by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | Land Stewards, Summer Camp
When the pandemic hit, I was living in Minneapolis, MN and working as a corporate copywriter in the healthcare industry. I slowly realized that I needed a change. A year and a half later, my life could not be more different. I never thought I’d be working in the...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | Land Stewards, Summer Camp
During the last day of the eight- to twelve-year-old camp, Outdoor Explores, we took the Campers to the Ice Caves nearby campus. Taking a large group of this age group into a pitch-black cave with slippery ice as flooring, meant we had to be absolutely positive that...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | Field Notes, Land Stewards, Summer Camp
This summer I truly feel like I’m the lucky one – I get to go to camp all summer long!After a very isolating past year filled with many uncertainties, I feel very grateful to be constantly surrounded and supported by a cohort of fantastic co-educators and...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | Land Stewards, Summer Camp
Although this is my second year serving as an AmeriCorps intern at Mt. Adams institute, this is my first experience working here at the camp, in-person with the campers and fellow counselors. I began my time with the program last summer, right in the middle of the...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Aug 2, 2021 | Field Notes, Land Stewards, Summer Camp
Howdy! In late May, I packed up nearly all of my belongings and traveled 2,200 miles to the Pacific Northwest. Little did I know that I could flourish and challenge myself in this new environment to develop different strategies to help campers get a better glance at...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 7, 2021 | Field Notes, Summer Camp
Summer Camp 2021 is happening!! Day Camps for Summer 2021 will run Monday through Thursday 9am – 3pm. Check out the dates here! Cost per week: $325 | Shuttle Option: $50 | Scholarships Available Register Here! If the camp you are interested in is full, please sign up...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 21, 2020 | Land Stewards
As I wrap up my service time with AmeriCorps and the Mt. Adams Institute, I can’t help but feel like the beginning of summer was ages ago. Starting the position and switching gears from the idea of being a camp counselor outside to helping run a virtual camp was a...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Oct 23, 2019 | Land Stewards
By this point in the summer, I think I have a good grasp of how the flow of each day goes. Wake up, get ready for camp, drink a lot of tea, set out materials, wait for the shuttle to show up with the kids. However, for my last week of camp I actually had an...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 6, 2019 | Land Stewards
I was kind of nervous for my very first day of summer camp season, I had been at Cascade Mountain School for nearly two months now and all the build-up to the summer was pretty intense at that point. We had been doing some trail-clearing, cutting down trees,...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 8, 2017 | Land Stewards, Summer Camp
In August, I was tagged in a Facebook post by Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center celebrating their 10th anniversary of summer backpacking trips. Through the expanse of social media, the program coordinator was commemorating the growth of the program and curious about...
