July 17th at CTT!

It’s been a beautiful day down the winding road, folks. Last night, when we were still unsure what today’s air quality would look like, we made the decision to enjoy a late sleep this morning. To our surprise and delight, it was probably unnecessary since today’s air quality was so significantly better. Almost normal. We woke, especially rested, to glorious, beautiful blue skies and fresh mountain air. And it’s a good thing, because we’re busy as ever at CTT.

As we approach the end of our first session, there’s no slowing down for Timber Tops girls, but we are taking a few midsummer precautions like head and health checks! Today we welcomed our friends from Lice Lifters back to Greeley to check everyone! And no news is good news, folks. We’re lice-free and fabulous.

Here are a few other highlights:

  • Our CITs headed out for a hike and Dairy Twist (YUM!)
  • We had mac & cheese for lunch, and it’s a canteen day!
  • We’re taking our alumni photo tonight at dinner lineup! Stay tuned! We love you, Timber Tops girls of all ages!

And tonight in Greeley, we’re THRILLED to announce…

BACKTRACK VOCALS IS BACK! Our favorite acappella group, coming to us from NYC, ready for another epic show at the Timber Theater. It’ll be a night to remember under the Greeley sky.

But aren’t they all, really?

Over and out from CTT!

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July 16th at CTT!

Howdy, friends and followers!

Another fabulous day at camp is underway. After last night’s Olympic excitement (congratulations to the green team), we really earned today’s late sleep (and pancakes)! Today is Thursday which, as you know, means SFA day at CTT! Supervised Free Activity day means special happenings (including Costa’s for those who haven’t been, an undernight for 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders who opt in, play practice – it’s coming!) and catching up on rest and relaxation.

It’s good timing to lay low as we wait out the air-quality watch here in Greeley which extends through midnight. We’ve really been taking it easy, listening to our bodies, hanging inside more than usual, and taking advantage of a lazy day at CTT – which happens to come at a good time!

Tonight, it’s a social with the boys at Owego for 6th through 11th graders, and juniors will participate in Guess Your Best!

The fun never stops under the Greeley sky!

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July 15th at CTT: Olympics Day 2!

We’re in it, folks! Olympics Day 2 is here, and only time will tell who wins! Fueled from last night’s delicious dinner of steak, baked potatoes, spinach and green beans, our counselor captains and CA captains headed to fitness for their traditional captain campout! The rest of us enjoyed a peaceful night in bed in preparation for another busy Greeley day. We’re playing hard and with lots of heart, folks. Our individual athletic competitions this morning were intense! We don’t know if we’ve ever seen newcomb games last so long! And this afternoon’s swim meet was one for the books. This is all to say, it’s a tight Olympic race here in Greeley. Anyone could win! And, hey, we all win if you really think about it. Tonight we’ll know once and for all! Stay tuned!

DAY 2

7:45 Wake up – by Cassia

8:10 Junior Breakfast/Senior Clean-Up

8:40 Line-Up

8:50 Senior Breakfast/Junior Clean-Up

9:05 Team captains meet with the Head Staff on the Dining Hall steps

9:15 Team Meetings 

Organize team competition:

Sr. softball, Sr. basketball, Sr. field hockey, Jr./Sr. Soccer

Jr. newcomb, Jr. kickball, Jr. Gaga, Sr Flag football 

10:00 Team Competition

Softball (lower field), basketball (basketball court) GaGa (GaGa courts)

Kickball (upper field), newcomb (Beach), soccer (upper field), field hockey (upper field)  Sr Flag football (upper field), Battlefield (upper tennis courts)

1. Red vs Yellow

2. Green vs Blue

3. Winners

4. Consolation game

11:30 Team Meetings

Select swim meet participants and dodgeball participants 

Work on song and cheer!

12:10 Campus Clean Up

Blue – outdoor theater, flagpole, junior village

Green – lower fields, Lake, lower courts, Olympic Grove

Red – upper fields, paths to pool, gymnastics, fitness, b-ball, upper courts

Yellow – grove, senior hill, road, plateau

12:30 LUNCH (Juniors)

1:00 LUNCH (Seniors)

2:00 Team Meetings

2:30 Swim Meet 

4:00 Dodgeball

4:00 General Swim

4:30 Showers

5:30      Juniors: SILENT DINNER!

6:00 Line-Up – Bring team camera and give to Kareema!

6:10 Seniors: SILENT DINNER!

6:40 Team Meetings 

6:40 Theatre Practice

7:30   Evening Show. Cheer. Banner. Song.

The End!

Down with Olympic Days, up with CTT!

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July 14th at CTT: Olympics Day 1!

Finally! It’s Olympics at CTT! This year’s 2026 Olympic theme is CTT Race Around the World, and the teams are Blue France, Tour de France, Red England Royal Ascot, Green Kenya Nairobi Marathon, Yellow China Formula 1 Racing! Our Olympic committee did an amazing job breaking out Olympics and acting out skits representing each race and country!

Below you’ll find the DAY ONE schedule and the details of a our notorious Olympic Track Meet from this morning (which hasn’t changed much in 60+ years)! This afternoon it’s lake front activities, and tonight team lip syncs, paper bag dramatics, and “The Um Game.” Classic! Your camper will love telling you all about it … But don’t you dare say “um!”

