Even thought I have to stay behind when trips go out, I got to sit and watch skits from all the groups on Saturday night. The trail clearing group talked of what a good trip it was as well as “a lot of work!”. The Green River Lake canoe trip saw loons, some surfacing right next to their boats. Both hikes on the Long Trail had hard uphills and great views. I know that a young camper scaled one our climbs at Silverlake in record time – faster than any counselor has ever done.
Back in camp, our A1 campers and some stay-behind group stayed busy working on the Fair Fire, created a primitive earth kiln, designed a began work on a TL Frisbee Golf course, made two “TL Toss” games (aka “Cornhole”), and leveled up in Red Cross swimming. The day before trips returned, we went on day hikes. One was from one side of our valley to the other – Sodder’s Rock to Rainbow Rocks. Another was the ridge behind camp and the final group did Pico, Killington and Shrewsbury in a day – a 16 mile hike!
Now we are all together again for our last days, and it feels special. This morning at meeting a senior lodger (R.W) spoke of how he had been thinking a lot about love. How love is everywhere, in the friends that we make, and the places we care about. Even when you can’t find it, you can make some yourself – by smiling, by being nice to others, by caring.