Articles in the ‘Fun’ Category

Staff Gallery 2011

We looked through thousands of pictures from this summer to come up with this gallery of our 2011 field staff in action. From canyon floor, to mountain top, from ice-cold lakes to parched reservation land, they provided memorable, meaningful, and above all, fun, experiences for our participants. We miss every individual, and wish we could …

Fall Photo Comp 2011

The DHE Photo Competition Winner for 2011 was announced today on Facebook. Liana Ray wins a $50 iTunes gift card and a box of Deer Hill goodies for her beautiful, intimate and unusual picture of bighorn sheep on the Green River, Utah. Runners-up Josh Espy and Mollye Zahler win Deer Hill goodies to remind them …

In Grand Gulch

“Down in the canyon I grew a little, understood a little more, perceived even more, and in doing split the carapace of time and place I commonly wear. Split it, wriggled out of it, left it there, a stiff and empty shell to be blown away by a canyon wind. The new skin was extra …

Spring!

We woke up this morning and the Easter bunny had come to visit, hiding treats all over Deer Hill. In the office, staff room, and even in the garden. (Thanks to our lovely spring interns Corey, Elise and Britt for that!) Depending on where you are, some of you may have been gardening for weeks, …

Why Run the River?

Teen participants on our Southwest Journey 2010 adventure relax together as the sun goes down on the final campsite on their 87-mile Green River trip. Gray Canyon of the Green River, Utah. This is a guest post from Cecil Goodman, a Deer Hill alum and long time leader. Enjoy her reflections on the river expedition …

Featured Photo: Fun Service

Teen Community Service: Canyon Country 2010 in the process of building a shade arbor at a sustainable ranch in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Photo by the lovely Genevieve Uhl, Deer Hill leader. Top 3 reasons we love this picture: 1. It’s fun Community service has been part of Deer Hill’s teen adventure camps for …

Featured Program: Service Leadership

Service Leadership teen summer camp. Mudding bread ovens in Zuni is dirty work but fun. Activities: Inflatable Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Campcraft, Leadership Workshops and Initiatives. Community Service: Cross-cultural service projects in Navajo and Zuni; Conservation service project with the US Forest Service (80 total certified service hours) Locations: Deer Hill Basecamp, CO; Animas River, …

Stealing Heat

An amusing anecdote from the leaders on a recent Deer Hill school custom program. The host for their service project with the Navajo, or Diné people, was Patricia, who plays the role of healer in her community close to Gallup, New Mexico. “One evening Patricia came out to sit around the fire with the group …

Featured Photo: Steer Gulch

In this photo, students from the Latin School of Chicago, make their way up Steer Gulch in Southeastern Utah. Backpacking into the scenic solitude of Cedar Mesa, an area of the Colorado plateau rich in Ancestral Puebloan ruins and beautiful rock formations, is a journey back into both human history and geologic time. The group, …

Featured Photo: Historic Service

This featured photo is community service-themed. In the past few years community service has become a buzzword in the world of teen summer camps and travel programs, and that’s great. At Deer Hill, community service for teens has been an integral part of our mission and values for two decades. We might even humbly suggest …