This Week at Camp

We had a ton of fun in the sun today with a special presentation from Marmot at REI who taught us about Leave No Trace! We are having a blast and can’t wait to see you tomorrow!

Hi Friends!
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone was able to enjoy their holiday season! Although we’ve been enjoying some down time here at Sierra Nevada Journeys, we are excited about the new year and all of the fun possibilities!
And guess what??It’s that time again- Summit Camp!!! That’s right! We have [...]

Hey Friends!Sorry I haven’t had a chance to post this week! We have been having WAY too much fun! Check out some of the things we’ve been doing this week:

Whether it’s ping pong, Life and Death, or Teambuilding, we can’t stop having fun and learning at the same time!
Go Play Outside!ChickPea

Hey Friends!Sepulveda finished up strong with everyone reaching the summit and a whole lot of fun and learning!

We even had a little poetry:
“We learned about rockets,Lift, drag, and thrust.
We learned to find the North Star,when lost this is a must.
We learned the rhodopsin,at night helps us see.
And we learned about Ort,and how less wasteful we [...]

Hey Friends!Sepulveda is here and having a blast! Who knew that rolling down the side of a hill could be SO fun??!!!??? Yesterday was packed with a lot of laughs, giggles, and we even learned a thing or two!
We found out that teamwork can be really tough, but worth it in the end!
And for those [...]

WooHOOOOOOO!
This morning Sierra Nevada Journeys all pitched in and got to help crew with the Energizer Bunny balloon this morning! Vistas, directors, board members alike all pitched in to get the 166 feet tall, (the height of a six-story building and 15-feet taller than the Statue of Liberty) bunny up in the air!
It was a [...]

That’s right! We made it through the week with no injuries and we only lost 3 students! (Just kidding!!!!) Look! They are all here and happy! :)
Here are some fun pictures from throughout the week:

Our Geodesic Dome!
Look! We made it to the top! YEEEAAHHHHH!

Even the parent chaperons made [...]

Hey friends!
Our hike yesterday was amazing! We got to see bear tracks, all sorts of animal scat, and the view from the top was, of course, phenomenal.
And you know who likes playing with our newest staff member Schmitty (see rubber chicken below)? Everyone. Everyone loves Schmitty!

NO ORT! This table along with a couple others have [...]

Hey Friends!
Welcome back to another fun and exciting season of Journeys Outdoor School! This week we have one of our FAVORITE schools to kick off the season- Alyce Taylor Elementary.
Yesterday everyone got here and we got rolling pretty quickly. We learned all about Ort, the 3 respects, and got a tour around the new site- [...]

Hey Friends!
Last week, SNJ kicked off a new and exciting summer backpacking program called Youth Backcountry Camps. We have partnered up with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association in this venture and we had a blast! Our first program was an all female group composed of some new friends and some of our old friends from [...]