karen604

Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch Elbert County Colorado

Denver Area Council Mountain Time Zone

This camp is set about an hour SE of Denver at about 7200 feet which makes for great cool summer sleeping weather.

The camp is 3 in 1. Eagle Point where you bring all of your own equipment and they supply the food that you cook. The boys can sign into Merit Badge courses with Camp Deitler (located near) or you can work on the skills that you want with your bows with the equipment and staff, design your own program. We had a great combination of both Merit badges and Rank advancement come from this program.

Camp Deitler is Merit badge based. You can cook your own.

CAmp Dobbins is a full service camp. There is a Dining Hall, Merit Badge Areas, Formal Opening and Closing Campfires, Camp-wide Flag ceremonies daily. There is both a lake for boating and a pool for swimming. There is an Awsome Shooting Sports program 22 rifle, shotgun program, muzzleloading program and Archery. Among the 3 camps there are something like 17 shooting ranges. There is a program for the budding cinamatographers/preformers with editing equipment. There is a horsemanship program with an overnight campout. And great programs for both first and second year scouts.

OA ordeals are usually done each week as well.

They at times have training programs available for the adults as well.

There is a Scoutmaster diner and time for adults to use the shooting facilities.

Thanks

Karen

I used to be an Antelope

My son called yesterday with the same news. I too am heartbroken from it. He so admires his brother's traded patches from 01. I have been checking the web trying to find some as well.

contact mw privately and I will see about getting your son a set of Denver's patches. they are the theme of America the Beautiful.

quilter604@msn.com

I should think that earrings would have a lot to do with the troop's written policy. If you accept the boy into the troop with an earring and the policy says no. You cannot tell him to remove it but by signing the policy statement no additional holes should appear and that should be made clear.

I should think that earrings would have a lot to do with the troop's written policy. If you accept the boy into the troop with an earring and the policy says no. You cannot tell him to remove it but by signing the policy statement no additional holes should appear and that should be made clear.

Lots of great trainings. Cubmaster and Webelos are both usually big sessions. Both are very worthwhile. I know the folks who are teaching Webelos this year and they are great. Both have been trainers for along time and have written for BSA and are experianced Philmont trainers.

There is a lot of time to have together as a family. On cub weeks most if not all the sessions are at PTC and you will eat most of your meals together. there is a free day and evening activities that are a blast for all.

If you do the Webelos session you will have the opportunity to take Webelos out on an overnighter...Don't miss the chance.

Hubby and I have also taken Pow Wow, Webelos to 1st class, Roundtable and Baloo training. All great.

Remember to see The Villa. It is something else as is the Seton Museum and Rayado at night.

Love Philmmont and will miss not being there this year

Denver Area alternates by year week long and weekend. Two years ago I took the week long and loved it. I had a whole week to myself. No cell Phones (no recepption)no radio, no tv....it was great! It really gave me the opportunity to reflect on my life in scouting.

It truely cemented our patrol. I was on crutches at the time and received a lot of help. I volunteered to do most of the cooking in payback. Another patrol member had just finished chef's school but had a cold, as a result I had a 3-d cookbook. Our meals are still spoken of at WoodBadge breakfasts!

We spent the week making do and doing without. amazing how little you need. Our entire troop has finished their tickets. W5-61-01-03

My husband took the weekends last year and is still working his ticket (have good thoughts for him.) they lost about about 25% of the participants between the two weekends.

There was also a lot of one upsmanship going on with what shopping in between could do for you. He too made great friends. And I am glad that that worked in his schedule. He now understands Wood Badge!

I am very concerned about a troop that does not all and welcome all parents on a campout. You have the right to know what happens on campouts.

I am also concerned about the level of difficulty of a first campout with new scouts. Are they looking to drive all of the new boys off? I am wondering also about the retention in the unit. If they annually only gain one or two boys yet they recruit a dozen, how are they actively promoting Scouting in their town? Many youth would be turned off by this troop and never go and explore another unit. How sad. By fighting this issue you will be doing a lot for Scouting in your community.

This said. There are a few hints of reason here. In our troop we do expect the parents to come to service the entire troop not to be "Bobby's Mom or Dad". You should be expected to pitch a tent if that is what the youth are doing, (if you are willing to haul it you can have a cot too, note that sometimes weather conditions could make this a safety hazard.) You should expect to pitch in where requested and stay out unless asked or their is a safety issue. This is a BOY activity not a family campout, an important distinction to remember.

We ask our new parents to let the new scout go one the first campout without Mom or Dad. That way the boy learns to work with his patrol and not lean on Mom or Dad.

Please contact you District Executive/Director concerning this matter. If you get brushed off go to the Field Director. There are too many danger signs here. Good luck