✍️Here is a summary of what each family/person must do prior to the reunion:
· ✅ Reserve Accommodations – Pinetop or On Your Own
· ✅ Book a temple appointment for July 15th 2:30 pm (optional)
· ✅ Purchase Roaring Springs Park Tickets – General Group Rates Available thru Travis
· ✅ Plan for Family Photo (Color Guide)
· ✅ Bring a Family Recipe & at least 1 Photo Album/Book/Digital Pictures
· ✅ Outdoor gear, swimsuits, games, towels, sunblock, hiking shoes
· ✅ Gloves & Painter clothes for the service project
· ✅ Bedding (if needed) and Camp Chairs (for a campfire as well as a movie night)
· ✅ Bring Paddles for Pickleball, Balls for Basketball, Equipment for Baseball etc.
· ✅ Bring Floaties / Life Vests etc. for River Float
Day 1 ✍️Wednesday, July 15 – Arrival Day
(Gathering at Pinetop Camp: 150 Pine Top Rd, Boise, ID 83716)
✅ Boise Temple for all/any who would like to participate.
o You must make your own appointments - We will shoot for going just before the reunion officially begins. Make your appointment as close to 2:30 pm as possible
✅ Check-in & casual meet-and-greet – 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Pinetop Camp (Opens at 2:00)
Swimming Pool open 3:00 - 9:00
✅ Evening Dinner (On Your Own) Welcome – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
✅ Evening Events: - 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
o Minute-to-Win-it Games – 1 Hr
o Memory Lane – Bring a photo album or pictures of past family adventures to share stories with the younger generations. – 1 Hr
o Late-night board/card games – Ice Cream Bar – 1 Hr - Bring a game & Ice cream & Toppings
Day 2 ✍️Thursday, July 16 – Water Park
✅ 8:00 am - Open the day in the Natural Amphitheater at Pinetop Camp
✅ Option #1 – Roaring Springs Water Park – This is where most people will be. You MUST secure your own tickets and provide anything you would like to eat for the day. This is an all-day 11:00 am – 8:00 pm event so plan accordingly.
At the Gate Ticket Total Per Person Cost is $58.30 § State Tax (6%)
Group Rates have been secured for $33/person or $45/person (includes a $20 meal voucher) but must be paid to Travis by July 10th (there is some leeway with this deadline but not much so play at your own risk)
§ Items You Should Plan For: Meals, Blankets / Towels, Sunscreen etc.
Day 3 ✍️Friday, July 17 – Hike & Park Smorgasbord
✅ 6:00 am - Pavilion Family Breakfast - See assignments on the Meal Planning page
✅ After Breakfast - Outdoor activity: Hike/Trailheads nearby (Family Vote)
o Adelmann Mine Trailhead – 4.7 miles – 1,272 ft in elevation gain/loss
o Polecate – 6.1 miles – 748 ft in elevation gain/loss
o Hupper Hulls Interpretive Trail – 6.6 miles – 1,138 ft in elevation gain/loss
o Lower Five Mile Gulch – 3.4 miles – 2,172 ft in elevation gain/loss
✅ Afternoon Smorgasbord - Pool at Pinetop open from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
o Picnic lunch in Camp - Bring your own Lunch
o Group Activities in campground such as Pickleball or Basketball or Kickball Tournament. We are not entirely sure, but we will have some activities planned to fill this timeframe. Kids/teens hour - pool time / museum / educational visit, mini golf, crafts, scavenger hunt, or pickleball clinic (choose)
o Sidenote and FYI: The Springs (Hot Spring Area) 10:30 am - 10:00 pm – (Adults only after 7:30 pm) – Visits are by reservation only - RATES - per 2.5 hr. soak time for general pool and hot tub - $30 for Adults - $27 for children 12 and under
✅ Evening – Family Photo Session at Sunset - 8:00 pm
Family Color Assignments:
o Mom & Dad – Crème (try to incorporate everyone’s color)
o Ingela – Red
o Andrea – Earth Tones (Browns & Tans)
o Alesha – Yellows
o Travis – Blues
o Terina – Blacks
o Tavia - Whites
o Non-Hogman (Taylors/Stricklands?) - Greys
✅ Evening – Dinner + Dessert Potluck - This is a group Dinner so see the Meal Planning page
o Talent Show – Come with a 2-minute family skit in mind. Planning can happen while at the reunion.
✅ Low-key late evening firepit & s’mores (Bring your own Supplies)
Day 4 ✍️Saturday, July 18 – River Float & Park Day
✅ Pool open from 8:00 - 12:00
✅ Service Project in the morning - Painting & Staining Pinetop cabins and lodges (Bring Work Clothes)
✅ Check-out of Pinetop by 12:00 pm
✅ Float the Boise River - You need to bring/buy/rent tubes - Float Guide - Waiver Page - Park Page
Choose to set up base at one of the following:
Ann Morrison Park (End of Boise Float)
Lucky Peak State Park - Spring Shores Unit or Discovery Unit
✅Family Lunch at Ann Morrison Memorial Park (End of Boise Float) 2:00 pm - This is a group Meal so see the Meal Planning page
✅Family Meeting (updates, announcements) - Genealogy/Story Hour (photos, oral histories, recipe swap) – Bring your favorite family desert - We will provide a 3x5 card to share your recipe with everyone.
✅ Evening Events – Putt-putt golf and laser tag - Adults night out and Kids family movie night – your call on what we watch. We’ll have popcorn. Bring a blanket.
✅ Option #2 – For those that don’t feel like the water park - Boise Zoo ($12 per person) – You are on your own.
✅ Check in to your personal hotels or find other accommodations - On your Own
Day 5 ✍️Sunday, July 19 – Wrap-Up (Hotel Conference Room or Park)
✅ Farewell Brunch & goodbyes
✅ Check-out
Pack up and say Goodbye - Converse until everyone leaves