Tahosa Winter Fun at Camp Tahosa
Jan 13-15, 2012: Civitan Lodge, Camp Tahosa, near Ward, Colorado
Campmaster: Bruce Brown
Good evening all,
At circle up last night, I announced the plans for the 2012 Camp Tahosa Fun Weekend, an annual winter event held every January for many years. This is a great outdoor, pretty much non-structured event where scouts can enjoy ice fishing, sledding; show shoeing, and back country skiing in a safe, secure environment of beautiful Camp Tahosa, Denver Area Council's High Adventure Base, just off Highway 72, near Ward, Colorado. Camp Tahosa started summer camp programs back in 1938 and continues to offer an unprecedented high adventure experience for scouts from across the country.
We have reserved Civitan Lodge, a large cabin which has 18 bunks, no electricity, but a great wood stove for heat. The lodges have recently been updated with new doors, windows, caulking and painting. We also have reserved one of the Lakeside Cabins, a small cabin with 6 bunks for Saturday night only, for those who would want to come up Saturday and spend the night. The Saturday folks will have to provide their own transportation to camp. We have separate pricing for the Saturday people to be included for our lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.
Given the holidays and the troop calendar, reservations will only be accepted until the end of the troop meeting of December 20, 2011 and a limit of 18 scouts/moose for Friday night and an additional 6 for Saturday night. The permission slip needs to be completed and payment made in order to secure a "bunk". This typically sells out fast, so I would suggest a commitment as soon as possible to be included in this wonderful event. For those very adventurous scouts wanting to earn their Polar Bear Award, this time of year, chances are better than not, the lows will be below zero degrees. HOWEVER, if you commit to coming up and staying in a tent, there is no guarantee of an alternate arrangement, so though I encourage anyone who wants to and if you email me directly, I will arrange a special pricing structure to reduce the amount of the lodge rental. Again, a firm commitment needs to be made and followed through.
I am attaching permission slips for the both scouts and Moose participants for the weekend, as well as, participation for both for Saturday night through Sunday morning as well. I realize this is a holiday weekend and families may have other plans, but if you are interested at all, I suggest you present the completed permission slip with payment, to the Treasurers as soon as possible. This program is anticipated to sell out, so the earlier the better. Ms. Mayer made up an equipment list on the website that is a great resource. Other logistics will be forthcoming in the interim, but in the mean time, please register. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call me during business hours at my direct dial desk number of (303) 628-3413 or my cell (303) 981-1243.
Yours in Scouting and anything Camp Tahosa,
Bruce Brown
T767 Committee Member
President Tahosa Alumni Association
DAC BSA Camping Committee Member
Program Chairman Hooked on Tahosa Fly Fishing Merit Badge Program
Etc, etc…………
Tahosa Winter Fun at Camp Tahosa
Jan 13-15, 2012: Civitan Lodge, Camp Tahosa, near Ward, Colorado
Campmaster: Bruce Brown
Good evening all,
At circle up last night, I announced the plans for the 2012 Camp Tahosa Fun Weekend, an annual winter event held every January for many years. This is a great outdoor, pretty much non-structured event where scouts can enjoy ice fishing, sledding; show shoeing, and back country skiing in a safe, secure environment of beautiful Camp Tahosa, Denver Area Council's High Adventure Base, just off Highway 72, near Ward, Colorado. Camp Tahosa started summer camp programs back in 1938 and continues to offer an unprecedented high adventure experience for scouts from across the country.
We have reserved Civitan Lodge, a large cabin which has 18 bunks, no electricity, but a great wood stove for heat. The lodges have recently been updated with new doors, windows, caulking and painting. We also have reserved one of the Lakeside Cabins, a small cabin with 6 bunks for Saturday night only, for those who would want to come up Saturday and spend the night. The Saturday folks will have to provide their own transportation to camp. We have separate pricing for the Saturday people to be included for our lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.
Given the holidays and the troop calendar, reservations will only be accepted until the end of the troop meeting of December 20, 2011 and a limit of 18 scouts/moose for Friday night and an additional 6 for Saturday night. The permission slip needs to be completed and payment made in order to secure a "bunk". This typically sells out fast, so I would suggest a commitment as soon as possible to be included in this wonderful event. For those very adventurous scouts wanting to earn their Polar Bear Award, this time of year, chances are better than not, the lows will be below zero degrees. HOWEVER, if you commit to coming up and staying in a tent, there is no guarantee of an alternate arrangement, so though I encourage anyone who wants to and if you email me directly, I will arrange a special pricing structure to reduce the amount of the lodge rental. Again, a firm commitment needs to be made and followed through.
I am attaching permission slips for the both scouts and Moose participants for the weekend, as well as, participation for both for Saturday night through Sunday morning as well. I realize this is a holiday weekend and families may have other plans, but if you are interested at all, I suggest you present the completed permission slip with payment, to the Treasurers as soon as possible. This program is anticipated to sell out, so the earlier the better. Ms. Mayer made up an equipment list on the website that is a great resource. Other logistics will be forthcoming in the interim, but in the mean time, please register. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call me during business hours at my direct dial desk number of (303) 628-3413 or my cell (303) 981-1243.
Yours in Scouting and anything Camp Tahosa,
Bruce Brown
T767 Committee Member
President Tahosa Alumni Association
DAC BSA Camping Committee Member
Program Chairman Hooked on Tahosa Fly Fishing Merit Badge Program
Etc, etc…………