News from Camp: July 23, 2017
Following outstanding unit overnights at the beginning of the week, we had some fabulous all-day trips on Thursday and Friday. The weather was warm a...
Sanborn Blog
Big Spring Staff 2017
Antero Will Parnitzke Hello everybody! I’m Will Parnitzke, a first time Sanborn Westerner and a long time lover of the wilderness. I’ve just completed...
News from Camp: July 2, 2017
We have had another great week at camp! We celebrated Fourth of July yesterday with a fun dance and spectacular fireworks! The day began with Saturday...
News from Camp: June 25, 2017
We climbed our first mountains of the season last week! A group from High Trails reached the summit of Quandary Peak on Tuesday morning while another ...
News from Camp: June 18, 2017
What a great week! As always, we feel so fortunate to work with such a wonderful group of young people, and enthusiasm has been high for all of our t...
Summer Camp Connections
The Sanborn wifi is limited, but the connections are strong.
News from Camp: June 11, 2017
The Opening Day of camp is the most exciting day of our year and we enjoyed a great one today. We had a lot of moisture during May and our grass is gr...
High Trails Staff 2017
JUNIPER WEST Morgan Kelly, Counselor (bottom right) Greetings and salutations all, my name is Morgan Kelly and this is my first summer at Sanborn. I’m...
The Sad Letter...Why You Might Be Happy to Get One
As parents (and, perhaps, former campers ourselves), we have so many expectations for our own child’s camp experience. Thus, if we receive a sad lette...
The Thrill of Horseback Riding
Trees blurring past, the thunder of hooves. I held tight to the reins, remembering to keep my heels down. Fourteen hundred pounds of power galloping...
The Joys of Campfires
There are so many magnificent things about summer camp, and for me one of the greatest of them is the opportunity to sit around a campfire. Not a gas...