Thursday, August 6, 2009

Fathers Day Family Weekend

June 19-21, 2009

About 14 families (70ish people) arrived Friday night for a weekend of fellowship, fun and WORK - Big Canyon Style!  Some brought their campers and some stayed in the Lodge.

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Saturday morning we ate breakfast and then Brian handed out the "To Do List"...

Some cleaned out, fixed the leaky roof and built shelves in our program shed.

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Ahhhh. So nice!

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A few men built an outdoor projector screen for the stage.

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Another group cleared Thistle and Sagebrush around both sides of the yurt.

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Look at all of it!

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Once the area was cleared, Brian brought in the backhoe for digging tree holes.

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Areas cleared and trees planted. (hard to see the new trees in this pic)

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Another group worked on the pergola over the patio.

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Ta Da!

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That evening we had a Dutch Oven Cook Off! Each family brought an oven and a meal to share. They were all very yummy!

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It was a great way to spend the weekend.

Friends, fellowship, fun, food, hard work and FATHERS!!

Happy Fathers Day!

A big thanks to all of our friends for a fun and very productive weekend at

Big Canyon Ranch.

 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Shadow Mtn and Lifeline Youth Retreat

June 17-19, 2009

It was a rainy weekend with a mix of blue skies and sunshine. They were good sports and they didn't let a little rain get in the way.

Archery

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Climbing Tower

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Do you see all of the rain and mud?

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Perfect for Jungle Paintball - at least that is what they thought.

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Team Challenges

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Field Games

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Crud War

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Lake Time

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