Remember, it's been 25 years since the camps closed! Many of the places you may remember as open space and grass are now woods and underbrush!
Randy got his new Rock-Climber all dirty!
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The cemetery on the hillside above Galahad (now Joshua Scott). DSCN2167.jpg 7/14/2007 4:16 |
Contains graves for many of the Hill family, early owners of BLue Creek land DSCN2168.jpg 7/14/2007 4:17 |
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Mary Black: b. Aug 14, 1849, d. May 25, 1905 DSCN2171.jpg 7/14/2007 4:21 |
See Randy Rice's web site for Mary Black information. DSCN2174.jpg 7/14/2007 4:22 |
Eidence of logging near the cemetery DSCN2177.jpg 7/14/2007 4:24 |
The entrance to the climb to the cemetery,across creek from Galahad. DSCN2178.jpg 7/14/2007 4:26 |
Locals near Galahad DSCN2179.jpg 7/14/2007 4:27 |
Ready to go down creek to Camelot DSCN2180.jpg 7/14/2007 4:28 |
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Creek crossing at east entrance to Camelot DSCN2182.jpg 7/14/2007 4:42 |
Camelot gatepost - evidence of Kristiin Glancy's "modern archeolgy". DSCN2183.jpg 7/14/2007 4:43 |
Woodpile near Camelot Castle site. DSCN2184.jpg 7/14/2007 4:45 |
Camelot castle site, looking east from athletic field site. DSCN2185.jpg 7/14/2007 4:47 |
Unearthed portion of stone walkway to east of Camelot Castle, looking east, toward rifle range. DSCN2186.jpg 7/14/2007 4:55 |
and looking back west toward the castle, from near the final craft shop location DSCN2187.jpg 7/14/2007 4:56 |
Kristiin also unearthed the Camelot campfire circle. DSCN2188.jpg 7/14/2007 4:59 |
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THis was the Seat Royal location DSCN2190.jpg 7/14/2007 4:59 |
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Inside the circle looking out... DSCN2192.jpg 7/14/2007 5:00 |
...and outside looking in DSCN2193.jpg 7/14/2007 5:00 |
A well which served the drinking fountain just outside the campfire circle. DSCN2194.jpg 7/14/2007 5:02 |
Former railbed at Middle Fork, now a trail. We're working to expand rails / trails on the Creek! DSCN2195.jpg 7/14/2007 5:21 |
Railroad trestle at Middle Fork, about 3/4 mile downstream of Carlisle. May have been the drop point for the walk-in in the 50s and 60s DSCN2197.jpg 7/14/2007 5:25 |
The troops gather at the Hunting and Fishing Lodge DSCN2198.jpg 7/14/2007 6:43 |
Some overnighters get an early start. DSCN2199.jpg 7/14/2007 6:43 |
Foreground: Kristiin Glancy, Dave Gardner and Bill Burdette DSCN2200.jpg 7/14/2007 6:44 |
Kay Pickus with daughter Amy, Keleigh Rice and others. DSCN2201.jpg 7/14/2007 6:44 |
Road at Camelot looking east. Footbridge end was in background to left, castle to right DSCN2204.jpg 7/14/2007 7:44 |
Randy Rice and family arrive! DSCN2205.jpg 7/15/2007 6:02 |
Former mcampers and families explore the eastern portion of the Camelot site, near where Wings 5 and 6 once stood. DSCN2206.jpg 7/14/2007 8:03 |
East of the castle, this is the tree which stood at the northwest corner of the rifle range -- at the rifle storage shed DSCN2208.jpg 7/14/2007 8:03 |
Campers rediscover the Camelot campfire circle DSCN2209.jpg 7/14/2007 8:07 |
Kristiin explains some of the artifacts she uncovered. DSCN2210.jpg 7/14/2007 8:08 |
Kay Pickus and family look on. DSCN2211.jpg 7/14/2007 8:09 |
Part of the "Seat Royal?" DSCN2212.jpg 7/14/2007 8:09 |
Randy Rice has a good audience for some memories at the campfire circle DSCN2214.jpg 7/14/2007 8:12 |
West of the Camelot ball fields, a pool was put in in 1967. DSCN2215.jpg 7/14/2007 8:26 |
It was covered up when the camps closed... DSCN2216.jpg 7/14/2007 8:27 |
...but not any more! DSCN2217.jpg 7/14/2007 8:28 |
A camper with a treasure DSCN2218.jpg 7/14/2007 8:28 |
More remembering DSCN2219.jpg 7/14/2007 8:30 |
...and another side of the pool is dug up! DSCN2220.jpg 7/14/2007 8:30 |
At the Carlisle site, Randy Rice revisits Blue Creek DSCN2222.jpg 7/14/2007 8:47 |
About all that's left of the Carlisle stone walkways. DSCN2223.jpg 7/14/2007 9:03 |
Toward the creek from the Carlisle Castle, some tree art recalls a magic time. DSCN2224.jpg 7/14/2007 9:08 |
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The Carlisle side of the footbridge, near the rifle range DSCN2226.jpg 7/14/2007 9:19 |
This fellow greeted us as we returned to the Carlisle castle area from the rifle range area. DSCN2227.jpg 7/14/2007 9:28 |
The mysterious steps upstream of Camelot, once thought to lead to the Hill cemetery. Not so -- still a mystery DSCN2230.jpg 7/14/2007 9:41 |
The group gets down to eating...indoors... DSCN2231.jpg 7/14/2007 10:26 |
...and out. DSCN2232.jpg 7/14/2007 10:27 |
More campers and tales and memories. DSCN2233.jpg 7/14/2007 10:28 |
Barb Hicks Neddo organizes the next generation. DSCN2234.jpg 7/14/2007 10:28 |
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