Winter is upon us at Timberlake!

Winter is upon us at Timberlake!

Friday, December 16, 2005

IMAGE CAPTION - Can you believe the difference?

Holy Cow it is cold! The mountains are covered in snow, and most folks are all hunkered down trying to keep warm. But that doesn't mean that nothing is going on here at camp! We are talking to prospective campers and interviewing future counselors every day. It is already evident to me that this upcoming summer is going to be amazing!

What is camp like right now?

The roads are covered in about an inch thick layer of ice. The Lake is frozen (although most of it is drained for dock/slide construction). Oh, the canoe dock is officially gone. I took a picture and posted it above. We will have a brand new one before the summer. Tigertooth is getting completely renovated. It is already looking really nice!

I guess that is all for now, but I will continue to keep you informed on all of the things going on here each week. Don't forget to sign in on the Morning Yell!

Happy Camping!

Dan

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

IMAGE CAPTION - More camp fun at Timberlake!

Well, it's official, Nick Potts won the sombrero contest! It was hiding in one of the fencing pictures. Good eye Nick! Way to go. We will keep moving it around to different spots on the site, so make sure to keep clicking around to find that hat! Also, we would love for you to sign in on the Morning Yell bulletin board! I have already really enjoyed talking to those of you who have signed in.

Any counselor news to report?

I just found out that former trip staffer, Dallas Ketchum, kayaked the entire Mississippi River from way up at the headwaters (I guess near the Great Lakes) all the way down near New Orleans! He was accompanied by Bech Evan's older brother, Josh. That must have been quite an epic journey!

Also, James Chally, former counselor and climbing staffer has just left for Iraq. He joined the military a year ago after his summer here on staff. He said that he is doing well, and I will make sure to keep you updated on his time there.

Stephen Owens and Bryan Harris are about to run in a marathon this weekend in Kiawah Island, SC. They have been training for that for a while, but Stephen seems a little nervous. Twenty six miles is a long way!

What about camp? How is it?

Great! We are building a new kayaking/canoeing dock, and have torn down the one that was there (with the lifeguard stand). Also, the lake is drained and it looks weird, but we had to do it in order to build the new dock and the waterslide. Don't worry about the coy, they are all hanging out in the diving well section where it is nice and deep. I bet they are cold though with this harsh weather!

I guess that is all for now. You guys have a great holiday season!

Dan