It is January and we are in the midst of Winter. Hopefully you are getting out and enjoying the season in some way, shape, or form. I know that there is not much snow, but hey maybe we will get it in the summer. Anyone remember session 1 last summer with the snow? Only a little snow up at camp right now, and the moose has moved on.

This summer we are making a few changes for the Pathfinder program. To start with we are bringing back the overnight camp out program. We will be having a couple of new sites to use for cabin campouts. 1 will be down near Tent Village; 1 will be up Brandywine Gulch; 1 will be near the lake; and 1 farther up the mountain from Brandywine. Cabins will have the opoortuntiy to head out and spend the night campign out under the stars, telling stories, and roasting marshmallows. Hopefully we will get some rain in the spring so we do not have the same level of fire bans as last summer.

Also, we are changing the mornings at camp. The whole camp will be doing “Skill Tracks” in the morning. Each camper will get to choose from a collection of activities that will be 1-hour in length and will meet every day. The activities might be Arts and Crafts, Sports, Dance, Archery, Slacklining, Kayaking, Nature, Creative Dramatics, and frisbee. You get the point, there will be lots to do. Then after lunch and Siesta, the Pathfinder Unit will be doing things together, or as a cabin. And then coming back together for “Free Choice” time in the afternoon before dinner.

I am in the process of interviewing returning and new staff right now and it is making me very excited for camp to begin! So, get ready for camp, and see you soon!