He is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed!
Alleluia!
Happy Easter from your friendly neighborhood Chico Blog!
Plus, a fun B.C. comic for the occasion.
Heaven or Bust!
(click the picture to make comic bigger)
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Daniel's Daily Plans
Kyria the Chico Trip Webmeister headed for St. Louis and Oklahoma, foolishly leaving the keys to the blog in less trustworthy hands for over a week.....
In case you've been wondering what to do each day of the Chico trip, here are Daniel's ideas:
Wednesday, June 29th: Beartooth Highway, from Silvergate toward Red Lodge. I’ve never driven this road, but the alpine scenery is highly rated, and the road reaches 10,947 ft. in elevation.
In case you've been wondering what to do each day of the Chico trip, here are Daniel's ideas:
Sunday, June 26th: Check in, hot springs pool, walk to the trout pond 15 minutes up the hill behind cabin 604. Pizza in the afternoon/evening between chalets 601 & 602.
Monday, June 27th: Old Faithful. It’s a long drive, and I like wandering around the geyser basins, so this will be an all day excursion. Don’t miss the Firehole Canyon Drive on the way there.
Tuesday, June 28th: Flying in the morning, either local sightseeing or taking kids for rides. Whitewater rafting in the afternoon. Hot springs pool in the evening.
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| Chico Hot Springs from the air. |
Thursday, June 30th: Yellowstone Falls & Tower Falls. Dinner in the Knowles room at Chico Hot Springs.
Friday, July 1st: Check out. Airplane camping somewhere in Idaho or Montana before heading back to Arizona.
What I’d do if I had 1 more day: Hiking. Either up the hill from Chico Hot Springs, or up Mill Creek Canyon just north of Chico.
I've been facing serious flak over missing the scenic float trip on Wednesday, so the Beartooth Highway trip might slide to Friday.
This itinerary is subject to change, so it'd be wise to check for last minute updates if your goal is to avoid seeing Daniel on any given day....
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Are we there yet?...Are we there yet?...Are we there yet?...
There are so many awesome things to do in Chico, but before the fun can start we have to get everyone up to Montana! Just to get an idea of the collective distance we all have to travel to get there, each little star on the map below marks the starting location of someone coming to Chico. (the big star is Chico itself) Note: We are feeling the love, everyone is coming from so far away for 'ittle 'ol us! Thanks everyone! We hope you all will love this vacation much as we do. To be blown away by how far you have to travel click on the map below.
Road Trip!
For those brave enough to venture to Montana by car, we have some basic info and maps for you below, as well as a movie clip to instill confidence in your decision to drive.
The address for the resort is:
1 Old Chico Road,
Pray MT 59065
Either enter this address or "Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa" into google maps or mapquest and it will get you there.
For some fun ideas of scenic routs and interesting stops to break up the monotony, check out this website with interactive maps here, or click on the map below.
Since everyone lives in different directions it's a bit hard to map out a specific route here, but if you need any help, have any ideas of things others might want to know about, just comment here or send us an e-mail. Also, look for our next post Getting there via small airplane and our future posts with fun stuff for kids to do in the car.
Logistics!
Our Current lineup for Rafting is:
White Water:
- Alicia Rovey
- Karina
- Carsten
- Jonathan Rovey
- Nathan Rausch
- Kathy Rausch
- Samuel
- Abigail
- Joel
- Daniel Rovey
- Renee Rovey
- Angela Ramnanan
- Naveen Ramnanan
- Tim Wolf
- Sandy Wolf
- Ashley Wolf
- Stephanie Wolf
- Matthew Wolf
Scenic Rafting:
- Renee Rovey
- Wonga Wolf
- Olivia Wolf
- David Wolf
- Liam Ramnanan
- Matthew Rovey
- Trevor
- Leah
- Cindy Rovey
- Ron Rovey
- Ruth Helen
- Nathan Rovey
- Nicole Rovey
- Amanda
- Emelia
- Seth Baker
- Kameryn Baker
If you aren't on the list and want to be, just let us know! For more info check out this post.
Big Sky or Bust.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Water + Family, what could POSSIBLY go wrong!?
Getting excited about the Chico trip? We are! We just made reservations with Paradise Adventure Company for both a White Water Rafting Trip and a Scenic Float Trip! The spots right now are unlimited so if you want to go, let us know. Each trip is about 2 to 3 hours long and comes with all of the equipment needed for a good time.
Scenic float Trip.
Wed June 29, 2:00 pm (be there by 1:30 for check in)
White Water Rafting in Yankee Jim Canyon.
Tues June 28, 12:30pm (be there by noon for check in)
We’ll depart from the Chico Hot Springs office and head toward Yellowstone National Park for your river launch. You’ll experience Yankee Jim Canyon and legendary rapids like “Box Car” and “Yankees Revenge.” After an exhilarating whitewater romp relax as we drive you back to your lodgings at Chico Hot Springs Resort to conclude the trip.
Logistics:
If you would like for us to reserve a spot for you, just comment on this post with your name and number of Adults and Children going, and which trip(s) you would like to be on, or send us an e-mail with the same info. We hope to see you on the water!
The prices are $39 for Adults and $29 for Children, per trip. If we get over 15 people there is a 15% discount ($33 A, $25 C) and if we get over 20 people there is a 20% discount ($31 A, $23 C).
A child’s ticket is for those between the ages of 2 and 12 for the Scenic Trip and 6 and 12 for the White Water trip. (those under 6 are not allowed on the White Water trip) Those under 2 who can be fitted with a life vest are allowed on the Scenic trip and are free of charge.
The Paradise Adventure Company’s office is located between the gift shop and the horse barns at the Chico Resort, so it’s located right where we are staying. No need to pay us in advance, they will take care of all of that in house as part of the trip prep.
For more info on both of the trips check their website http://paradiserafting.com/. We hope you come along with us, each trip should be a great opportunity to see more of the Montana Landscape from the water with an experienced guide, plus who doesn't love bonding time with the fam? (Bonus points for knocking someone out of the boat and making it look like an accident.)
Big Sky or Bust!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
How to Subscribe to the blog via Email
If you would like to receive e-mail updates from the blog every time we post something new (that way you don't have to remember to check it) type your address into the box on the right hand side, that looks like this.
Then a pop up window will appear that looks like this, but with your e-mail instead of “Chicotrip2011@gmail.com”.
Type the security text into the box and click on the “Complete Subscription Request” button (don’t worry if you can’t quite read the text, if you get it wrong they will give you another one, I never get it on the first try either) You will then receive an e-mail called “Activate Your Email Subscription to Chico Trip 2011”. Click on the link in the e-mail and you are good to go!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
To the Current Subscribership
Hey guys, I just wanted to triple check that this was working before we go mass public with it. So, according to the settings you should get this in your e-mail between 11am and 1pm Arizona time. I'm really proud of the work we've gotten done and are about to get done. I really think we are at a point where we can get some stuff up and start telling people about the blog. (If we want to change the look of it a bit too, even after we have a bunch of subscribers, that is totally cool) Now I'm just typing stuff to make it look like a normal posting. Maybe I should add a picture.
Look at this lovely picture of Montana with Yellowstone and Chico.
Can't wait to see you all at Chico.
Your Executive Chico Trip Committee (Daniel, Head Hardcore Adventure-man; Renee, Poolside Yoga and Relaxation Guru; Kyria, the House Elf; and of course Dexi, the real brains behind this outfit)
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