by Winston | Apr 10, 2019 | Alumni, April 2019, Stories by Winston
Tim Thayer, Bears and Tennis BallsCirca 2001During one summer season we had an exceptional number of bears coming into the camp. They are black bears and usually afraid of people. They just want something to eat that is easy to “catch”, like a trash dumpster. Tim...
by Winston | Mar 22, 2019 | Alumni, March 2019, Stories by Winston
Stepping down off the snow to get to the roof of the bath houseBack in the days of heavy snow winters, the area between the lodge and Winchester Cathedral would get buried in snow. Deep snow. Snow would avalanche off both roofs. The little building in between was...
by Winston | Mar 13, 2019 | Alumni, March 2019, Stories by Winston
Two charter busses miss the turn off Four Mile Rd to Sonlight Placecirca early 1990’sIt was Christmas break and Brian Land brought his youth group from Katy, TX with two busses full of high school kids to Sonlight for a ski trip. After a good day of skiing, the...
by Winston | Mar 1, 2019 | Alumni, February 2019, March 2019, Stories by Winston
There is nothing like a good hayride and cookout. Sonlight had a GMC pickup and a flatbed trailer. Throw in a few bales of hay and you have a fun event in the making. Yes, hayrides at Sonlight Camp. We would spread out a few bales of hay, get some hot dogs, chips and...
by Winston | Feb 20, 2019 | Alumni, January 2019, Stories by Winston
The Bus almost made itIt was late on a Friday night in February. Actually, it was early (2AM) on Saturday morning. A youth group from Phoenix was headed our way. Southern Colorado was having an old fashion snow blizzard and the roads were a mess. I had plowed Sonlight...
by Winston | Feb 6, 2019 | Alumni, January 2019, Stories by Winston
Cat in the cargo trailerA Fall women’s retreat from the United Methodist Church in Farmington was departing on Sunday afternoon. Cars in the parking lot were being loaded as was a cargo trailer being pulled behind the church van. Vehicle doors were open and people...
