I’m listening to a chorus that I imagine is what it sounds like on a turkey farm. There are groups of Pineview campers who have wandered up from the canoe lake after floating their wishboats, and they are sobbing! Deep gutteral, catch your breath sobs. That’s a good sound from where I sit. These girls … Continued
This week, more than any in the summer, is the one we want to slow down. But, it goes by so fast. Too fast. I love the four-week session, and encourage any of you Mini 2 moms and dads out there considering a longer session to strongly consider this longer July session. Our vision, which … Continued
Occasionally, we will be asked to speak to a college level class studying recreation…”Masters in Camping,” we often joke. In reality, there is no preparation for what we do other than doing it. There are programs out there that teach recreation theory…hogwash I think. Of course, we need recreation. We allknow it’s good for the … Continued
The good news is that our day recovered nicely after a pretty wet start. Whereas yesterday was misty and overcast, today, it flat out was raining through the morning…not a downpour that can deliver inches in an hour, but steady enough that I put my hood up on my parka when I was walking around … Continued
Today is a perfect example of how you can’t plan your day in the mountains around what the weather prognosticators predict. I woke up this morning to a light mist, threw on my raincoat and headed over to leadership meeting, thinking that the 80% chance of rain meant a day indoors for all of us. … Continued
We awakened this morning to our Heavenly world transformed into Disney World, thanks to our terrific group of CITs from the Paw Paw Patch. CITs are technically still campers, in their last year before transitioning to Junior Counselors, and happily for long time camp parents, drawing paychecks! CITs are rising Juniors in high school, many … Continued
Gordon is out at Sliding Rock with the Heigh Ho hill and CIT’s so I told him I’d start the blog since it will be a late evening at Dolly’s enjoying ice cream and then driving the bus back to camp. As I settle in to wind down at the computer, Pineview is “winding up”in … Continued
Tonight, I can write about how great the four week session is…back in the day (not so long ago), campers came for eight weeks, and there was only one session. There were no nightly posts, no pictures to reassure parents that a good time WAS really being had by all. In fact, digging through some … Continued
What an amazing day! This is how the Fourth should be celebrated! I will say, at 10:36 PM as I sit down to write, I am glad that it has ended safely and with lots of happy campers and staff. Our last crew is off the road, back from an afternoon and evening at the … Continued
Gordon is off at Sliding Rock with the Hillbrook and Mini 1 session campers. It seemed like a good night to help him out with the blog since it’s nearly 10:00 and they are almost back to camp. With the warm weather, Sliding Rock is a welcome relief and it was fun to watch the … Continued
