What is this camp all about? Let me give you a brief description of our Tire On the Mountain
- mountain bike camp. The main purposes of this get together are to ride, have fun, learn new skills, & meet others
who love this sport. We have no races, just fun rides. No one gets dropped. Rides are organized according
to the riding skills and conditioning levels of those participating. We have had all levels of riders from pure beginners
to kamikazes. All have learned and all have had a great time doing it. We have riding skills and maintenence clinics,
we build wooden structures for riding practice-including our teeter-totter which got a LOT of use last year. Several
more structures are being constructed for the 2008 camp. You can try them if you please-and you probably will.
If you like to ride, have fun, meet others, & learn more about riding mountain bikes-we have what you
are looking for. Join us this September!
We often start to gang up at the Camp on Friday morning. You can register any time that day and into
the night. You get five meals and the first is on Friday evening. These are FULL MEALS and you might want to sit
a bit after eating. Especially if you eat as many home-made cinnamon rolls as Mark Poore does.
There will be a few activities planned on Friday evening to allow us to get to know one another better but
most of the evening is just for chit-chat and planning for Saturday. Bring a lawn/folding chair with you. There
will be a mountain bike maintenence clinic on Friday evening.
We may have a campfire on Friday and Saturday nights. Those proved to be very popular last year--turned
out there were lots of surprises both evenings. If you have a musical instrument--bring it with you and join the fun.
Hey, we will all be friends by that time.
Helmets are required for all riding activities and all participants will sign a release of liability.
On Saturday you will get three meals, breakfast at the camp, lunch at Twin Falls and dinner back at the
camp. Saturday we will spend time in the morning on clinics and playing with the toys we have built to ride on and over.
After that - off to Twin Falls for riding, riding, & riding. There are fantastic trails at Twin Falls and we will
ride as you choose. Late in the day we head back to camp for dinner and the evening's activities which could be anything
including live music and magic.
Whatever it is, we will have fun.
Mark Poore, from Snowshoe Mountain will be the clinician, teacher,
and all-round good guy at camp this year. Learning new skills and polishing old ones are guaranteed !!! Mark won't
miss the home-made cinnamon rolls. (He currently holds the record for the most eaten in one sitting.)
Sunday morning, after breakfast, back to Twin Falls for more of those great trails for as long as you want.
We are there all day.
LODGING & CAMP FACILITIES
The Wyoming County Youth Camp-Camp Roscoe Plumley, is located in Glen Fork, WV and is less than 20 minutes
from Twin Falls State Park. The Youth Camp is about 40 minutes out of Beckley, WV & about 1 hour out of Logan, WV.
The camp has a LARGE lodge, six cabins/bunkhouses, and a very ample amount of land on which to roam and play. Lodging
is in the cabins/bunkhouses. Three are designated for males and three for females. Each cabin has two sides with
bunk beds. Rest room and shower facilities are available in each side of the cabin. There is room for tent camping
and some limited space for campers to be parked. All in all, quite comfortable. You will need to bring
your own linens and towels, soap, etc.
I have already alluded to the meals. They are simply great!! Bonnie and Charlotte do a fantastic
job and you will love all the home made goodies (surprises-ask Mark) they prepare. We can make allowances for special
diets if necessary and we know in advance. You better make allowances for an extra pound or two to be gained in spite
of all the riding.
We usually have more stuff to give away than we can handle and very few leave without two or more "prizes".
We give away a new mountain bike to one of the lucky attendees.
COST TO ATTEND
$75 - that's it - only $75 per person
!!!!
You get lodging for 2 nights, 5 meals (great meals), chances at all the give-aways and goodies, entertainment,
new friends, fun, and Mountain Biking in one of the most beautiful places in West Virginia. That price is so reasonable
that it is cheap!!! If all the fun, riding, food, new friends, and ridiculously low cost is not
enough - let me offer one more terrific, free inducement - you will probably get to meet the Olde Phart and the Phat Girl.
Now, THAT is enough reason for anyone!!!!!! Plus--you get a t-shirt !!!!!!!! Pay upon
arrival and registration at camp.
Families are welcome.
*KIDS and NON-RIDERS
* Kids under age 6 attend for
free.
Over Age 6 and non-riders must pay the $75 Registration Fee.
Kids
are welcome! We do not have organized kids' rides, so make sure someone comes to keep an eye on them. Children who are
old enough may participate in the adult riding groups with the parent or guardian.
Young children and non-riders
are welcome also. You can hang out at the Youth Camp or visit Twin Falls State Park. The park has golf, playgrounds,
pool, hiking trails, and a nature center. There's enough to keep non-riders busy for the entire day. The camp
registration fee covers costs for all camp activities, lodging for two nights and three days, and meals from Friday evening
through breakfast on Sunday.
Some additional information on the camp and lodging from Trish --
*We provide bunkhouse lodging or you may bring your own Tent or RV.
Electricity is available.
*About
the Bunkhouses:* The Youth Camp (or "The 4-H Camp" as commonly referred to in the area) provides bunkhouse type cabins
with bunk beds and showers. You'll need to *bring your own* pillow, bed sheet (bunk or twin size), and a blanket (evenings
can be cool in mid-September). Or, you could bring a sleeping bag instead of linens. Also, you need
your own towels and toiletries -- soap, shampoo, shower shoes, etc. The cabins aren't fancy, but they are clean.
This is a camp facility.
So you'll know what to expect, the cabins have two very large sleeping rooms on each end with
bathrooms & showers in the middle. All the bunks are arranged in the same room -- there are no private sleeping
rooms. We have six cabins that sleep 32 maximum (192 beds). Each end of the cabin contains about 16 beds. We do
not expect that many people to register and with camping facilities available, the cabins won't be crowded.
If cabins and camping aren't your cup of tea, Twin Falls State Park is about a 25 minute drive away. They have a lodge
and cabins available, but they book quickly in the fall.
All participants will sign a waiver and all participants under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by parents or guardians. I can send or e-mail you
a waiver in advance if you wish.
We are building several new mini-freeride structures at the camp. You can learn new riding skills
that are useful on the trails on these structures. Matter of fact, these are mini, baby free ride structures -- we are
calling them the "CHEAP RIDE PARK". The few structures we had last year got a lot of
use and this year we will have all those plus the new ones. There is a teeter-totter, root simulator, bridge, "double-D",
and some surprises.
Don't forget
your helmet !!!
No
lid - no ride....
See YOU there?
