Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2017. Meet Paige, who will be joining us as a first-year counselor leading silkscreening this summer! What is your name? Paige Bara Where are you from? Palo … Read More
Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2017. Meet Meghan, who will be joining us as a first-year counselor leading backpacking trips this summer! What is your name? Meghan Belanger Where are you from? … Read More
Paul Wills, February 2017 In the summer of 1959, at the annual Camp Trinity Community Bar-B-Que there was a barn raising. The barn raising was not to build a new barn, but to add on to the existing camp kitchen. … Read More
Last fall we kicked off an ambitious campaign to raise $200,000 to help fund the new Camp kitchen. So far, with the help of 127 generous donors, we have raised $135,467 – nearly 68% of our campaign goal. We’ve received … Read More
Join Us March 31- April 3 for a Volunteer Work Weekend at Camp! Although winter at the ranch has been chilly and wet, with spring approaching we are reminded that summer is just around the corner. We sure could use a hand getting … Read More
On a bright fall day, a week before Thanksgiving, we said good-bye to our beloved pup, Bear dog. As he did every day, Bear woke up that morning, had has his usual morning Milk Bone, took his usual morning stroll … Read More
I am from the 7:00 AM bell from the Earth Balance “butter” and Tabasco sauce I am from the musty paint smell of the silk screening room I am from the annoying poison oak The old apple tree whose … Read More
In 2013, we organized our first backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps for campers who had just finished their 11th grade year and were too old to attend regular camp, but wanted a way to connect with the camp community … Read More
Guest Post by Hollyn Hartlep – Bar 717 Ranch Gardener – Summer 2016 As I reflect on my time spent in the gardens at Bar 717 Ranch, many fond memories come to mind, and I’d like to share just a … Read More
The 85th+1 celebration and reunion brought together dozens of campers, counselors and alums from near and far, both in time and geography. In addition to rekindling cherished friendships, singing favorite songs and sharing camp meals over the long Labor Day … Read More
