Tuesday, July 08, 2014 11:38 AM
HI Parents and Friends of Durango Mountain Camp,
We
just finished our first week at DMC, and what a fine week it was! The
weather has been great, the Outdoor Pursuits are lively and much
enjoyed, the Tutoring and
Academics are humming along, and the campers all seem engaged and
enthusiastic. Along with Austin Bass, I was the leader of the biking
group and have attached a photo of the group atop Castle Rock near the
summit of Purgatory.
This
past weekend was full and fun. On Saturday, we drove over three 10,000
foot mountain passes to the old mining town of Ouray, were the campers
enjoyed the hot
springs (see photo), explored the town, and had dinner out. Just as we
were leaving Ouray, a rockslide closed Red Mountain Pass, so we had to
drive an extra 2 hours and 100 miles to Durango via Telluride and
Cortez, so didn’t get back to camp until 11:30.
A looooong day.
On
Sunday, the campers enjoyed alpine sliding at Purgatory in the morning,
then did various activities with the counselors in the afternoon.
Since
this is our second week of camp, the campers have switched to their
second outdoor pursuit activity. About half the campers are involved
with the scuba certification
program, so the pool session yesterday was busy, but so fun as the
campers experienced breathing and swimming underwater – perhaps for the
first time.
This
next weekend is our campout and boating weekend at Vallecito. Along
with the boarding campers, all DMC staff and Day Campers are welcome
(see attached flyer).
There will be s signup list and directions posted at DMC. So come if
you can and camp out, or join us Saturday morning for boating.
The campers are enjoying your mail and emails, so keep those coming.
It’s a great Summer!
Zane Bilgrav
Durango Mountain Camlp
970-749-5640 (cell)
Ouray Pool
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