Young Adult Family Road Trip

Spring Break 2010 - Join us March 15 - 19

 

LODGING

We will stay in the Patty-Hyde Reunion Cabin (PHRC) with a capacity of 72 persons with beds (88 w/floor futons).  Amenities include:

• 16 bedrooms with 2 queen beds, or 1 queen bed and 1 set of bunked beds
• 1 bedroom with 4 sets of bunked beds
• full private bath (all bedrooms)
• large kitchen, living/dining areas with gas fire place, and laundry
• satellite TV
• deck with gas grill
• picnic tables, basketball court, fire ring and play-ground adjacent to cabin
• 4 rooms handicap accessible
• wireless internet

RECREATION

YMCA of the Rockies @ Estes Park, Colorado

As a guest of the YMCA of the Rockies you will have access to all of the recreation offered at the park, so check out the Estes Park Center Activity Map. For detailed information including additional costs for some activities go to the YMCA Rockies website. Other local recreational activities include snowshoeing tours, hiking, fishing (provided local rivers aren’t iced up), shopping in downtown Estes, day trips to other locations (Loveland, Lyons, Boulder), scenic drives, wildlife watching, and the aerial tramway.

SKIING

El Dora Mountain Resort, less than an hour from Estes Park, is a medium-size mountain with ten ski lifts, 680 acres of ski area, and plenty of snow with a maximum elevation over 10,000 feet.  Lift tickets at El Dora are:

• Adult Full Day (ages 16-64) $62
• Junior Full Day (ages 6-15) $37
• Child Full Day (5 & under) $8
• Group Rate Full Day Lift Tickets available with 20 or more skiers
  Adult (18+) $41
  Junior (13-17) $30
  Child (6-12) $22
  Under 5 $8 

MEALS

Included

While staying at the Patty-Hyde Reunion Cabin at Estes Park, several of the meals will be provided for you as part of the trip. Breakfast and Dinner will be cooked at the cabin and served in the large, common dining area each day you stay in Estes Park. You’ll look forward to these great times of fellowship over a warm, home-cooked meal in this cozy, Colorado cabin.

On Your Own

While traveling to and from Estes Park the group will stop to eat in areas with a variety of dining choices. Also, while in Estes Park the group will scat-ter during the day to take advantage of a variety of recreational opportunities. Lunches at Estes Park and meals while traveling are not included in the trip. For those who stay close to the cabin in Estes during the day, the kitchen will be available for you to keep and prepare lunch-foods for your family. For everyone else, lunch and the traveling meals are on your own.

T-SHIRTS

TRANSPORTATION

The Vans

Transportation will be provided for those who want to take advantage of it. Four EFBC church vans will accommodate the first forty people who reserve places on them. After those vans are full, other vehicles may become available depending on the number of people requesting transportation.  These vans will also be available to use in Estes Park for local trips so that the group can enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities at their convenience.

Personal Vehicles

Price per room/family

$599 is the price per family for the week. This price includes transportation to and from Estes Park, 4 nights lodging at the Patty-Hyde Reunion Cabin, access to the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center amenities, two meals a day for your entire family while in Estes Park, and a personalized FAMILY ROAD TRIP SPRING BREAK 2010 T-Shirt for each member of your family.

Payment Plan

Pay for the trip as you go (it’s kind of like putting the trip in layaway).  Make checks payable to Edmond's First Baptist Church, designate by writing "YA Family Road Trip" and bring to your Connection Group, offering plate, drop box, snail mail or the main church office.

• 1st Payment of $150 - Sunday, December 6
• 2nd Payment of $150 - Sunday, January 10
• 3rd Payment of $150 - Sunday, February 7
• Final Payment of $149 - Sunday, March 7
• Recreational Activities, i.e. skiing, will be paid for on the trip.

DATES & TIMES

Dates

The Family Road Trip will take place March 15-19, 2010. Monday March 15 is a full day of travel from Edmond to Estes Park and the 19th is a full day of travel back (it is a road-trip after all).  Three full days will be spent in the Estes Park area, March 16-18.

Times

The trip from Edmond to Estes Park is an 11.5-hour drive plus stops (of which there will be a few). The group will meet on the East parking lot at the church campus on Monday, March 15 at 6:00 AM to load luggage with hopes of departing for Estes Park by 7:00 AM. Arrival in Estes Park will be late Monday evening.  The return trip, on Friday, March 19 will be a similar schedule in reverse.

RESERVATIONS

Availability

The Patty Hyde Reunion Cabin (PHRC) will accommodate 17 families. Therefore the capacity for the trip is limited to the same number, 17 families. Rooms in the PHRC will be reserved on a first-come-first-serve basis. Additional accommodations with alternate pricing may be reserved by contacting YMCA of the Rockies at Estes Park directly.

How to reserve your place

Reservations are made by paying a $150 deposit to EFBC for the YA Family Road Trip. Designate your check by writing YA Family Road Trip on an envelope and bringing it to the EFBC church office, ending it through your connection group, offering plate, drop box in the worship center or snail mail.  Register online to reserve your spot by visiting Family Road Trip Online Registration!