Letter to Families 03.24.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, Our weekend trip to Cave Creek offered a ten mile hike and one thousand seven hundred feet in elevation change. The weather was sunny and the temperature got up to eighty degrees. The trip began with a 3 hour drive to the trailhead. The hike...
Letter to Families 03.17.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, This weekend we base camped at Oak Flat Campground in Tonto National Forest. After setting up the campsite on Friday, we hung out at camp, played lots of cards, and cooked a dinner of tortellini pasta and sausages over the grill. We ended...
Letter to Families 03.03.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, This weekend we made a trek to Fossil Creek just outside Strawberry Arizona. We were blessed with good weather to set up camp and check out a natural spring with fresh tepid water that rose up out of the ground. We ended the night with an AA...
Letter to Families 02.24.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, The weekend started off with a highlight! It was an awesome trip to a lava cave nestled deep in the pine forest outside of Flagstaff. The tiny opening to the ancient lava tunnel was deceiving if anything. The cave opened up to a...
Letter to Families 02.17.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, This weekend we went to the Arizona Hot Springs, located in between Arizona and Las Vegas. The van ride scenery was quite spectacular. Once we arrived, we quickly started hiking to the hot springs. The hike was amazing and full of stunning...
Letter to Families 01.13.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, Our trip started out to Parsons Trailhead, Friday. Our view upon arrival was a beautiful, large canyon with a river flowing through it. We began our 3.5 mile hike towards a spring at the beginning of the river. While hiking along the river...
Letter to Families 01.06.25
Dear Back2Basics Families, This week’s outdoor trip, we went to Fossil Creek, outside of Strawberry, Arizona. The drive was about an hour and a half on Friday morning. Once there, we put our packs on and started to hike. The hike was 4.2 miles and 1,512 feet of...
Letter to Families 12.26.24
Dear Back2Basics Families, We hope you all had an amazing Christmas; we sure did. This week-long trip consisted of a bunch of super fun activities. Friday morning, December 20th, we packed up everything we would need for a basecamp, tents, gear and extra clothes for...
Letter to Families 12.16.24
Dear Back2Basics Families, Our weekly outdoor trip started Friday with group therapy, a workout at the gym and gathering our camping gear. We left for a base camp in Sedona. Once we arrived at our camp spot, half the boys cooked dinner while others played spades....Certifications:
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