Earmuffs are in this season!

Earmuffs are in this season!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

IMAGE CAPTION - Timbertastic offseason fun!

Just when you think that Spring is finally here, flowers begin to bloom and the sun starts peeking through the clouds, then BAM! It snows and gets really cold at the moment you least expect it. That moment for me came right when we (Bryan Harris, Stephen Owens, former tech guy at Timberlake Scott "Swordfish" Russell and I) planned to camp and go flyfishing last weekend. Oh my goodness was it ever rough. But the good news was that we had good gear and were actually able to catch some nice trout on the river. Notice Stephen's earmuffs...not cool. But we love him.

What's going on with the waterslide?

Oh man is Bobby ever working hard on it! He tells me that it is all he thinks about. Up all night brainstorming yada yada. I am always amazed by how much that guy does during the winter. If you see him this summer tell him thank you for building that waterslide. My vote is that we call it "the Bobbyslide." I have included some great shots of the progress!

What about counselors?

Well, I saw Matt Layton the other day while he was on spring break. He came in to do some hiking with college friends. He was also with Kara Robinson, who ran the barn last summer (she grew up in Black Mountain) He said to say hello to all, and is pumped about Paintball this year. I hired Steve Hogan as the head of trip staff. Steve is as we say, old school Timberlake. He used to be a counselor back in the day, and he is absolutely the coolest guy ever. We also hired former counselor Paxton Little as trip staff, and he is a stud as well. Both these guys are really talented outdoorsmen who are thrilled to be guiding trips for us this summer.

So until next time!

Dan

Visitors at Timberlake!

Visitors at Timberlake!

Monday, March 13, 2006

IMAGE CAPTION - Serious fun at Timberlake these days!

Spring break is beginning, and there is much evidence and rumor of counselors heading this way to visit during their time off from school. Last year's program director Drew Harmon is here right now to do some hiking and hanging out with us and it has been a delight to have him! Zach Washburn called and said that he would be here shortly (actually, he just walked up to camp!), and Alex Deckard is on his way tomorrow. I can't wait to see those guys!

What have yall been up to?

Well, besides doing a bunch of camp stuff, I have been flyfishing almost every day after work, and all day Saturday. Stephen has been in Florida doing a bunch of recruiting and vacationing with family and friends. He visited the homes of Andrew Deal, Gray and Jacob Matteson, Dylan and Joe Piechocki, and Bryce Krausankas in order to show the video and answer questions for some friends of theirs who are interested in coming to camp. He said that seeing all of those guys was amazing, and everyone seems to be really excited about returning to camp this summer. Adam has been working hard, and took a break Friday to go rock climbing at Table Rock. He said that was one of the greatest days of climbing that he can remember. So the outdoor adventure around camp is already in full swing here and we can't wait for you to get here!

Happy Camping!

Dan