Year 4 and Beyond!

Well, we are up to year four. This summer, we have close to 400 campers heading to another 12 national parks. I know you were expecting more camps this summer, but it turns out there are only three months in a school summer. We are adding three new national park sites to our repertoire: Grand Teton (GRTE), Assateague Island (ASIS), and Mount Rainier (MORA), and we couldn't be more excited.

So what does this mean to us? Well, Steve and I both love national parks, camping, and family. We have decided to spend our work time helping others make memories, supporting educators, and doing it all together. We are also adding another family camp this year, building on the success and joy of last year's family camp at Acadia. (Hopefully you will meet Oliver, Lincoln, and Tony in a few years at one of them.)

Next year, 2025, will be year five for us. We have lots of fun stuff planned, but I can't tell yet (and you know how hard that is for me). But rest assured, we will keep our mission of connecting, collaborating, and creating at the forefront of our work. We are so thankful for those who helped us begin this work and those who have stayed with us. We aren't perfect, and we have made some mistakes, but hopefully, we have grown from them.

When will we end this? We don't know. Right now, we are keeping our eyes focused straight ahead. As Mary Oliver says, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Our answer is that we plan to keep on keeping on. In Micah, it says God wants to see in us: justice, kindness, and humility. That. We plan to do that.