Timber Wolf Lake YL Camp

For those of you who are not familiar with Young Life camping, do not be fooled by the term "camping".  Brace yourselves for the following pictures...a Young Life camp, is more like a resort.  When campers arrive at camp, they have their beds already made with sheets and blankets, and a towel with a bar of soap and a chocolate on the foot of their bed. The cabins are immaculate (and here at TWL, they are air conditioned!) Young Life is all about the "WOW" factor.  They want campers to be amazed the second they step off the bus.  The landscaping is magnificent; every seat in the dining hall is set exactly the same (the plate an inch from the edge, the cup right above the knife, every serving utensil in the exact same spot on each table...).  The meals are served family style...each table has an individual server that brings your food to you. I'll be blogging more in the next few days about how the camp is run...this is just a quick "camp tour" if you will. Check it out...

The buildings you see in the distance are the campers' dorms.

See what I mean about the landscaping?! It's beautiful! This little creek runs throughout camp and ends in the lake. 

The gym (which is connected to the snack bar, camp store, office and dining hall)

The dining hall aka where John spends his days.

See how all the tables are perfectly set, exactly the same? The servers will change out the table cloths napkins according to the 'theme' for the meal.

The Club Room...where all the fun happens.

Inside the club room. You can't really tell here, but the carpeted area are stairs for stadium seating.  They pack this place out for club. The structure up front is the stage.

This is a view (from left to right) of the gym, snack bar, store, office and dining hall)

Timber Wolf has a lot of grass area.  There is a HUGE field that people just hang out on during the day playing frisbee, football, etc.  

This is a view of the island on the lake.

The majority of the lake.  It kind of curves around to the right just a little bit further. There is a sidewalk all the way around the lake (0.8 miles long) that I run every day. It's so nice!

On the island there's access to canoes and kayaks. In the distance you can see the go-carts.

On the island, there is the blob (the big pillow thing in the water on the left) and a rope swing (right).


  

This one of the camper dorms. There are about 8-10 cabins inside of here, each with their own bathroom (a couple sinks, stalls and showers). They each have a pretty big lobby with couches to hang out in.  You old people are probably saying "Welp, camping sure ain't what it used to be..." Welcome to Young Life.

This is where we live! It is called The Bunkhouse. There are 10 suites inside of here.  A suit contains 2 bedrooms (One with a queen and one with 2 twins; each with their own vanity) and a bathroom.  This is where all the families who come here for a month at a time live to serve the camp.  We are about 50 yards from the lake!

This is the living room inside of the Bunk House.  

View from the other side of the room that includes the kitchen (2 fridges, 2 dishwashers, 2 microwaves, etc.)  We all hang out here throughout the day and night.

This is our bedroom.  Not bad eh?  It kind of has a Pottery Barn feel. Not to mention that I brought my Keurig coffee pot and set it up on our dresser.  My mornings consist of a good cup of coffee and an episode of Friends without even leaving my room!  

 So that was a camp tour...and I promise it did not do it justice.  Timber Wolf is a fairly new camp...it was fully finished within the last 5 years, so everything feels fresh!  I love the rustic feel it has.  There's an adult guest lodge here (and at every YL camp), so if you ever want to experience camp as an adult...you can!  You won't be treated as a camper (unless you want to). But I highly recommend it. The accommodations are immaculate! There's a hot tub....I'm just saying.

Some other things that are here that I don't have pictures of are the ropes course, the zip line (starts in the trees and ends in the water), a whiffle ball field, outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, tubing, and a 3-person death swing.  Each Young Life camp has unique characteristics, but they are all amazing!

Stay tuned for some programatic pictures/info of specifically how the days are run here at TWL!