Meet the Staff: Joe S.
Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2016. Meet Joe, a former Bar 717 Ranch camper, who will be joining us as a first-year counselor this summer! What is your name? Joe Simon … Read More
Meet the Staff: Aly L.
Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2016. Meet Aly, a California native, who will be joining us as a first-year counselor this summer! What is your name? Aly Lamborn Where are you … Read More
Meet the Staff: Luke D.
Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our summer staff for 2016. Meet Luke, a first-year counselor from Ireland! You’ll find Luke all kinds of places at the ranch, from Small Animals to Riflery to campfires! What is your … Read More
Community Stories: Liz & Raymond
My brother and I started going to summer camp in the late 60’s, early 70’s – it was something we always looked forward to and counted the days until summer came and we could run on the open fields, climb … Read More
Spring 2016 Volunteer Work Weekend
Although the Ranch Crew — Geoff, Mike, and Joey (and seasonal resident, former camper and counselor Arly Cassidy!) — are working hard on winter projects including pruning fruit trees, burning brush, and cutting firewood, they sure could use a hand getting ready … Read More
Views From the Fire
On July 30th, 2015, a lightning storm ignited several fires in Trinity County. The Pattison Fire began on Pattison Peak about three miles north of the Ranch and burned for more than a month. When updating our camp community about the … Read More
My Bar 717 Ranch Experience
Guest post by David Scanlon, a first-year international counselor from Ireland in 2015, and a returning counselor for summer 2016 (!). Last year was my first year of college, and I wanted to take my summers to travel abroad. I also … Read More
Fall Volunteer Work Weekend October 16-19!
Do you have the weekend of October 16-19, 2015 free? Would you like to spend it at Camp? We know many of you were unable to make your annual visit to the ranch this year because of the cancellations caused … Read More
My Summer Experience at Bar 717
This post was shared by longtime camper, Ona. Thanks for sharing, Ona! This year was amazing! I climbed Gates mountain for the 3rd time, I got to experience what it was like to be a ranch kid (I wasn’t a camper … Read More
Gates Mountain After the Fire
Shared by Lewis Campbell: Ranch family member, former camper, 2014-2015 counselor, and Gates climber extraordinaire. Since the fire, I know many of us have been thinking about the mountain we all love to admire and climb… well maybe some of us … Read More