Snowshowing near Crazy Women Canyon

Pat Walsh came to Buffalo on January 23rd and outfitted the youth group with snowshoes with which we ascended the mountains, blazed trail near Crazy Women Canyon and tried to build a snow shelter in the powdery precipitation. It was cold, there were flurries, and a great time was had by all. Six young people, five boys David, Jack, Jacob, Jeremiah, and Scott, and one rose among the thorns Shelby, plus Pat Walsh and Russ Murphy blazed trail and learned about survival in the cold. Hypothermia beware!

Returning to the church we warmed ourselves with cocoa, fed ourselves with pizza, and watched a presentation on HR Wilderness Camp, which drew great interest in the snow-shoers. Pat, later that evening, helped present "Safeguarding God's Children" for the Sunday School teachers. - "Russ Murphy"

Report on the HR Camp field trips 8th Grade Science Elective Classes

Written by Jay Butler, Douglas Middle School

Students in both the fall and spring semester courses have taken enrichment trips to the HR Camp in the mountains near Esterbrook. The curriculum has included habitat studies of this conifer forest ecosystem. In addition, students have participated in the camp’s team building activities that teach cooperation and the need to rely on each other to accomplish a challenge. The opportunity for young people to experience natural history and connect with each other in an outdoor setting is especially important in today’s modern “video game” society. The comments our Middle School kids put in their journals about these trips have been extremely positive, and we look forward to continuing the program.

Up-coming Events for 2010

Wyoming Wilderness Camp Website

"We Can With God's Help"

Summer Camp 2010 is set and our brochures are ready to go to print and very doon after that out to Wyoming Church's and to schools, youth serving organizations ect. The program committee gets a big thank you for thier hard work in helping to put the summer camp program and theme together. They have been meeting since November of last year on-line working to design a schedule, program and theme to help us reach out to the young people of our state.

We have some new camps - Care Givers Camp and our angel Camp. ( We have recieved a grant committement fro this camp from the Wyoming Department of Social Services - Natrona County of $6000 to help support this effort) Our startegy goal is to work with all of the Wyoming Episcopal Church's to fill these Camps with campers from the local church's and their local communities. Our target number is 30 campers per camp.

"We Can With God's Help"

June 9-16, 2010 Staff Leadership Training

June 18-20, 2010 Care Givers Camp $225/camper Adults

June 20-25, 2010 Wyoming Boys and Girls Club Leadership Camp * secular camp - $450/camper - 6th - 8th Grade

June 27- July 2, 2010 Equestrian Camp - $500/camper - Grades 6th - 10th

July 4- 9, 2010 Middler I & II Camp - $400/camper - 3rd grader through 6th grade

July 9-11, 2010 Family Camp - $225/family - all ages

July 11 - 16, 2010 Art - Music and Photography Camp - $400/ camper - 6th - 12th Grade

July 18- 23, 2010 Junior High Adventure - $400/camper - 7th and 8th Grade

July 25 - 30, 2010 Angel Camp - $400/camper - 3rd - 8th grade - *secular camp with Natrona County School Dist.

August 1-6, 2010 Big Horn Blast V - Cody - $450/camper - 8th - 12th Grade

August 8-13, 2010 Wind River Mission Camp - Ft, Washakie - $450/camper - 6th - 9th Grade