After a fun week of camping lite, in a yurt, at the beach, it was good to shake the sand out of my sneakers and come home to the scenic beauty of Trout Lake. Life in this mountain area is a continual romance with the outdoors.
School is out and it is time for summer camps. For those of us who attended summer camps in our youth, it is a memorable experience. Jonah Ministries has a full roster of summer camps beginning with the Music/Drama Day Camp. This is a creative experience that is fun for local kids as well as out-of-towners entering grades 2-7. It is offered June 24-28. Students will learn a children's musical, play exciting games, do crafts, have Bible times, and go on a hike and a picnic. Bring a sack lunch. Snacks are provided. A performance will be offered to the community on Friday night. There is free transportation from Hood River. So call and sign up now -- 395-2920.
Our friends and relatives love to come to Trout Lake. This rural area has a buffalo ranch, llama ranches, bed and breakfasts, and those contented cows. Now and then I see a deer hiding among the cows. I have seen a scroungy wild turkey, during the turkey hunting season, among a circle of sheep.
Some day we will have buggy rides, just like the olden times. Wendi Schmid is bringing Charlie Stephen-Turner here for a horse driving clinic. The clinic will be teaching a limited number of people how to train their horses to drive a buggy or other horse-driven vehicle. They will start at the beginning, lerning to drive from the ground up. The horse or horses will know when to stop, pause, so people can get on or out of the buggy, and trot the road or trail. Among the instruction will be included: safety of driving, the parts of the harness and their purpose, and a variety of important commands.
As quiet as it appears to be, there is always something going on in Trout Lake. Have a fun summer, newswriter Sandi Thygesen.
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