Hey Sol, This is Tyler (Gizmo) Steinberg from camp. It’s been a few years since I’ve been gone but I hope things with you and camp are going good still! I’m currently progressing in my forestry career while really enjoying it, and if it weren’t for me spending 11 years at Walden I have no… Read more »
Ahead of my CIT summer in 2017, I didn’t envision myself as a tripper. I always loved canoe tripping, but I was a short, skinny and weak 15-year-old who hated mosquitos and didn’t like swimming in the lake. Even by the time I decided I wanted to be a tripper, the concept of leading canoe… Read more »
What a beautiful adventure for this cabin group — marshmallows, campfires, sunsets and so much bonding.
Good morning everybody! The sun is rising! Last night we hiked the tallest peak in Killarney, watched the sun set, and slept shoulder to shoulder beneath the stars. Now it’s time for us to start foraging our blueberry breakfast, we’ve got another exciting day ahead of us! — Josh Weiman
What tripping means to me? It is impossible to write everything I’ve learned from Walden Canoe Trips. I will forever be thankful and grateful for the amazing memories and experiences I’ve been a part of and helped create. As a camper they were the best part of each summer and some of my cabins favourite… Read more »
Many Trippers set aside a few minutes at the end of every day to write about it. We’ve realized that if we don’t, the entire summer sort of blends together as one long trip and it becomes hard to remember the specifics about funny moments, crazy portages, weather horror, food, etc. These journals not only… Read more »
Before the summer of 2007, my second year as a Walden tripper, I purchased the PEAK Gear Double Hammock. The design is simple; parachute material nylon about 6 feet across, bound at each end with an internal rope attached to two hooks. The setup is easy as well, requiring only two trees about 9 feet… Read more »
by Adam Cytrynbaum As the bright orange glowof the sun sinking lowkaleidoscopes pink and brown And the soft cooling shieldWhile refusing to yield,Gives rest to our weary cowls, As the noble loon wailstune of the whistling gale,and the bullfrogs scratch and howl, The air smells of peace,And our burdens are ceased,yet this is not why… Read more »
Each year our cabin gets extremely excited to go on our canoe trip. Canoe trips give us time to bond with our as a cabin, take risks, make long lasting memories and learn to become friendly with the outdoors. When we think of canoe trips we think of, sleeping under the stars, paddling through the… Read more »