Round
Up Completed grades 1 - 5
Great for first time campers, Round Up gives a taste of the best
that Sky Ranch has to offer. Living in a cabin, campers get to do
low ropes, visit with our program specialists, and experience worship.
Just enough to make them want to come back for a full week next
year!
$199 per person
June 28 - July 1, 2009 (Sun - Wed)
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**New**
Intro to Camp Completed
Grades 4 - 7
Want to go to camp but aren’t quite ready for a full week?
Intro to Camp is the perfect opportunity to see what camp is like
without being away from home for such a long time. You still get
to experience life in the cabin, worship, the low ropes course,
a short day hike, the summer bible study, and daily worship. Even
in these short days, you will form strong friendships with your
counselor and those in your cabin. A great experience, high in the
Rocky Mountains is waiting for you.
$220 per person 1 /2 week
July 19 - 22, 2009
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Homesteaders
Completed grades 4 - 5
Experience what it is like to be a settler of the Colorado Rockies.
Homesteaders enjoy group games, creative arts, and day hikes. They
also get to spend a night at our Beaver Flats platform tent area
learning about local pioneers, panning for gold, and cooking over
a fire.
$385 per person
June 21 - 26, June 28 - July 3, & July 5 - 10, 2009
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Mountaineers
Completed grades 6 - 8
Mountaineers get to experience all that Sky Ranch has to offer.
With their cabin mates, campers will get to challenge themselves
on the high ropes course 35 feet up, feel what it’s like to
be in front of people while leading worship, and learn basic backpacking
skills with a night at Black Elk in a tent.
$385 per person
June 21 - 26, June 28 - July 3, & July 5 - 10, 2009
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**NEW**
Trail Blazers Equine Camp
Completed Grades 6 - 9
In this brand new program, campers will have the opportunity to
experience traditional camp activities, such as high ropes, bible
study, and specialists, as well as time each day to ride. During
the week, you will start to feel comfortable in the saddle, learning
proper care for horses and gear. You’ll even have a chance
to get out on trail and explore the Colorado Rockies like they were
first discovered.
$425 per person
July 26 - 31, 2009
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Seekers
Confirmation Camp Ages vary
Seekers confirmation camp is designed to complement the confirmation
program at your church and give your youth the opportunity to experience
their faith in action. Campers live in a cabin with peers from all
over the country. Together they explore community on the low ropes
and high ropes, explore their individual gifts with our program
specialists, delight in creation on a day hike, and bring it all
home during church time. Participants register with their churches,
so check with your churches for details.
$385 per person
June 7 - 12 & Jun 14 - 19, 2009
**New** Rocky
Mountain Synod Seekers Confirmation Intensive
Designed specifically for the confirmation programs in the Rocky
Mountain Synod, participants will experience the stories of the
Old Testament in a unique way. Campers will also have time for Q&As
with local pastors and a special representative from the Synod Office.
July 12 - 17, 2009
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Leadership
Programs
Youth
Go! Completed grades 9 - 12
Get in touch with the leader in you while experiencing the best
of Sky Ranch. This two week program is designed to explore each
camper’s individual gifts. The program is broken into four
parts. To begin, participants will be onsite at Sky Ranch, using
the low and high ropes, exploring Bible Study and worship, and visiting
some of the Sky Ranch program specialists. Next, a two night backpacking
trip will provide time for prayer and reflection, as well as building
community. Upon return to Sky Ranch, participants will head to Harvest
Farms, which is run by the Denver Rescue Mission and helps men with
addiction. At Harvest Farms, there will be an opportunity to put
words and ideas into action. Finally, you will return to Sky Ranch
and finish the experience with a 24 hour silence retreat, a time
of prayer and reflection. Youth Go! participants are encouraged
to return to their congregations empowered to serve and are eligible
for the Staff in Training Program.
$475 per person for two weeks
June 7 - 19, 2009
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**Improved**
Staff In Training Completed
YouthGo! & age 16+ by June 1, 2009
Been to camp a dozen times and want to be a staff member just as
soon as you are old enough? This is the program for you. Our new
and expanded Staff in Training program is designed to give you the
knowledge and skills necessary to be a good staff member and to
allow you to explore which positions might be a good match. The
first week is spent meeting with your fellow participants, using
the low ropes and high ropes courses to explore individual and community
gifts and working through session typically taught during the summer
staff orientation. The second week is spent shadowing members of
the summer staff, including program specialists, resource staff,
and program coordinators. The final week is spent entirely with
one cabin and counselor, getting a feel for the full experience
of supervising campers. The entire experience will be overseen by
the Sky Ranch Leadership Coordinator, with help from program directors.
$150 per person for three weeks
June 21 - July 10, 2009
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Combination
Programs
Intro
to Backpacking Completed grades
7 - 9
Explore the outdoors while hiking the trails surrounding Sky Ranch.
During the day, participants will experience trail life, building
up to Thursday when they will summit one of the surrounding peaks.
While at base camp, we’ll teach you backpacking skills like
stove maintenance and filtering water, as well as basic survival
techniques like what to do in a lightning storm and how to build
a shelter. Lodging for the week will be in a tent in our Black Elk
tent area nestled along Beaver Creek. A great first step to a full
week backpacking adventure.
$399 per person
June 21 - 26 & July 5 - 10, 2009
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Rendezvous
Completed grades 9 - 12
Gather your friends, both near and far, and rendezvous at Sky Ranch.
Come for a week jam-packed with once-in-a-life time experiences.
You will have the opportunity to experience our low rope and high
rope courses, go hiking on the high altitude trails surrounding
Sky Ranch, give back to the community with a day of service, and
finish with an exhilarating ride rafting the Poudre Canyon. Participants
sleep tents in the campground and prepare meals over the fire.
$420 per person
June 14 - 19, June 28 - July 3, July 5 - 10, 2009
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Experience
the thrill of summiting a peak and seeing for miles in every direction.
Challenge
yourself as you walk through a high alpine meadow. Feel the peace
of sleeping next to a mountain stream. 
Join
the residents on a working farm. Run by the Denver Rescue Mission,
Harvest Farms helps alcohol and chemically dependent people gain vocational
skills and put their life together while helping them grow in faith.
Work along side the residents, hearing their stories and doing chores
around the farm.
Work
for the US Forest Service on conservation projects and trail improvement.
Learn how to maintain trails onsite and then head out on trail for
three days to practice your skills. It's muddy work, but fun!