A longtime member of the Camp Trinity community, Marlys Smith passed away during the summer of 2021. She was 98. If you were a camper, counselor, or visited Camp Trinity between 1960 and 2010, then you enjoyed the good … Read More
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alumni, and Friends, 2018 marked the 89th year of Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch. Between four sessions of kids camp, two weeks of Family Camp, alumni weekend, volunteer work weekends, open houses, and the … Read More
By Dave “Red” Parker – 1930s Bar 717 Camper Here’s a nugget from the 30’s that I remember. Erma wrote the official “Camp Song” for us to sing at campfires (or wherever). I bet I’m the only person in … Read More
By Dave “Red” Parker You have to know that pack trips to fishing sites via horse or mule were among the most memorable events of the year. And that as a counselor I was privileged to lead some of them … Read More
Don’t forget that before there was a salad bar there was peanut butter and fry bread and candy bars on Tuesday, or was it Wednesday? A cracker-wrapper can on each green table and Florence’s table chart. Don’t forget Carol McCutcheon’s … 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
Post shared by Julie Conway, camp alumna, parent, family camper, and member of the Bar 717 Ranch Advisory Board. I started going to the Bar 717 Ranch in 1971. I was 15 years old. My sisters started going the summer … Read More
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
Silkscreening at Camp Guest Post by Jennifer Lootens How I learned to silkscreen was in the very same room that the silk-screening program is today, with the basics easily at reach, and it is no surprise to me that the … Read More
The 85th Reunion is just around the corner! In preparation, Tori Nourafchan, a camp alumnus, supporter, and former camper parent has volunteered to help put together a book of memories that will be available to all camp alumni and attendees … Read More
