#namanu

Here’s me explaining the HFRC: an invention conceived at camp that involves a rotisserie chicken and concepts similar to the Baby Bjorn and the Camel Back.

One of the new images for this summer’s Camp Namanu merchandise!

There's a strange sense of community in a place like Namanu. The idea that you can share experiences with people that were at camp decades ago makes it so much more magical. Strangely enough it reminds me of Star Trek. People have enjoyed it for so long, that enjoying it now is all the more pleasing.

Some of the matchbooks I've collected from banquet. Originally used for lighting dream cake candles. But also for relighting accidentally extinguished candles along the trail to Closing Campfire.

You can find camp anywhere As vague as a patch of grass Pine needles in the air Sun through finger stained glass Bull Run road holds an invisible line Hiding where dreams imbue Behind a rusty metal sign The property line of Namanu But don't let dreams hold the same border Extend with the deep, dark prairie That holds the starlit embroidery Such nuances never stopped a fairy Close your eyes, curl your toes Imagine your shoes, from dew, are damp And regardless of what your body knows Your mind is now at camp You can take the camper out of camp But not the camp out of the camper Or so the saying goes But I suggest a revamp To avoid an unintended damper Something a camper already knows No matter where you are Invisible to those you meet As long as you're below a single star Camp is beneath your feet ~Hobbes

My Woodsy Wizard patch from the Nature House. From Lilt.

Badges that I’ve received for doing “Polar Bear Swim”. Essentially you have to get up real early and hop in the heater-less pool.