8-30 Fun Valley Opening Day

Program for Square Dancing at Fun Valley Resort

Today we only drove 185 miles, took about three and a half hours and I slept most of the time. We drove in the mountains and saw bison, llamas and farm fields. We stopped at South Fork, Colorado Visitor Center to see where the Fun Valley Resort is located. Larry had programmed our GPS to get us to South Fork but from there he had to do a bit more research. It was located just off the main highway and was very easy to get to. 

Our badges for the week

Fun Valley has a week long round/square dance event, they have packages that supply you with dancing, lodging, food, and other activities all for one price, there are also many other activities that can be added in for an extra fee.  Brad Caldwell and Bear Miller are the callers this week. We plan to be here for a week and then continue our vacation.

The restaurant where meals are served

Today was the opening day, which starts with a dinner. We arrived early so this gave us plenty of time to set up and get to know the place considering this is our first time here. When Larry checked in he got a program that had a list of pre registered dancers and we knew a few of them so when we were getting to know the place we stopped and visited with some of them. When it was time for dinner we walked over to the eating area. They had a lot of delicious food. During dinner Brad went over the schedule of events for the week.

The Square Dance Hall

One of the plaques

Round Dancing

Finishing up a square dance tip

After dinner we went to the opening dance which had seven squares and a lot of round dancers. The square dancing building is a very cool log cabin with a wooden dance floor. The light is subdued. The interior had plaques from different clubs that had been at Fun Valley. When the dance was over there was an after party where snacks were served and Brad and Bear did a little skit. Brad also sang a song. We had a super time.