2004 CAMPING TRIP
RIDGEWAY STATE PARK


July summertime fun for the San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska included a camping trip to Ridgway State Park. Pictured is the group gathering before enjoying a "Cream Can Dinner" together on the last night of camping. Spending time together, eating smores, playing "Washer Board", participating in "Name the Marmot" contest was some of the other fun events at the camping trip.


Picture from left to right: Beverly Powell, organizer of the Name the Marmot" contest Kristin Copeland, Colorado State Park Ranger for Ridgway State Park, announcing the winner & Leslie Sams, winner of the "Name the Marmot" contest

Beverly Powell arranged with the Park Ranger station at Ridgway State Park to have a "Name the Marmot" contest for the Marmot that lives at the park. At the San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska camping trip in July everyone submitted a name for the Marmot and then the Park Rangers staff selected the best name and came to our campsite to announce the winner. This was a fun event with lots of clever names, the one selected was Maury (Morrie) Marmot by Leslie Sams. The neat part of this whole event was that the Park Ranger was a graduate from CU, and had a great time being a part of our contest.