Not being here yourself, it may be difficult to comprehend the pace of each and every day at camp. From the moment reveille blows at 7:45 in the morning, campers…
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Dare I say that another 75-degree, sunny day is becoming a bit monotonous? I don’t think so… Every morning I wake up, and I count my blessings that I…
The Camp Takajo Olympics are in full-swing. If you walked across the campus at anytime during the day, you would have seen games taking place on every field for…
Today, we had another glorious day at Camp Takajo: temperatures in the low seventies, a beautiful breeze, tall pine trees swaying, sunshine illuminating our playing fields, our SubSeniors returned…
The weather gods are smiling down on Camp Takajo. We woke up to bright skies and temperatures that reached the high seventies today. The long-range forecast indicates this weather…
By the time you read this blog post, our Okee campers will have returned home after a week-long trip out west. What an amazing cap to their illustrious Camp…
I feel a little disconcerted during Big Trip Week because, as much as I know how much our campers enjoy these amazing trips, I have a greater sense of comfort when…
In the middle of a fun, hectic day, there is always time to have meaningful conversations with campers and staff. Living in a bunk can be incredibly fun, but…
It is hard to believe that this was the second to last Lazy Man’s Morning for the summer. A bit of an oxymoron— there’s nothing lazy about any of…
I have always lived by the basic premise that if you surround yourself with good people, good things will happen. I feel blessed that my administrative team is committed…