It's always fun at Timanous

We're almost at the end of the first full week of the summer! A couple of days ago, some thunderstorms passed through that broke the heat wave. We're fortunate that most of the rain has come through at night (great sleeping weather!), and that we have some great places to while away a cool evening with friends, like in the Barn with a warm fire going.

​Speaking of fires, everyone had a great time pitching in to build our 4th of July bonfire! Since it's been two years since this all-camp wood collecting last took place, there was plenty of deadfall near all the cabins and paths around camp. Stay tuned for more photos and stories in a few days with a recap of the evening when we light the bonfire.

The most exciting news of the week is that we played our first games of Capture the Flag! Every year, "C-Flag" is always one of the most anticipated and fun special events of the entire summer. Every camper and counselor is on either the Green team or the Gray team, so the entire camp gets to play in giant games where almost all of camp is in-bounds. While it's certainly exhilarating and passion-filled, each time after we play the teams cheer each other and head down to the lake to take a dip, getting to share stories of the games no matter which team they were on. No points were scored in this first round, but there are plenty more chances to play as the summer goes on, so we'll see whether Green or Gray comes out on top with bragging rights in 2021...

As the skies cleared a bit this afternoon, a group of hardy campers trekked to the top of Rattlesnake Mountain, our local peak that has a great view of Panther Pond. While we're all looking forward to the return of more summer-like temps very soon, it's clear that no matter the weather, it's always fun to be a camper (and counselor) at Timanous.