From the Mountain Top

  FALL 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: November brings fall to the mountain top with stunning autumn leaves and chilly black nights. Fall has always been my favorite season in the mountains.   November also is a time of gratitude. And I feel compelled to give thanks to so […]

  JULY 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: I have been thinking about rocks lately. Strange to admit, “thinking about rocks.” but my thoughts have drifted to the many beautiful rocks I see each day at camp. I get a giggle when I see a brightly colored rock out in

  JUNE 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: Happy Father’s Day! Growing up in a family with three children, I was the middle kid. I was the one who had to make noise to get someone’s attention.  And I loved my father’s attention. He seemed to be entertained by my

    MAY 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: I was reading the poem “Earthrise” by Amanda Gorman, and this excerpt resonated with me: “All of us bring light to exciting solutions never tried before, for it is our hope that implores us, at our uncompromising core, to keep rising

APRIL 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: Spring is on the mountain top, and green leaves are budding on trees, colorful wildflowers are popping up, and Daisy Doodle is going crazy chasing lizards. The snow is gone, and it is wonderful to see new vegetation. Our earth has amazing restorative

  MARCH 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: Spring has been “springing up” on the mountain top this week! My little daffodil bulbs are pushing their way up thru the wet soil and are about six inches high. But here comes another snowstorm! We expect a couple days of snow.

    FEBRUARY 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Camp Supporters and Valentines, As I think of Camp de Benneville Pines and all it has been through in 2020 – pandemic and forest fire – my heart is full thinking of all of you who have stepped up to help in so many ways.

    JANUARY 2021 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: Happy New Year! There is no doubt in my mind that a good dose of determination will propel humankind forward into a better year in 2021. And together as UU’s we can lift one another to a more positive mindset. May

      DECEMBER 2020 News from the Mountain Top   Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: There is no disputing that this has been a very hard year for most of us. I can hardly wait to see 2020 in my rearview mirror. And I can feel a sense of positive change coming upon us.

  NOVEMBER 2020 News from the Mountain Top Dear Campers and Camp Supporters: It has been a busy October and November. Camp is still quiet of campers. On the other hand, there have been visits to Camp by many inspectors: fire marshal, county engineers, USFS fire inspectors, USDA botanist, and our insurance adjustor. As you