- • Storytelling at the fire, presided over by camp historian Bob Bogart.
- • An aggressive, well-documented prank tradition. See above.
THE CAMP
How they got here.
Cheapskates was once the largest camp on the ride. It is now the smallest. The camaraderie has not budged. Camp historian Bob Bogart presides over the fire and has more stories than the night is long.
Exhibit A: the year Gil Snyder — a longtime Cheapskate and Wickenburg local — handed his horse’s reins to a couple of helpful camp members so he could give a speech in town. While he was busy at the microphone, Bob Bogart and accomplices swapped his rig for hot pink fuzzy gear: saddle, pad, reins, breast collar, headstall. Months earlier, mystery boxes of pink tack had arrived at their shop with no return address. The pieces had a destination after all.
Gil’s real saddle, by careful arrangement, had already been hauled up to First Camp by truck. He rode the day in pink. The camp motto wrote itself: be careful who you give your reins to.
What this camp brings to the week.
Every camp hosts something the rest of the ride looks forward to. Here’s what this one is known for.
New riders are placed by the board.
If you want to ride with Cheapskates, say so on your application — and list a sponsor if you have one. Final placement is up to the board.