Have You Ever Been Stuck Behind Spilman?

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Have you ever gotten your car stuck behind Spilman Lodge? To help improve traction and prevent further problems we have made some improvements to the parking are behind Spilman. We now have an outlined parking lot with additional gravel in place. This will help us accommodate more parking in this area and simply make it look more inviting! Paired with the additional trees added to hide the camp vehicles and dumpsters, this upgraded parking area will be a nice addition.

A special thanks to the Alumni who made a weekend out of this project! We had about 30 current and former campers and staff in for the weekend. We worked hard, but hung out even more. Lots of good meals in Black Mountain, some camping on the Upper Green, and even a good old campfire on the Middle Green. We missed you if you weren’t here. It was a good time.

The Alumni also helped us with a few other projects including: putting the canoes away for the winter, boarding up the side of Spilman to keep the rain out of the Dining Hall, painting the doors on the Activities Building, cleaning the gutters on the canteen, and more… We appreciate all your help! Camp couldn’t do it without you!!

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Trees Planted Behind Spilman Lodge

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In an effort to help hide a parking lot and our necessary but unattractive dumpsters, we started planting some new trees behind Spilman Lodge – the Dining Hall. Some of you may never notice the new addition, but there is something else you won’t notice…the ugly dumpsters! Enjoy this insight into a day in the life of a Camp Ridgecrest Intern!

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