The pool offers an excellent way to get to know your community
A community is a network of relationships that binds people together. We depend on our community for support and togetherness. The pool is the first thing you see when you enter the gates of the resort. It is filled with families and friends, splashing, talking, and playing together. It is an excellent place to get to know your neighbor. It is a time to get to know those who come with a long past and the young, lending a listening ear. It is a place where you feel comfortable, where you feel at home and a timeless place where life is slower and one is able to sit and reflect on what is important.
The Community depends on the Animas River
The river creates a special space where people can form intimate, enduring connections. It is a place to hang out and talk, sit and listen to the beautiful roaring of the river, fish, float down the river, and relax. It is a unique, special location where togetherness occurs. The raw beauty of the Animas River brings peace and tranquility to the entire park.
Togetherness
This may not look like much, but these simple picnic tables bring the community together in a fantastic way. One of the most fundamental connections we as humans have to place is the feeling of security and comfort. When a group of people come together for meals and get to know eachother, it brings a real sense of community and placeness. There is a group feeling of togetherness and security when camping and sharing stories. All too often people get busy with their everyday lives, but camping brings a slower pace of life back and allows significant bonds to be formed. America is built on individual core value perspectives, but camping allows for communal core value perspectives to arise.