by Winston | Jun 19, 2019 | Alumni, Stories by Winston
Shattering a big window with a hula hoopDuring summers, the camp is filled with kids having fun. That is what summer camp is about. In Winchester Cathedral, a girl was near the back of the room and spinning a hula hoop with grace and expertise. This was not her first...
by Mary | Jun 13, 2019 | Alumni
Make Your MarkDorothy and Terry MathersFrom the mid-1980’s through the early 2000’s Dorothy and Terry Mathers faithfully came to Sonlight every Memorial Day to join in the Barnraisings, the work weekends when friends and family came to southwest Colorado...
by Mary | May 30, 2019 | Alumni, May 2019
#sonlight40What a weekend! Over 100 people joined us to celebrate 40 years of Sonlight Camp. We had people from many generations and it was great. A huge thank you to the Sonlight Summer 2019 staff, Emrys and Sara and Bryce for great food, fun and organization. Thanks...
by Winston | May 29, 2019 | 2019 Posts, Alumni, May 2019, Stories by Winston
There is a bull in the hammock!As we walked to the lodge one morning, we noticed a lot of activity out in the meadow by a hammock we’d recently hung. Strung up between 2 ponderosa trees was our hammock attached to a large bull with big horns. One of the local cattle...
by Winston | May 8, 2019 | Alumni, May 2019, Stories by Winston
WWII Army Mash TentsIn 1984, Sonlight had begun a 6,000 square foot lodge. This gave us a dining room, kitchen and upstairs sleeping area. But we had no other sleeping except small backpacking tents. So, the Presbyterian Church group, that was coming to Sonlight for...
by Winston | May 1, 2019 | Alumni, Stories by Winston
Bears in the trash…again(circa early 1990’s)Sonlight had an old pickup bed trailer that I installed four foot plywood sides on. I made a tailgate with plywood as well. It was open on the top. That way, the crows could get in and eat the trash. That was our trash...
