Camp Weekend
Last weekend we let Hank and Sally take care of Robert and Sarah and I headed out to his school’s West Virginia campus / camp for a kid-free weekend there. Normally we go help close the place down in the fall and open it up the spring — both a lot of work. Or we go with Robert’s class (a bit less work).
This weekend we were pampered — no dishes to do, no gutters to rake out, no gardens to hoe, no tables and chairs to stack or unstack, no bunk houses to clean out.
Instead we got to wander the grounds, check out the butterflies, birds, salamanders and deer. Hike up to the bald and have it to ourselves, swim in the pond. Eat tasty meals (alcohol served with dinner — no alcohol when their are kids around). And enjoy the wisdom of the camp counselors.
One of the chores over the opening weekend this spring was to make sure the trail to the canopy walk was clear. Sarah and I signed up for that — I thought it was a trail that might overlook the canopy.
It’s a 60 foot climb up into the trees. (Two of the counselors got us up and down and made sure were we clipped in at all times.) We collected leaves and discovered that the higher up leaves are thicker than those lower down (from the same tree or tree species).
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