by Sonlight | Jul 27, 2013 | July 2013
The mountains have been calling: The Peak Bagging group climbed Navajo Peak, and then ventured into the Sangre de Cristos to climb Challenger Point (14,081) and Kit Carson Peak (14, 165). This week (High School 10Day) campers had the option to climb Pagosa Peak...
by Sonlight | Jul 22, 2013 | July 2013
We’re looking at the end of July coming up, and oh-how we enjoy summer at Sonlight! High School 10-Day is off to a great start, and our behind the scenes staff is rock star. Thanks to Andrew, Deborah, Jack, Molly, Kara for volunteering their time to be behind...
by Sonlight | Jul 16, 2013 | July 2013
Hard work by firefighters, and oh the blessed rain! Unless conditions change, this will be the last blog post about the West Fork Fire complex on the Sonlight blog. We are so grateful for all the humidity in the air, and mud in the meadow. Our Peak Bagging trip this...
by Sonlight | Jul 15, 2013 | July 2013
Discovery 2 Camp this week! A downpour of rain arrived just before the campers, a welcome site this summer for how dry it’s been. We have new campers this session, as well as many returning campers. Such a great group of kids! Counselors and staff love the joy...
by Sonlight | Jul 10, 2013 | July 2013
“Educating the Whole Child” is a phrase the American Camp Association, the accrediting organization for camps, uses to describe what camps really do. Camps are fun, but they are also uniquely educational, providing developmental benefits that the otherwise...
by Sonlight | Jul 9, 2013 | July 2013
The Sonlight backpack season is in full swing. TJ, Mary and a small but hardy group of high schoolers started the season with the “12Days on the Divide” backpack trip. Due to wildfire, we got re-routed to the South San Juans, an area we usually...