Follow along with us for what will be a great two days at CTT! Down with CTT, up with Olympic Games!

DAY 1

7:45 CA Wake Up

8:10     Junior Breakfast/Senior Clean-Up

8:40 Line – Up

8:50 Senior Breakfast/Junior Clean-Up

9:05     Team captains meet with the Head Staff at the Dining Hall

9:15     Team Meetings 

Select track meet participants, and individual activity participants.

Teams will always meet at:

BLUE  (Willow) (rain location: Gymnastics)

GREEN  (Redwood) (rain location: Fitness)

RED  (Oak) (rain location: Dining Hall)

YELLOW (Palm Court) (rain location: Dance Pavilion)

10:00   Track Meet – Whole team meet at the flagpole!

11:00 Individual Activities

Archery

Tennis Doubles (upper courts)

HORSE

Egg Toss (upper field)

Softball Throw (upper field)

Mile Run (upper field)

Tug of War (upper field)

3 Legged Race (upper field)

Suitcase Relay (upper field)

Football Passing Game (upper Field)

12:30 LUNCH (Juniors)

1:00 LUNCH (Seniors)

2:00 Team Meetings

Organize banner, cheers, and song. Select waterfront activities!

2:30      Waterfront Competition at Lake Selma- all committees to Lake!

4:00      General Swim & Biathlon – lake

4:30 Showers

5:45  Juniors: SILENT DINNER!

6:20  Line-Up

6:30 Seniors: SILENT DINNER!

7:00 Team Meetings

7:30 Evening Show: Lip Sync, Paperbag Dramatics, Umm Game!

9:30 Return to bunks for sleep.    OLYMPIC O.D!

THE TRACK MEET:

1____________________ starts at the flagpole and runs to the basketball court on the road and passes the bandana to 2____________________ who takes a basketball and makes a lay-up then runs to the tennis courts and passes to 3____________________ who serves 3 balls in and passes to 4____________________ who runs to upper field and passes to 5_________________(Jr) who does dizzy-lizzy 10 times and runs to the start of the obstacle course on the upper field and passes to 6_____________(Jr) who runs through hula hoops and passes to 7____________________ who runs over hurdles and passes to 8____________________ who runs a lap and passes to 9___________________ who runs to gymnastics pavilion and passes to 10____________________ who walks across beam, goes over horse, over low bar and passes to 11____________________ who runs to adventure course and passes to 12_____________( Jr) who climbs the net, grabs the bandana, climbs down and passes to 13____________________ who runs to the dining hall and recites a poem already memorized and passes to 14________________( Jr) who runs to kitchen window, makes a Soy Nut and Jelly sandwich and feeds it to 15_______________( Jr) who passes to 16____________________ who runs to the dumpster and unrolls a roll of toilet paper into dumpster and passes to 17_________________( Jr) who kicks a kickball to infirmary and passes to 18_______________( Jr) who hops to bunk Oak with the kickball between her legs and passes to 19____________________ who makes a bed (2 sheets, 2 blankets, 1 jelly-roll, 1 pillow and case) and passes to 20____________________ who runs to Lake Selma and passes to 21____________( Jr) who dresses 20 with pants, shirt, socks, shoes, all zipped, buttoned and tied and passes to 22_______________( Jr) who removes clothes from 20 and takes them to softball area and passes to 23____________________ who runs sidestep around bases and passes to 24____________________ who hits a softball out of the infield, retrieves it, brings it back to home plate and passes to 25____________________ who runs to boats with a tennis ball under each elbow and passes to 26____________________ who canoes around wibit slide and passes to 27____________________ who starts on shore and swims to float and back and passes to 28__________________ who runs from lake to bunk Oak and passes to 29____________(Jr)  who eats 5 marshmallows and passes to 30____________________ who runs from Oak to Ten Year Tree, and colors a picture of a house, tree, and car and passes to 31________________( Jr) who walks with hands around ankles to the Lily Lane sign in front of the Infirmary and passes to 32____________________ who runs to fitness pavilion on the road and passes to 33_________________( Jr) who does 5 forward rolls and runs to upper field and passes to 34____________________ who crab walks around cone and back passes to 35, 36________________( Jr) who wheelbarrow around cone and pass to 37____________________ who runs to basketball court and dribbles ball across court, makes two foul shots and passes to 38____________________ who runs to lower volleyball court on the road and passes to 39____________________ who serves 5 balls over the net and in bounds, retrieves all 5 back to  shed and passes to 40____________________ who takes tennis ball on racket and runs to Oak and passes to 41____________________ who runs to Missy and Andy’s cabin and yells “It’s a beautiful day in downtown Greeley” and passes to 42_______________( Jr) who runs into dining hall and copies a postcard and puts it in the mailbox and passes to 43____________________ who runs to Grove steps and ties knots three times (ties one, then unties it – square knots) and passes to 44,45____________________ who carry 46_______________( Jr) in a blanket to the flagpole.  46 must touch the bandana to the flagpole.

