Years Past

Hi Folks, Announcements Future Trip Departures We have had a string of odd days up here, but today was definitely the oddest.  Not long ago, two counselors approached and asked if they could arrange “A Day out of a Hat.”  This was something we had done back when they were campers they really thought was … Read more

Hi Folks, Announcements Future Trip Departures Camp is sometimes a very strange, unusual environment.  Case in point; take a look at this photo… What do you see?  It’s a garbage can, yes?  Yes, that’s what it is.  A very basic receptacle for garbage.  Honestly nothing more. But not at camp.  Wanna know why?  Because it … Read more

Hi Folks, Announcements Future Trip Departures This is what a time warp must feel like.  In what feels like a matter of a few hours, we have  wrapped up an AMAZING First Session, said farewell to some awesome kids, hosted a large group of visitors for a few days, said farewell to them, and then … Read more

Hi Folks, Announcements It’s Packing Day today.  We’re not really sure how that snuck up  on us like that, but here we are.  There are two days in the summer that I really don’t enjoy, and this is one of them.  The other one is Packing Day at the end of 2nd Session.  That one … Read more

Hi Folks, Maybe I should start this ending with a weather report.  Today was a beautiful day, if maybe a little on the warm side for UN Day.  It peaked at around 86 degrees, which isn’t so terribly hot.  We had some cloud cover in the late morning and that helped a lot.  All in … Read more

Hi Folks! It’s UNITED NATIONS DAY, so we’re all about that.  There are no new Announcements or Upcoming Trip Departures to share with you. Here’s how it has gone so far.  We woke up 1/2 hour early today because there is SO much going on.  We had a nice, protein-rich breakfast with some sides of … Read more

Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures So, what did you do tonight?  For me it was just – y’know – another night at camp.  I spent 45 minutes lying on the forest floor, under a low canopy of leafy green ferns and higher canopy of aspen, oak, maple, and … Read more

Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures We talk a lot about balance up here.  It’s one of the most important things we emphasize for physical and emotional health.  A body can’t function well if it is out of balance.  A person can’t function well if he/she is out of … Read more

Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: Announcements Future Trip Departures Well, so Mother Nature has let her recent good work go to her head.  It is time for our first formal complaint about the weather.  It’s not raining outside (because, as you already know, it never rains at camp).  In fact, we are … Read more