The counselors, unit heads, and wilderness staff are about to leave on their backpacking trip training hikes. These are short hikes that leave from camp and do their best to mimic the actual overnight trip that every cabin group will take during sessions 2, 3 and 4. They carry packs, cook their food on Coleman stoves, and sleep under the stars (or under tarps if it rains). With camp mostly empty, the rest of us will have a quiet dinner in the dining hall, do some preparation for Shabbat, and play some bonding games. It is nice to have some quiet time at camp, but I like the dining hall filled to capacity and the energy that the children bring. Only three days 'til Sunday.
--Jordan