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I walked down to Widji this morning. It was cold and the snow was deep, over my boots in many places. We’ve had over 30″ (75 cm) of snow in the last few days. Fortunately, I had a nice snowmobile trail most of the way. On my way in I saw a grey squirrel fallContinue reading “Camp is Snowed in!”

I’ve worn a burn rope bracelet for 10 years now. I got it burned on the last season I was the Outdoor Recreation Director at Muskoka Woods (in the fall of 2003). It has faded some and may be a little stiffer now than it was then. It signifies that I am (or was) anContinue reading “The Tool Shed”

I REALLY dislike waiting. And I think we wait way too much in our society. Of course that’s from my perspective. Where does my impatience come from? Partly it’s because we have become accustomed to getting instant service, drive through restaurants with “fast” food, a 1.7 second response time from Google searches and ever increasingContinue reading “I Hate Waiting”

As we sang Chris Tomlin’s song Everlasting God last Sunday, it got me thinking that not only is our God the defender of the weak, he is also our defender of the week. How does God defend our week? I’m glad you asked. He does it by protecting us from the enemy, providing a wayContinue reading “You’re the Defender of the Week”

I have some amazing memories of life at my grandpa’s house. Driving back from a visit to Rocky Ridge Ranch last week I noticed that my grandpa’s old house is for sale. It’s in Speyside. It’s not an overwhelmingly large place. It’s one of those single gas station stops on the side of highway 25,Continue reading “Grandpa’s House”

This blog post is on the withdrawal feelings after leaving camp, going from community to loneliness where others just don’t understand why you’re always talking about camp and the people you met there. Earlier this fall, Jake Hildebrand coined the term PCDS or Post Camp Depression Syndrome. Its often called “camp-sickness” or camp withdrawal. WhateverContinue reading “Camp Withdrawal”

Here are some camp staff posts seen recently on Facebook & Twitter: Winnie – put my Widji shirt on before a beautiful 12 hour sleep last night #imisscamp & it’s nice to be home, but there’s always something about camp Strudel – 19 hours of sleep later… #Imisscamp Kirby – I MISS CAMP Moose –Continue reading “Recently on Twitter & Facebook”