radiance Retreat, a three-night getaway specifically designed for Colorado's hard-working women of color. She said the goal is to give caregivers a chance to relax, rejuvenate and reconnect - with themselves, with their peers, and with the natural world.

"Nature provides a really wonderful opportunity to lower our anxiety levels, to relieve symptoms of stress, to really help us feel better," she explained.

Thanks to financial support from AARP Colorado, a sliding-scale contribution will cover everything, including lodging, meals, gear and transportation to the renowned Sunshine Mountain Lodge. The deadline to register is next Friday, January 24th. Follow the "Trailblazer" link at 'womenswilderness.org.'

Marissa Volpe with AARP Colorado noted women of color are often the sole providers of care for their families and communities, work that mostly goes unpaid, and said they deserve some pampering too. In addition to exploring nearby trails and mountain vistas, participants can opt for professionally facilitated yoga, meditation and other activities.

"And to get some rest," she explained. "It's not a super packed weekend. You can rest if you just want to be fireside, and just reading. Or if you want to get outside and do that hike or snowshoe, or an afternoon craft."

Peoples added women of color are disproportionately the unsung heroines as caregivers at home and on the job, and they don't always have the time or money to attend a retreat where they can be cared for, supported, and feel replenished.

"We too often downplay the need for our own self care. We don't prioritize it. And this is the perfect opportunity to do that. So I would say, please don't think twice," she concluded.