Complete Thursday
Today was a very busy day. We worked in many different areas of the campgrounds. We started with an introduction to the facility management on the site from Donald. He showed us different areas of the property and roles we will fill while we are working this summer. The interns then went off to work in […]
Hiking big basin and a surprise in the garden
Hello Happy Valley visitors! It’s Mikayla Austin here and I’m one of the interns this summer. Yesterday, I was able to experience Big Basin red woods state park! Thanks to Tess and Donald, all of us interns had an incredible time! Whether it was burning s’mores (mainly me) or admiring each red wood in the […]
Slowly getting the hang of things
It has been an eventful week here at Happy Valley. From planting seeds to intense lifeguard training, and housekeeping, it has been hectic. However, I am slowly understanding more about the campground and looking forward to my garden thriving. My friend Bryan also arrived here this week and I am excited he is here because […]
ACA Article #1, 2016
This week, Mikayla, Brickell, Stanley, Tim, and I gathered to discuss our first of many ACA articles. To refresh you, ACA stands for American Camp Association, which is a nationwide association dedicated to always improving the camp experience and protecting camps legally. Tim worked for ACA for a time and is completely on-board with their […]
Times, They Are a-Changin’
You may have noticed a few blog posts by new authors. Yes, yes, these are the writings of our newest, shiniest interns of the summer. We have been completely immersed in nearly two weeks of intensive training in lifeguarding, high ropes course, gardening, and North 40 cleanup! It has been a bit of a whirlwind, […]
An Interns Thursday
Hey my name is Brickell! I will be writing the blog for Thursday’s. Today was a busy day. We left for the garden nursery at 8am. Here the interns picked out their seeds that they will be growing in the garden. I bought some seed for pumpkins, cucumbers, lettuce and carrots. I’m very excited to […]
First week at HVCC!
My first week here at Happy Valley has been a week filled with adventure, fear, and excitement. I was marveled at the scenery of Santa Cruz the moment I stepped into the car and Tim drove on. This place is amazing! I have never been to California before and I have never seen Red Wood […]
Destroy and Rebuild Seems To Be a Recurring Theme Around Here
You’ll have to excuse my absence last week. I was experiencing some major technical difficulties importing photos to my computer, an inconvenience that frustrated me to the point that I nearly thought of throwing my inadequate computer machine. Please appreciate that I stood up and walked away from the problem rather than ensuing further damage. […]
Harvest! Affirmation! Veggie Abundance!
Aha, another week of events and challenges to behold… I am overcome with community and continuity after last weekend’s group, SPMC Youth Ministries Workshop, visited Happy Valley. Many of you, I’m sure, were present and enjoyed our time together. One of our Summer Interns was present, Maya Neville-Segura! Congratulate her on her choice to spend […]
