Great Escape 2014

I spent this past weekend at Great Escape, which is a meeting of Girl Scout leaders, volunteers, and camping professionals. Over a hundred people attend and go to workshops, learn new songs, and just act generally ridiculous. Seriously, there are 90-year old women who come to this event and sing songs like "Boom Chicka Boom."

It just doesn't feel like camp unless you're eating from melamine plates with mismatched silverware on a bright yellow table!

 Camp is a very special place where you can gather with your friends and be giant weirdos together.

 I did a workshop on dream catchers. About 15 people showed up and they seemed to enjoy it. Now I have a bunch of dream catcher supplies leftover. Maybe I'll make a bunch and sell them on Etsy.

Oh, and I made a thing! Or at least I started to make a thing in one of the workshops. Here is the not-quite-finished version of the chair I am making using the ancient art of macrame. My goal is to make another one using paracord.

A few of us took a quick hike to see the "lost units." These used to be tent units back in the day, but are now in various states of decomposition.

Gypsy kitchen shelter

Birches kitchen shelter

 

I'm not sure how interesting the rest of these pictures are, but I am trying to photo-document my life, so when I'm old and senile some young whippersnapper will use whatever magical technology they'll have invented by then to show me these blog posts.

Behind Wettlaufter

Tess being fabulous on the back porch of Wettlaufter

The stage, where many a Friday Folly has occurred

The road to the Program Center

Plainsman

Brownie Lodge Overflow

The road to Highland

There were other things I always mean to take a picture of, but I get caught up in spending time with friends and photography takes a backseat. :-)