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Day One:Move in, meet your counselors and new friends, explore the camp, go for a swim in the pool, and roast marshmallows after dinner. Day Two: Feed the barnyard animals before breakfast then look for deer, elk, birds’ nests and squirrel homes on a hike to Top of the World. Begin your rock collection by digging for quartz crystals at the Crystal Beds and finish the afternoon with a swim in the pool or game of tennis. A fun Opening Campfire in the evening will include skits, games, and singing.
Day Four: You are off to the Bat Caves and Fossil Beds! Climb the fun rock formations, have a great picnic lunch, and visit the giant petrified tree stumps and famous fossils at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Then hop on the vans to return to camp for a swim before dinner. Day Five: Hike to Witcher Pond or Lost Lake for an exciting overnight campout. When you have set up your tents, there will be plenty of time for exploring, fishing, or canoeing. Then help your counselors cook dinner over the campfire. After s’mores, games and stories, sleep out under the stars or in a tent with your friends. Day Six: Spend the morning returning to camp with some super explorations along the way. In the afternoon, paint with watercolors, make animals from clay, or stamp designs on leather at the Crafts Shop. Finish off the day with a skit night. Day Seven: Head down to the stables in the morning for another trail ride. Explore Horsethief Pass or Maverick Meadows on your favorite horse. During the afternoon, choose from a variety of activities including rock scrambling, crafts, sports, hikes and more. Also prepare for an exciting hobo or bandito cookout with great food, stories, games, and more. Day Eight:It’s Indian/Pioneering Day! Spend the morning at the Quick Homestead exploring, dipping candles, making apple cider and biscuits and trying other pioneering crafts. Then visit the Indian Tipi Village in the afternoon. Choose an Indian name, wear face paint and make beef jerky, medicine sticks, and Indian drums. Day Nine: Play trot tag and other games on your horseback adventure this morning. During the afternoon, search for wild strawberries to use in homemade ice cream then eat it while you enjoy a giant Beach Party at the pool—relays, games, diving, and more! Spend an evening at the Observatory looking at the moon and planets through the telescope and learning to find the Big Dipper and the Milky Way in the night sky. Day Ten: Leave for the Yurt above the Witcher Ranch for another camping expedition! You won’t need to pitch your tents because you can sleep in the giant Mongolian hut. Cook pizza and s’mores over a campfire and enjoy the terrific rock scrambling and exploration sites nearby. If the weather is good, you can sleep on the deck and count the shooting stars from your sleeping bag.
Day Twelve: Head down to the stables for a long trail ride to Fishcreek with lots of horseback adventures along the way. Spend the afternoon making plaster casts of animal tracks, building a terrarium, or exploring the dinosaur bones and pond creatures at the Interbarn. Day Thirteen: All-day trip to the South Platte River. Have a picnic lunch between exciting float trips down the river! There will also be fishing, tubing and nature explorations. In the evening, play a fun game of elbow tag, dodgeball, or Giants, Elves, Wizards. Day Fourteen: A great last day! Options include swimming, photography, hikes to favorite places, crafts and more. A special Closing Campfire highlights the evening! Day Fifteen: Exchange addresses with friends and go home with special memories of a summer you’ll never forget!
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