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Getting Here
and Back Home
When to
arrive: Plan to arrive at the Rocky Mountain
Mennonite Camp (see driving directions below) between
2:30
and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 3. We'll complete
your check-in and get you into your lodging. We'll have
supper at 5:00 p.m., meet the instructors, and
have a concert with our instructors later in the
evening.
If you're
flying: You can fly into either Denver
International Airport (DEN) or Colorado Springs (COS);
see below.
If you're
driving
You’re going
to the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, 709 County Road 62
in Divide, Colorado, 80814, phone 719-687-9506.
Here are directions, and a map is below.
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From
Colorado Springs, go West on US 24 about 21 miles to
Divide. There’s one stoplight in Divide at the
intersection of Colorado Highway 67.
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At the
stoplight, turn South (left) on 67 toward Cripple
Creek. Go about 4 miles South and watch for
the "Rocky Mountain Camp" sign shortly after the
entrance to Mueller State Park. Travel 1.5
miles up on the National Forest road to the Rocky
Mountain Mennonite Camp.
If you're flying
into Colorado
Springs
Unless you
have a friend in Denver who'll give you a ride down to
Colorado Springs or to the camp, we highly recommend you fly
into Colorado Springs. Fares into COS are often
comparable to Denver's, and it'll save 3-4 hours of your
life, $100 in shuttle fees and a lot of hassle.
This year, check into
Frontier Airlines. They just started flying
direct to COS, and the introductory fares are cheap.
Getting
from the airport to camp: If you fly into COS,
we'll hook you up with someone to give you a ride up to
the camp at no charge; just let us know your flight
plans as early as you can, and definitely within two
weeks of the camp. Any later than that, and we
can't guarantee we'll have someone to pick you up.
If you're flying
into Denver
Denver
airport: Admittedly, overall, the fares are
probably cheaper
coming into DEN. Southwest has had some really
good fares in and out. They also don't charge you
for normal baggage. But...
Getting
from the airport to camp: beginning in 2012, we don't provide a shuttle
service from the Denver airport. However,
there is a third-party shuttle available. The
Colorado Shuttle will get you from DEN to the
Clarion Hotel in Colorado Springs, and we'll pick
you up there and get you to the camp.
Click here for their schedules and rates. If you're
arriving at DEN on Sunday, you have two choices.
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If you
catch the 10:30 a.m. shuttle at DEN, you'll arrive
at the Clarion at 12:15 p.m.
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If you
catch the 2:00 p.m. shuttle at DEN, you'll arrive at
the Clarion at 3:45 p.m.
Either way,
if we know what your plans are, we'll get you from the
Clarion to the camp.
The Colorado
Shuttle charges $50 each way. That $100 for both
ways might just be enough to make COS a better option.
Flying
with an instrument
Yes, you can check your guitar
in a
flight case, but what I do is carry it on in a soft
case and put it in the overhead. The airlines have
been very accommodating for
the past 15 years that I've been doing it. The
baggage handlers can bust your guitar in a flight case,
too. You're gonna run a risk no matter how you
bring your instrument, but c'mon, it's just an
instrument, and the risk is acceptable. If you
have a 1938 Martin D-28, don't bring it.
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