September Update: Trusting the Tech Free Summer Camp Experience
After the summer was over, I ran across an article in The Atlantic entitled The New Parent Trap. In it, there are stories of summer camps struggling t...
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Weekly Update: August 9th, 2026
So much life and joy. That is the epitome of camp. This last week of Summer 2026 has had it all and more. Performances at the JC Dinner. Long trip mou...
Weekly Update: August 2, 2026
In David Brooks recent article, “The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age” he posits that, “When we are surrounded by machines that know a lot about a...
Weekly Update: July 26th, 2026
After the dance last night, a number of the JC’s (Junior Counselors) were hanging out at the Health Center gabbing with the nurses, and were talking a...
Weekly Update: July 12th, 2026
It rained hard this afternoon. After a warm, sunshine and bluebird sky-filled morning, the clouds built and it rained more today than it has all summe...
Weekly Update: July 5th, 2026
More so than ever before, it is wild to think that tomorrow is Packing Day. We know you are SO incredibly excited to see your camper/s on Tuesday, but...
Weather & Trip Update
Good morning from COOL-orado! As we mentioned in the Sunday update, we know the fires in the West and in Colorado have been making headlines across th...
Weekly Update: June 28, 2026
Hello from camp! Adaptability and flexibility are two of the characteristics we appreciate most about our campers and staff because those traits are i...
Weekly Update: June 21, 2026
It is the kind of quiet focus none of us get anymore. It was amazing.
Weekly Update: June 14th, 2026
After a brilliant week of blue skies and warm temps, we awoke to a bit of a foggy, cooler morning (a High Trails camper came into the office and decla...
Mid-Week Update: June 10th, 2026
Hello from the mountains! WOW!!! What a great first four days we have already had! Both camps had terrific Opening Campfires with singing, skits and l...
Weekly Update: June 7th, 2026
After a full day of health center check-in’s, luggage moving, bed making and cookie eating, we are off! It was an absolutely STUNNING day in Florissan...