On day four of the Camp Takajo Western Trip, we had another early wake up. Today was one of the busiest days of the trip. After we ate breakfast,…
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While there are still two weeks left in the summer and so much to accomplish before your boys return home, last night we took a moment to celebrate our…
After the 7:30 AM wake up and breakfast in the university’s student union, we said goodbye to our dorms in Salt Lake City and headed 235 miles south. Moab,…
As a camp director, I am a big proponent of preaching to parents that they should trust the institution. Allow us to do what we do best, have the…
The thundering, repetitive knock on dormitory doors is not the same as a bugle playing reveille at Camp Takajo. But, at 8 AM, we all woke and assembled in…
Camp Takajo will be posting periodic updates as our oldest campers, the Okeechobee campers, progress on their journey during the Camp Takajo Western Trip of 2014. The 5:45 AM…
One of the most challenging aspects of being a camp director is the ability to be in-tune with a child’s emotions. As one would imagine, when you put seven…
One of the great traditions at Camp Takajo after visiting day is movie night at my house. Each night, I walk around the Warrior campus peeking into every cabin…
I am often asked about Camp Takajo’s philosophy on competition. As a guy who grew up playing sports his entire life, I found my happiest moments on a basketball…
I know that I’m biased, but there are many advantages to running an all-boys camp. There is something very special about the fraternal bonds that form in a single-sex…