Fall Work Weekend
We are excited to invite friends of Camp to join us for our Fall Work Weekend October 17-20. Work Weekends are a great opportunity to visit the ranch, reconnect with new and old Camp friends, and help out with important … Read More
Highlights from the Spring Work Weekend
In late March, we were joined by a fantastic crew to help us welcome the first few days of spring at our Spring 2024 Work Weekend. Though the lovely spring weather we’ve been having didn’t stay through the weekend, our … Read More
Fall Work Weekend Recap
In November, we hosted our fall work weekend! The weather was perfect for working outside and we were able to complete several projects with the help of many hands. Our work included reducing fuels and burning brush in the upper … Read More
Bob goes Blobbin’ again…
My yen got yanked yesterday to follow Horace Greeley’s entreaty to “Go West, young man…” not that I (remember Free-Labor Bob) could be dubbed a “young man” any more unless standing next to Senectus, the Roman god of Old Age. So, as the … Read More
Bob’s Thanksgiving Blob: A Bar 717 Beam Raising
By Bob Small The grass crunched under my boots that first morning as I strode, coffee cup cradled in hand, toward a tipped-over 55-gallon drum, nay woodstove, to start the day’s work on the Kitchen. Everyone’s breath, as they huddled … Read More
Bob’s Blob: Reflections on a few Fall days as a Camp Kitchen volunteer
Early in October, I spent a week at Bar 717 Ranch helping with the new kitchen construction project… I was somewhat shocked that Monday morning as I strode up the rain-dampened driveway past the office and immediately noticed that the … 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
Join the Spring Volunteer Work Weekend
Last year, we revived an old tradition that Grover used to refer to as “Give a lift, get a lift.” What Grover meant by this was that in giving back to the ranch and in working together to improve Camp, … Read More
Hyampom Pie Auction 2014: Another One Bites the Crust
By Arly Cassidy Each year when March rolls around, some of us start thinking about pie. The Hyampom Pie Auction has been an annual fundraiser for the town’s Community Center for years, and a group of former camp counselors has … Read More
New Years on the Ranch
By Mischa Hedges, camper 1996-2001, counselor 2004-2006, resource staff 2007-2013 Several years ago, a small group of alumni counselors started coming up to the ranch for New Year’s – to celebrate the holiday, connect with camp friends, and enjoy the … Read More