Preparing the camp for Summer

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Today, May 20th, we woke up to 25 deg. and about an inch of new snow. I had run water slowly all night thru a faucet to keep the water lines from freezing but that wasn’t enough. We had to run the water with the tap fully open for about 5 min before we could get enough volume to run the shower.It hasn’t been like this all the time but I had to share today since it is so novel to us Californians. Even more exciting is what we saw for the first time…

I think everyone in camp except us had already seen a moose… until now. Since our hiatus to Mexico etc the weather turned fairly nice until this past week-end. It has allowed everyone in camp to accomplish much.

Our typical day starts with a devotional. Each couple, there are 5 couples on the Mt Management Team, take turns preparing a spiritual message we share and also conducting the meeting. We discuss our plans for the day and make assignments etc.

With such nice weather our entire team decided to check out th he back country and outback camps
We made great progress until we encountered this giant snow drift that was too deep to traverse in our buggies so we had to return the same way we came up.

To help with our assignment our team has 4 buggies, supplied by the camp. Two are outfitted with spray tanks for spraying weeds. Two have a big box in the back that have all the trail tools we might need… chain saw, sawz all, pick axe, shovels, skill saw, drill, screws, etc. This makes it possible for Nancy and I to leave our buggy at the bottom of the trail. We take the other one to the top and remove the tools we need and hike down to the bottom and then shuttle back up in our buggy to retrieve the one we left at the top. This way we can cover more miles of trail more quickly at any given time.

A typical trail sign post we are assigned to maintain. Sometimes they need to be straightened or just touched up with paint
Often there are obstacles, such as this, that we need to remove
It is amazing what can be done with a battery operated sawz-all
The beavers raised their dam this spring causing the dammed water to cover the trail
Instead of destroying the dam as was suggested, with the help of another couple we just moved the trail slightly
When we encounter snow that may not melt before campers arrive we shovel

With the help of another couple we remove small trees and stumps in the trail
Working in our sign shop making new signs
Deer are a common site as they work their way up the mountain feasting on new growth
Mountain Management display for May 11th Open House where public is invited

At the open house one of Lindsay’s college room mates from 20 years ago recognized us. It was a fun reunion

The Challenge Course Missionaries need practice operating the zip lines. I was able to climb the net and walk the bridge and fly down the zip line. Lots of fun.
Today’s view out our buggy as we returned from trail work
Nancy could barely see to drive the camp buggy. It didnt have a wiper
20 min later after a cup of hot chocolate
Our Mission photo. We don’t dress like this very often.

We miss you all but know we are in the right place at this time. Please forgive my typos, bad grammar etc and we pray that you will have a great day.

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