Guest post by Lissy Abraham As many Camp Trinity alumni know, the kitchen is undergoing its first renovation in the camp’s 85-year history. With so much attention focused on the kitchen project, I’ve been reflecting a lot on mealtimes at … Read More
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2018. Meet Brooke, who will be joining us as a returning camper/first-year backpacking counselor this summer! What is your name? Brooke Anderson Where are you from? I … Read More
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2018. Meet Quinn, who will be joining us as a first-year counselor this summer! What is your name? Quinn Crossman Where are you from? I was born … Read More
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2018. Meet Lucy, who will be joining us from Scotland as a first-year counselor in the barn this summer! What is your name? Lucy Robb Where are you … Read More
Have you hiked up Gates Mountain? Jumped off the rock at Below Mays? Swam in the emerald green waters of Corral Creek? Or just admired the view from main camp? If so, then knowingly or not, you have enjoyed the … Read More
As you may know, the summer of 2018 will be our 88th summer of Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch. With that longevity comes the need to update and replace older buildings, so last fall we began the reconstruction of … Read More
The Bar 717 Ranch has a rich history of homesteading. This summer, one of camp’s oldest traditions will be renewed with the revival of the Emily’s outpost across the river. This site, originally known as the Old Gates Place, was first … Read More
AUGUST 28, 2017 – By Bob Small Snap! Craaackle! POP! Was that the sound of milk splashing onto the Rice Krispies in your cereal bowl at Camp? No… those were the sounds made as the first board was pried away … Read More
Join Us for TWO Spring Volunteer Work Weekends at Camp! Although winter at the ranch has been chilly, there is plenty to do with the new kitchen project in full swing! We sure could use a hand. This is a great opportunity … Read More
For at least a century or two, many bears, black and brown, young and old, have patrolled the forests and meandered along the streams of the Bar 717 Ranch. In more recent decades, plenty of cuddly little Teddy Bears, a … Read More
