Today was yet another fantastic day in the mystic loveliness that is Camp Timberlake. While it is hard to follow such a day as Tribalpalooza, we sure did it. Everyone knew it was bound to be a good day when breakfast casserole greeted the taste buds of campers and staff when they arrived for breakfast. We had a trifecta of spectacular trips today as we sent William C, David L, Sumner D, David T, Zach M, and Reynolds A. (Timberlake’s finest anglers) fly fishing at Curtis Creek. While they were catching fish, Grant S, Bay J, Quinn S, Cian M, Jonah N, EJ B, Davis O, Geo PC, Radford W, Oliver G, and Reid S. explored caves and had a blast. Lastly, a third trip made up of Matthew A, Nathan T, Declan Q, Jack P, Wes D, Henry O, and David C. hit the links with discs and went on a disc golf trip where Matthew A. shot -1!

While these three trips were pretty spectacular, the day inside camp was just as great. Russell M. and Owen H. both caught bass in the lake today while Peter M. tried a new way of fishing by getting in said lake to catch ‘em! In climbing class today, Robert R. climbed the tower and Arav S. got to top out on the boulder! This morning in the lake, Wilson F. worked on perfecting his role in kayaking and beach volleyball served some aces! After a morning of activities filled with fun and friends, campers and staff arrived to lunch and were met with the best meal at camp…GREEK GYROS!!! Following a lunch filled with beef, feta, tomatoes, lettuce, and tzatziki, all stuffed in a pita, it was announced that today, Little Slaty won cabin clean up with a perfect 10 and the Golden Eagles swept Tribalpalooza yesterday! After lunch it was time for the best time, rest time and then into free time where campers got trading post, worked on Archery bars, and swam in the lake among many other things!

While the morning would be hard to top, the day just got better from there. The afternoon was full of growth through friends and adventure. A rainy 3rd period meant splashing in puddles and feeling the rain on their skin. This afternoon Liam T. got his final grouping at 20 yards in archery, John H. owned the pickleball courts, and basketball got to scrimmage! Down at the lake, swimming worked on their breaststroke and then got to have a free swim! After giving it their all in their afternoon activities, everyone headed down to the Tuck for dinner which was pulled pork! (Let me be the first to say, the meals today were ON POINT). After a lovely dessert of confetti cake, it was that time again… as soon as the AAANNNDDD NOWWWW began, campers and staff were out of their seats screaming and shouting and going absolutely bonkers. As the boisterous crowd reached its peak, it was announced that tonight we would be playing the newest game at camp, INFINITY WAR!! Following the announcement, camp got a visit from Bruce Banner, Hulk, Iron Man, War Machine, Captain America, the Winter Soldier, Thor, Loki and lastly, Thanos. As I write this, the two tribes are competing fiercely for control of the Avengers and the Infinity Stones!

Tonight campers will return to their cabins, debrief on how the game went, debate who they think won, and finally lay their head down to rest to get ready for another great day at camp tomorrow.

Signing off for now,

Gresham Collins

Proud Black Bear

Stompers Knob Counselor

Big Archery Guy

Greek Gyro Enthusiast