Evenings are relaxed so everyone can recharge for the next day. Bring a good book, a favorite campsite game, a mountain bike and helmet for the local trails, or fishing gear. Friday is Bike, Float, Fish day, so a bike or a rod gets used then too. Anyone 16 or older who fishes needs a Colorado fishing license.

Bring some spending money, too. The Pikes Peak summit is famous for its doughnuts.