END OF THE SUMMER STAFF SLIDESHOW

Goodbye Session 8 campers! It's been a wonderful summer.

Get a taste of Session Eight!

How would you protect an egg thrown off of the lodge's porch? Teams designed many different devices in the Egg Drop.

CLOSING CAMPFIRE: SESSION 8

Getting Dorky at Traditional Camp's Last Dork Dance!

P-O-L-A-R Polar Bear, that's what we are! Campers plunge into the ocean and then dry off with some hot chocolate and pool time.

Cross a bridge 60ft in the air? No problem for campers who experience the high ropes with Orkila's Adventure Team.

Rocking out at last night's Rock Star Campfire!

Horsemasters practice stretches while riding.

Who will be the next Robin Hood? Campers shoot arrows with the help of their counselors.

CAMPERS WRITE/SING ORIGINAL SONG AT CAMPFIRE

Session 7 Mt. O campers wrote and performed this original song at closing campfire. Great job - it's quite catchy! And here's even MORE songs from that very same campfire...

Getting dorky for the Session 7 Dork Dance! Thanks for a great session!

Campers in Marine Biology dissect squid!

Session Seven Slideshow

Watch the Session Seven Slideshow Below!

Another rad day at the skate park!

Ready for a boat ride, campers prepare to spend a night over at a neighboring island.

Giant Swing From Above

Guest blog post!

It's Theo, the Orkila camp photographer from last summer. I was back for a few days to shoot photos for our YMCA brochure, and I got to climb up high to photograph our giant swing (that's me, on the right). While I was up there, I took a video. Hope you like it!

SAHALES ON SUCIA

The Sahale Unit spends some time on one of beautiful beaches of Sucia Island. Here they are showing off their hermit crab friends they made!

Campers perform a skit at campfire last night.

LDI 2.0 TRAINING VOYAGE

Campers hone their spy skills at last night's All Camp Event!

Build an island castle? Campers create sand castles and stories about them on the beach.

Session Six Slideshow

The slideshow from session six is now available to watch below, or by going directly to http://vimeo.com/14151749. Make sure to press the fullscreen button next to the vimeo icon for the full experience.

LINE UP BEFORE DINNER

Session 7's incoming campers try out a game trying to ensnare each other's fingers.

Marine Biology Dissection

Watch Marine Biology camp session six dissect squids in the Marine Center!

Alumnus Tom Nature returns ashore after an 8-hour paddle, circumnavigating Orcas Island in his kayak to help raise money for camp

Alumnus Tom Nature returns ashore after an 8-hour paddle, circumnavigating Orcas Island in his kayak to help raise money for camp. Great work Tom!

DORK DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY

Campers swing out on the Giant Swing.

Low Tide! Campers learn about the marine life at a low tide of -2.

Session Five Slideshow

The slideshow for session 5 is now available to watch below or by going directly to http://vimeo.com/13988680


Be sure to click the full-screen button next to the vimeo icon for the full experience, and enjoy!

Can they make it over to the next island? Campers work together on low ropes challenges.

MARINE BIOLOGY, SAN JUAN BIKERS, & HOPES AND DREAMS CAMPFIRE

Blimey! At breakfast this morning an orca made a surprise visit to Orcas Island!

Thanks to campers, an old canoe gets a colorful new coat of paint.

SESSION 5 GREYWOLVES

First the boys get muddy - then they play Ga Ga Ball - then they get more muddy. Then after all that, they run in the ocean. What an afternoon!

Magnified from a microscope, campers in Marine Biology identify types of plankton they found.

LDI 2.0 - THE ELWHAS

A lucky horse receives a snout rub after a ride in the arena.

Can you solve the scarecrow's riddle? Just one of the activities at the Wizard of Oz-themed All Camp Event.

Go Team! Campers work together to get through low ropes challenges.

Session Four Slideshow!

The slideshow shown to Session Four campers is now available to watch online. It can be viewed below or by going directly to http://vimeo.com/13796615 where it can be viewed and also downloaded. Make sure to click the fullscreen button next to the vimeo icon for the full experience.