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A Glorious Mountain Day

A day like today is why we have camp in the Mountains. First of all, no rain all day!!! A gift from God considering the forecast. It was a typical ear...

Alpine Opens Gates for 60th Summer!

Subtropical storm Alberto could not dampen the spirits of 241 campers and 70 counselors as Alpine opened it’s gates for it’s 60th summer high atop Loo...

Idyllic Weather Wraps up 2nd Term

I truly don’t remember an end of summer weather pattern like the last few days. This morning it was in the high 50’s as we walked to morning watch and...

The Fun Continues

The Fun Continues

While it’s in the back of our minds that 2nd Term is winding down, the fun continues full speed ahead on Lookout Mountain this weekend. This morning e...

Bacon, Sno-Cones, and Ice Cream!

I’m happy to report we did get “all the bacon” back on Monday night! Tuesday morning we feasted and celebrated with bacon and French toast. Though I’m...

Monday Musings

As we head towards the home stretch, this week is chock full of so many special events and activity competitions. Today at rest hour I watched boys pl...