by Mary | Feb 21, 2024 | Alumni, Backpacking, February 2024
We see you! Find connection and adventure as you climb peaks and explore wilderness. Navigating the early years of adulthood has it’s challenges. Join us for a backpack trip to be in community where space is intentionally provided for conversation. You are not...
by Mary | Mar 1, 2023 | Backpacking, March 2023
“If everyone went on a Sonlight backpack trip there would be no schisms, no politics, no war!” Sonlight camper Lead Guide and Backpack Apprentice New for 2023 Sonlight has implemented a Backpack Apprenticeship program, Amanda joins Sonlight in that role. Exploring the...
by Amanda Jordan | Jan 8, 2023 | Backpacking, January 2023
What is Type 2 fun? If you’ve ever been on a really hard hike with beautiful views then chances are you have experienced Type 2 fun. You might be wondering, isn’t fun exactly what you think it is? But here at Sonlight, we understand fun in all forms. What...
by Mary | Mar 5, 2021 | Backpacking, March 2021
What Is It About Camp? So many things that make camp a magic place, the friends, the mountains, the awesome counselors and the fun. But campfire? It’s the best. There is something mesmerizing about a campfire. Its warmth, its crackle, its ability to draw us in....
by Mary | Sep 21, 2020 | 2020 Posts, Alumni, Backpacking, September 2020
1992 – 2020 28 years later, and the same view! As high school kids, Clark and Meredith Weatherby went on a Sonlight backpack trip with the youth group from Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX. Fast forward to 2020, and they returned to Sonlight with...
by Mary | Dec 9, 2016 | Backpacking, December 2016
A Women’s only backpack trip, designed for women who wish to explore wilderness in the company of other gals and seek time away surrounded by wilderness. July 3-8, 2017 $275 Sonlight provides all the gear, equipment, food, cooking and eating utensils. You bring...
