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Camp Elle – Mt Baker Summer Camp

  • Start date: 08/18/2012

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/25/2012

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a seven day camp near Mt Baker with a variety of hiking and biking options. All meals are included in the cost. Additional information about the registration process and the camp is in monthly Bulletins beginning in February and was be provided at the Rally on Friday, April 27 at the Lodge. Q & A are also on the website under Summer Camp. The maximum number at camp is 90. Note: in addition to signing up online, you must complete a paper copy of the Registration Form which is available online and also in the March Bulletin. Send the Registration Form with your $35 non-refundable deposit to PO Box 51424, Eugene 97405 within 5 days of signing up online.

  • Event Leader: Lana Lindstrom

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-683-1409

  • Event Leader Email: lana_lindstrom@hotmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Summer Camp

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating:

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 820

  • Season: 2012

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Tent, sleeping bag, clothes, hiking boots, plate and utensils. Additional information about what to bring is in the Camp Booklet which has been distributed to confirmed participants.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance:

  • Member Fees: 195

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 225

  • Committee: Summer Camp

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Eighty-eight campers, about a quarter of whom were attending camp for the first time, had a wonderful experience at Camp Elle. The site was next to a small, glacier fed river -- many of us heard the “babbling brook”, particularly at night. The beautiful, permanent shelters enabled us not to set up the dining canopy and eat in a pleasant environment. Most of the hikes were less than a 40 mile round trip drive on fairly decent, albeit dusty, roads. The hikes were “wow” – one camper commented that the English language did not contain enough superlatives to describe the snow covered peaks, especially Mt Baker and Mt Shuksan, glaciated valleys, and profusions of multi-colored flowers. Several of the extra special hikes were repeated during the week: Heliotrope Ride, Skyline Divide, Yellow Aster Butter, Chain Lakes, Winchester Mountain, Hannegan Peak, and Lake Ann. Unfortunately, several other trails were still snowed in. The food was varied and tasty – some standards like enchiladas and lasagna, and some new items like cioppino and chicken korma; our cooks, Ross and Kate, poured their hearts into planning and preparing the meals. And the weather generally cooperated- a bit on the cool and cloudy side for several days, but it didn’t rain.

For additional information about the camp, see the articles in the September 2012 Bulletin.