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Once upon a time, a small band of weary travelers happened upon a beautiful valley – King\u2019s Canyon – in search of one of their fellow members – a girl with golden locks and a ready smile. She had been abducted by a gang of women called Girl Scouts, and than taken to this remote forest site. The travelers were successful in rescuing the girl but they were enchanted by the forest setting and decided to return the following year with their own gang of Boy Scouts. And thus our epic begins.<\/em><\/p>\n

The following year in June of 1983, the party group decided to make this meeting in the forest a \u201cnon-scout\u201d event to accommodate their desire for gourmet food, libations and pursuit of pleasure. (“I would like brandy in my coffee”) The group was called \u201cKOA\u201c – Kleerup Organized Activity.<\/em><\/p>\n

Soon, many others joined the fold . Over the years their numbers increased and they created new members. They would gather once a year on the last four day weekend (Friday-Monday) in June to celebrate good friends and good food (and drink). Being of the nomadic inclination the group moved from Kings Canyon to other sites – Quaking Aspen, Lake Casitas, and Lake San Antonio. A broken hydro-electric plant and the drought moved us San Diego County. And\u00a0 so the journey continues.<\/em><\/p>\n

Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

1981 Kings Canyon – Girl Scout Troop Ibex
\n1982 Kings Canyon – Boy Scout Troop 850+ 19
\n1983 Kings Canyon – Inaugural KOA 32
\n1984 Kings Canyon – Northern Group – Black Tie Dinner 44
\n1985 Kings Canyon – Northern Group – Dirty Tie Dinner 46
\n1986 Kings Canyon\u00a0 – No Theme 27
\n1987 No KOA Girl Scout 75th Celebration
\n1988 Kings Canyon – No Theme 45
\n1989 Kings Canyon – Roman Orgy 46
\n1990 Kings Canyon – Casino Night 60
\n1991 Kings Canyon – Christmas 72
\n1992 Kings Canyon KOA 9 – The Game Show 73
\n1993 Kings Canyon – Reunion 79
\n1994 Kings Canyon – Clan KOA 71
\n1995 Quaking Aspen – Samurai KOA 54
\n1996 Quaking Aspen – KOA 4077 Mash 57
\n1997 Quaking Aspen – Trashy Trailer Park 65
\n1998 Lake Casitas – Martha Stewart at the Lake 66
\n1999 Lake Casitas – Y2KOA 54
\n2000 Lake San Antonio – Pirates of KOA 75
\n2001 Lake San Antonio – KOAU – Class of 01 49
\n2002 Lake San Antonio – Solstice KOA 47
\n2003 Lake San Antonio – Relive the Past 49
\n2004 Lake San Antonio – Father\u2019 Day 52
\n2005 Lake San Antonio – Camp Sip and Snore 47
\n2006 Lake San Antonio – The Camp Your Mother Wouldn\u2019t Let You Go To 48
\n2007 Lake San Antonio – Sports Camp 49
\n2008 Lake San Antonio – Raising the Bar 41
\n<\/b>2009 Lake San Antonio – Festival 53
\n2010 Lake San Antonio – Welcome to the Islands 64
\n2011 Lake San Antonio – Gusto del Italia 77
\n2012 Lake San Antonio – Kleerup Organized (Overfed) Airline 61
\n2013 Lake San Antonio – K-BOO-A -Halloween 57
\n2014 Silverwood Lake\u00a0–\u00a0 Safari 61
\n2015 Silverwood Lake -Mardi Gras 47
\n2016 William Heise County Park- Marguritaville 38
\n2017 Dos Picos County Park – KOA Korral 37
\n2018 Dos Picos County Park – Around the World in 80 Hours
\n2019 ?? Renaissance Fair
\n2020 Canceled – Covid 19
\n2021 Canceled – Covid 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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