Sky Ranch History
This Englishman purchased and became the first permanent resident of this alpine property.
TRUE OR FALSE
Moose are native to Colorado
False
One of the longest rivers in the U.S. that originates in Colorado.
The Colorado River.
The Elevation of Sky Ranch
9,200ft
The name of our large maintenance building that is home to the tractor and chop saw
Mooseyards
The Backpack Center originated with this name
The Golden Nugget
This colorful bird with its blue feathers and rad-and-a-half mohawk is commonly seen flying around camp.
Steller's Jay
This iconic venue is known for its acoustic ambience and sandstone-carved architecture
Red Rocks Amphitheater
The creek below Sky Ranch was named after this semiaquatic animal.
Beaver
Within the A, B, C, D's of SPOTTING, what does the D stand for?
Decision Making
The year the Beaver Creek property was purchased and established as Sky Ranch
1963
The FOUR essentials of survival are:
____ ____ ____ ____
Food, Fire, Water, Shelter
The former capital of Colorado.
Golden
Sky Ranch's trusty weather station
Golgatha
FINISH THE LYRICS:
I wanna be a history maker
I wanna be a world shaker
Be a pen on history’s pages
“_____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ______”
Faithful till/to the End of Ages
The occupation taken up by Tom Bennett in order to make more money while caretaking homesteads up at Hourglass Reservoir
Sawmill / Logging
This native Colorado mammal has the greatest geographic annual range of any North American mammal (other than humans) at up to a whopping 120 miles.
Mountain Lion
The state mammal of Colordao
Bighorn Sheep
The name of the wilderness surrounding Sky Ranch
Comanche Peak Wilderness
In the kitchen's dish pit, this step must always happen first before before operating the Hobart (dish washing machine)
Bringing it to temperature / letting the water heat up before filling the sump.
The year the "bowling alley" expansion was added onto the BPC
1925
The number of minutes the USDA recommends boiling water for proper purification if we are at the current elevation of Sky Ranch.
18 minutes
The estimated number of fourteeners (mountains over 14,000ft tall) that Colorado has.
**ALL TEAM GUESSTIMATE**
58
The elevation of Comanche Peak
**ALL TEAM GUESSTIMATE**
12,702ft
**ALL TEAM GUESSTIMATE**
119