River Deep Foundation Outing Reports provide highlights of the dozens of activities and events we host to help bring hope and healing, one adventure at a time.
August 10, 2022Location: Art Students League of DenverHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Craig Hospital, VA Art Class – Tooling Foil FishWhat a fun class learning how to work with metal! We learned to trace a pattern—in this case a fish—onto a thin piece of metal and then how to add more […]
August 6, 2022Location: Kilroy’s Workshop, Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Operation TBI Freedom, VA Blacksmithing Another amazing time with a group of four veterans learning the fundamentals of blacksmithing this weekend. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron Hardman took his time to make sure everyone understood what to expect from the
August 3-5, 2022Location: Kremmling, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Craig Hospital and Operation TBI Float and Fish Trip The weather was warm and the water was cool. What a day we had floating down and fly fishing on the Colorado River! Not only did we get to see some beautiful country, we also watched
August 1, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado SpringsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Paint by Numbers We had a great start to the month of August with this art class offered by our instructor Karen Khoury. The participants worked on an artist-made paint-by-numbers project, an elevated version
July 29-30, 2022Location: Elevenmile Reservoir, Lake George, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Ft. Carson SRU Camping and Balloon Fly We always have a fantastic time at the annual weekend trip to Eleven Mile State Park. Veterans and their families had campsites with beautiful views of the lake and mountains. On Friday,
July 19 2022Location: USAFA Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Equine Assisted LearningIt was another great day at the Air Force Academy with an amazing group of veterans learning about equine therapy. Even though it was a little cold, we still managed to have a lot of fun.
July 17, 2022Location: Lincoln HillsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom, Craig Hospital, VA, Ft. Carson SRU Fly Fishing – Anglers of Honor We had an enthusiastic group of veterans and Craig Hospital grads ready to learn fly fishing! The experienced guides from Front Range Anglers started with teaching the fundamentals of gear,
July 9, 2022Location: Kilroy’s Workshop, Colorado Springs, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Ft. Carson SRU, Operation TBI Freedom, VA Blacksmithing Another amazing Saturday at Kilroy’s Workshop learning the principles of blacksmithing. This one was a little different as we got to work outside of the workshop due to the weather. Our Master Blacksmith, Ron
July 8, 2022Location: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado SpringsHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: Operation TBI Freedom Art Class – Hand Clay Building We had a wonderful evening at Cottonwood Center for the Arts with a group of veterans and their families learning the basics of working with clay using hand building techniques. We
June 26, 2022Location: Colorado Youth Outdoors, Windsor, COHosted by: River Deep FoundationParticipating Groups: VA, Operation TBI Freedom, Craig Hospital, Ft. Carson SRU Family, Fishing and Fun Day Adults and kids of all ages gathered at Colorado Youth Outdoors (CYO) for a fun day of fishing and archery. Staff from CYO provided instructions on the archery