Canoes at a camp on
Upper Campbell Lake
Although we've been unable to communicate with the outside world for awhile now, we are still okay... really! The lack of recent communication is partly due to the fact that there is only a slow internet connection at the lodge (no phone), but the biggest factor is that they seem to keep us very busy. So far we have had two school groups come to do programs, both for five days each. The first school came in on the 9th and left the morning of the 14th, the second school came the afternoon of the 14th and left this morning. That left us instructors about four hours to prep for the next outing.
For both of the groups Ashley has been instructing at the "rock camps"(taking the group out to the climbing bluffs and teaching climbing, rappelling and whatnot). This seems like a pretty good gig; they set up a huge basecamp, with huge tarps, a big fire pit, and all of the spare gear that you can fit into a 15 passenger van! For the first group I lead a trip up "Kings Peak", one of the taller peaks in the area. It was a four day backpacking trip with ten high-school students. On our summit day we ran into 50 foot visibility, and horizontally blowing ice pellets; we turned back short of the summit, but I think it was a good experience for the group. The second trip was leading a trail building crew; the school seems to think that this is a good character building activity for it's students. I guess this may be true to a certain extent, especially if you also consider millitary service or being in prison to be character building activities. All in all it went very well though.
Now we both have a few days off until the next group come in.
On the North Glacier of Mt. Myra
Our House, Room 57
of the Annex.
The Outdoor Center where the dining room is.
The black piping on the roof is part of a passive solar
water heating system.
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