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Summer Camp Daily Diary |
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Welcome to the OWA Summer Diary. We try to keep you informed of the day to day goings on at OWA, and the Summer Diary has become the traditional way to keep you in the loop. We make every effort to update things daily in the summer and to keep you informed of interesting events throughout the winter. Although, we do miss days from time to time, especially since groups that are out in the field are often out of contact. For photos, visit our photo gallery, accessible with a password from our main page.
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June 28, 2010 |
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Adventure Skills started the week off in style be summiting the majestic Bullseye Point, right in OWA's back yard. Jake, James, Adam, Micah, and Josh all stood atop the crag, as they scouted the end of week backpacking trip which lies across the Tarryall Valley.
After a lunch break at the lodge, the campers joined guides Becca and Brendan for and afternoon of bike skills. After covering the anatomy of a Mountain Bike, the campers learned the skills involved in climbing and descending single track. Josh showed that he is really getting a hang of clipless pedals, and James picked up where he left off and an expert descender.
At the pump track that evening, not only did all the campers show that they had started to get the concept, but they all managed to ride skinny bridge optional start.
Its hard to believe its only been one day, it just shows you what a motivated group of kids can get around to.
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June 29, 2010 |
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Another packed day for Adventure Skills.
After breakfast, the 'Adventure Boys' hiked to Cross Hill, OWA's private schist sport climbing crag. All the campers climbed the 2 routes on the front side while learning safety skills from guides Becca and Brendan. James and Adam seemed to be especially exited to be back for another year of climbing
They returned to the lodge for lunch, and hiked over the Ute Trailhead to learn fly fishing skills on the Tarryall, unfortunately there were no ripped lips (whether fish or child), but everyone had a good time and Micah and Jake seemed to be really getting the hang of casting. Josh showed us what he learned with Lewis last week.
A thunder storm forced an early retreat to the lodge where everyone showed the their mental toughness with some pattern games.
Mountain Bike Skills Camp had an excellent day riding the loop around Rampart Reservoir. Pretty much everyone agreed that the rollicking fast single track was our best ride yet. We stopped frequently to practice skills on rocky drops and technical climbs and to enjoy the scenic views of nearby Pike's Peak. It was a full day--we arrived back at the lodge just minutes before a much needed lasagna dinner.
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June 30, 2010 |
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Mountain bike skills: The group split in two today with half the group biking Kenosha Pass and the other half going to Spruce Grove. The Kenosha ride was beautiful with some long climbs, some sweet descents, and a terrific views. The group had to change routes slightly due to thunder, but it turned out to be for the best with some great riding and a few fun stream crossings.
The second group opted for a bit of a longer ride. We rode out from Basecamp down the Tarryall road to the Spruce Grove Campground. From there we crossed the creek and the adventure began! The crew chose to embark on a grueling climb up to the top of Lizard rock...one of the HILLS OF DEATH! Everybody cruised right top the top where we enjoyed endless, breath-taking views and a gourmet PBJ lunch. We then bombed down the mountain to the Brookside-McCurdy trail down to Twin Eagle Campground. From there we proceeded back to Basecamp for an afternoon snack! Energy and morale was still high so we set out on the legendary Puke Loop. To finish things off we took to the Pump Track to play and polish up on skills! WHAT A DAY!!!
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June 30, 2010 |
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Mountain bike skills: The group split in two today with half the group biking Kenosha Pass and the other half going to Spruce Grove. The Kenosha ride was beautiful with some long climbs, some sweet descents, and a terrific views. The group had to change routes slightly due to thunder, but it turned out to be for the best with some great riding and a few fun stream crossings.
The second group opted for a bit of a longer ride. We rode out from Basecamp down the Tarryall road to the Spruce Grove Campground. From there we crossed the creek and the adventure began! The crew chose to embark on a grueling climb up to the top of Lizard rock...one of the HILLS OF DEATH! Everybody cruised right top the top where we enjoyed endless, breath-taking views and a gourmet PBJ lunch. We then bombed down the mountain to the Brookside-McCurdy trail down to Twin Eagle Campground. From there we proceeded back to Basecamp for an afternoon snack! Energy and morale was still high so we set out on the legendary Puke Loop. To finish things off we took to the Pump Track to play and polish up on skills! WHAT A DAY!!!
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June 30, 2010 |
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Adventure skills spent the day at Valley of the Chickens, a local valley crag named by Quentin Keith and Mark Beardsley for the rock features on the cliff that vaguely resemble chicken heads. They got to climb 4 climbs each, including a probable First Ascent.
Tomorrow they will be starting backpacking tomorrow and have been preparing all evening
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July 02, 2010 |
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Adventure Skills has returned from their backpacking trip! Yesterday they hiked into Lost Creek Wilderness and camped out for a night. Today, we all woke up and packed our packs and hiked to Bison Peak. It was a short summit (due to rain) but Josh, Micah and Adam completed their first summit and JT and Jake made it through their second summit. They got back to camp late afternoon and enjoyed a mouthwatering barbecue!
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July 02, 2010 |
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Adventure skills just arrived back from an overnight backpacking trip which took them from Lost Park to their campsite at Bison Pass, then summited Bison Peak and managed to return to the pass in front of oncoming storms. Everyone had a good time, and learned alot.
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July 02, 2010 |
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Adventure skills just arrived back from an overnight backpacking trip which took them from Lost Park to their campsite at Bison Pass, then summited Bison Peak and managed to return to the pass in front of oncoming storms. Everyone had a good time, and learned alot.
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July 02, 2010 |
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Adventure skills just arrived back from an overnight backpacking trip which took them from Lost Park to their campsite at Bison Pass, then summited Bison Peak and managed to return to the pass in front of oncoming storms. Everyone had a good time, and learned alot.
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July 05, 2010 |
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Colorado Rock: The climbers started out with a bang today at Valley of the Chickens, a local Tarryall crag. Brooke, Annie, Micah, Adam, Quinn and Jon climbed three different routes on top rope. Riley and Abe each led a route and then moved on to some more challenging top rope routes. Tomorrow we'll be heading to Turkey Rocks, the best crack climbing Colorado has to offer, and we'll be on the road for the rest of the week!
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July 05, 2010 |
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Race Camp went to ride the Spruce Grove Lollipop,and then over to twin eagles. Luciano, Luke, Max, and Sam all did the Lizard Rock "Hill Of Death."
Everybody seems to be adapting to the altitude and ready for Wednesday's Time Trial
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