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Cabins 10-12 Begin Drastic Upgrades

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Things are starting to look much different up on the hill as we move on to the next step in the process of restoring our cabins around camp! Over the next few months, cabins 10-16 will all be upgraded. Not only will they become more sturdy and safe, but each cabin will be receiving a new covered porch, a new roof, and fresh new floors. So far, we have begun work on cabins 10, 11 and 12. The first step in the process of restoring our cabins is to take off the old roofs and porches. Check out the pictures to see just what that looks like!


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What we do around camp without campers…

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So, now that you guys are all gone and school has started, you might be wondering what Camp Ridgecrest is like without you here. Well in some ways its still the same awesome camp! But in other ways, well… it’s just different. Here, take a look…


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VLOG: Last Big Game of the Summer

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We decided to go out strong here at Camp Ridgecrest with a huge game of Guerrilla Warfare! As some of you know, this is the game where we, the staff, spend 3 days filling up water balloons. We finish with around twenty-two 55 gallon trash cans filled with water balloons. That’s roughly 18,000 water balloons for this one game! It’s just awesome! Check it out, they had a blast…


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Kids of Ridgecrest – Music Video

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Some of our Camp Ridgecrest campers wrote this song for a cabin inspection. They are always looking for creative ways to impress their Tribal Leader to get a good Inspection score. We liked it so much, we helped them create a music video. Enjoy….


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VLOG: A Rediculous Western Breakfast

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So this morning wasn’t your average morning at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys. No waiters were called, Morning Assembly had a different twist, Spilman looked a bit different and had a bit more energy in the air. The food was served by the central staff as the “Cheese Grits Cart” made it’s rounds around the dining hall…refilling any empty plates. And of course the milk slingshot made another appearance. It’s a full day, and we’re just getting started…

The day continued with Sockwar, Skills, and of course a massive Carnival tonight! Check out these clips from Breakfast!


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VLOG: Gladiator Night!

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In all of these young boys is a desire to be a man. Now, being a man isn’t always about being tough, strong and wild. But sometimes it is. Gladiator Night is a safe place for these boys to be wild, adventurous, and as manly as possible. It’s tons of fun, and I guarantee you that they will not experience anything like this back home. This event is unique to Camp Ridgecrest for Boys, and it’s one of their favorites…. Check out this sneak peak…


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VLOG: Bedlam is a good thing this time!

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Perhaps our simplest game, but also one of the most fun! It’s straight forward, and that’s the beauty of it… Just get as many balls into other team’s goals as possible… and don’t let anyone score on your goal. Throw in about 300 people and about 100 over-sized balls, and you get Camp Ridgecrest’s Original Bedlam Ball! It’s just plain fun…watch this!


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VLOG: Gold Rush – one of their favorites!

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One of the greatest games we play here at camp has got to be Gold Rush! It’s similar to the ever favorite Sock War, but with 10 bases, hundreds of pieces of Gold all over camp, 3 teams, and lots more ways to get points for your team. Here are a few shots of the action! (This was the largest game of Gold Rush is Camp’s history!)


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VLOG: Campwide Clue

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Remember the board game Clue? Who did it, with what, in what room, and what was the motive? To set the stage, all the campers find out that our fearless leader, Ron, was struck down…but who done it? It’s quite a scene seeing all the ridiculous characters (staff dressed up) and their body guards standing around Ron. The campers are broken up into teams with all the ages mixed together. They then work their way around camp in teams, asking the characters (suspects) questions about the evening. Then each team turns in their best guess about what actually happened on the evening of the crime. The night concludes with the story (the answers) unfolding in a skit right before their eyes. The team with the most correct answers in the shortest time is the winner. Overall, it’s a hilarious night and usually unlike anything they have ever experienced! Check out these clips from the game!


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VLOG: Some Breakfast

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Once a month here at Camp, the Central Staff help prepare, set, and serve an awesome breakfast. Not only does it taste amazing, but the campers are waited on hand and foot…for a while. Then the fun begins! Cheese Grit eating competitions, Dancing, Milk Launching, and this time…a food fight! It will be without a doubt the most eventful breakfast of their year, if not their life! Tons of fun, and they don’t even have to clean it up…here are some clips!


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