Author: Kim Aycock

There is a Difference. . . Between playing Pokemon Go and searching for the “Mother Lode” on Gold Rush Day with your cabin.  Teamwork and persistence are key to gathering clues and puzzling out the location of the infamous gold rock. There is a Difference. . . Between listening to your iPod and hearing the sounds of birds singing a wake-up tune, waves splashing on the shores of Nokomis or Clear Lake, wind whistling through the tall pine trees, halyards […]

Cabin 8 and Little Bunny Foo-Foo Best Moments: Cabin 8 Most proud: Caden: winning the “weirdest” camper of the week Seth: winning cabin clean-up Iker: surviving 6th period soccer and playing against Red Arrow George: I am better at archery this year Alec: being part of barn crew and senior horse show Alex: improving in tennis and riflery Pedro: winning cabin clean-up Sebas: playing soccer with my best friends Best thing that happened to me at camp: Caden: being “king […]

Almost a month ago, we had 2 high school seniors stay with us for the weekend. One of our guests was my oldest nephew who lives in Nebraska and the other was my next-door neighbor from when we lived in Georgia (an adopted nephew!). We decided to celebrate their graduations by treating them to a fishing trip to mark this important milestone. Aidan and Ben met in 2010 when Aidan came to Augusta with his Mom (my sister) to visit […]

I was recently invited to present at a regional camp conference in Northern California where the theme was “Caring”, one of the C’s of positive youth development (the others are Compassion, Connection, Contribution, Character, Confidence, and Competence). The conference chair made an interesting comment in her opening remarks that I had to check out for myself upon returning home. Riding Staff and Red-shirts care for 4- and 2-legged friends This person mentioned that Harvard was launching a project to “Make […]

We’re Lucky Every Day at TP! We are LUCKY to have such an awesome camp family – the campers, staff, alumni, and friends who make every summer a wonderful experience for all TP boys!  Thank you, Cabin 6 (2015), for sharing your best moments with us! Best thing that happened to me at camp: Jorge: earning “Chief of the Day” Pedro: sailing Ethan: TP Fair Alex A: passing my instructional swim and losing a tooth Louis: becoming a barn “rat” Bryce: getting a bullseye Alex E: […]