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July 13th at CTT!

It may be “Monday” where you are, folks, but here at camp it’s just another beautiful day down the winding road! We enjoyed a late sleep today which felt much-needed after last night’s AWESOME Cabaret and FAKE OUT! What a night! What a life!

8th Graders really outdid themselves with an awesome Cabaret. There were costumes, there was talent, there were mac & cheese bites and chipwiches… It was Epic! The 8th graders chose the show “Victorious” as their inspiration, specifically the theme song “Make It Shine.” Our Cabaret theme for 2026 was “CTT Make It Shine!” Way to go, girls!

And then…. Right as we thought the night was coming to a close…OLYMPIC FAKEOUT on the upper field! Four cars represented four countries. And we were disappointed when instead of captains being read the head staff erupted in chants of “FAKE OUT!” We’re SO ready for Olympics around here we can hardly take it!

Around camp things were movin’ and shakin’ today. Mountain biking was in full force, pickleball was poppin’, adventure was swingin’ and steak/chicken steak sandwiches and onion rings were keeping us going strong.

Tonight we have a special evening program, Big/Little Bash! It’s an opportunity to get big and little sisters together and reconnect! We’ll snack, we’ll hang, we’ll create, we’ll enjoy being together under the starry Greeley sky. Tune in for what’s sure to be a memorable night at CTT!

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Sunday, July 12th!

What a beautiful day in Greeley, PA! The weather, 70s and breezy, really is gorgeous. And we’ve got an all-star menu lineup today: bagels and lox for breakfast, chicken patties/grilled chicken sandwiches for lunch, and Italian dinner on the horizon! And brother/sister/cousin visiting with Lake Owego Camp and Camp Timber Tops! And more TOP CAMPS! We’re living the dream, friends and followers.

Tonight we’re in for a real treat: CABARET!

Each year, our 8th graders take the reins and plan a top-secret evening for the entire camp. They choose a surprise theme, divide into committees, create a special menu, make decorations, organize performances, dress in costume, transform the Flagpole area, and bring the whole event to life. You’ve gotta see it to believe it, but it’s a particularly fun-filled, fabulous night at CTT. You might call it a talent show, but here at camp it’s so much more… It’ CABARET!

And we haven’t forgotten those Olympic cheers coming out of the dining hall… You may want to sleep with your shoes next to your beds, Timber Tops girls!

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July 11th at CTT!

Howdy camp families!

It’s another fabulous day here at CTT! Here are some highlights:

  • Play day campers are here! Is it too soon to dream of CTT 2027? We think not!
  • Pizza and mac & cheese for lunch!
  • Senior pick-up soccer during General Swim!
  • CTT sister pictures! Did you find yours?!
  • TOP Basketball!
  • Top Gymnastics!
  • Our WEEK TWO VIDEO is out!
  • And tonight…. ESCAPE FROM CTT!

Tonight, the evening program is the HIGHLY anticipated ESCAPE FROM CTT! In “Escape,” as its nicknamed, campers are placed in pairs (one junior camper and one senior camper in each group) and must complete a list of activities around camp (think shooting a basketball, kayaking around a buoy in the lake, doing forward rolls in gymnastics, etc.). The first 10 pairs to complete their checklist “ESCAPE” camp and head out for ice cream on a bus decorated with signs saying “WE ESCAPED!” But wait- there’s a catch. While your happy campers are scampering around camp trying to “Escape from CTT,” there are “powder puffs” (counselors stationed around camp trying to whack kids with a sock filled of corn starch) trying to freeze kids who can only be unfrozen by “hydro helpers,” (counselors who squirt frozen campers with water toys)! It’s complicated, and this blogger isn’t doing it justice, but here’s the gist: it’s going to be an AWESOME night at Timber Tops. LET’S ESCAPE FROM CTT!

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July 10th at CTT!

It’s been a gorgeous day in Greeley, PA today! It’s not too hot, and it’s not too cold. We love the sunny skies and the breeze in the mountain air! And our grilled cheese, waffle fries and tomato soup on the side was the perfect lunch for weather like this. We’ve been eating a lot of watermelon at camp this summer, too. It’s been especially delicious! But enough about the menu. 

Today our TOP gymnastics campers headed out for the beginning of their gymnastics intensive, TOP basketball headed over to Pine Forest for their Top Camps, and our Top Cooks campers visited Caulkin’s Creamery! Yum! We’re also SUPER excited to welcome back our 11th graders from Costa Rica! It sounds like they had an EPIC adventure, and we’re so excited to see them back here down the winding road. 

In yesterday’s post we mentioned that we’re starting to wonder when Olympics might break out around here, and last night we had our first FAKE OUT! Sometimes CAs plan fakeouts, and sometimes head staff plans fakeouts, and last night was a CA fakeout! The theme was… Candy from all over the world! They almost had us!  Olympic Days at CTT are our first session color days, and we’re so excited about them we could burst. When will they breakout? No one knows! Of course we’ll keep you posted, friends and followers. 

Though ordinarily our campfires are on Friday nights, we held our weekly campfire last night to accomodate the boys at Lake Owego Camp who were out on a big canoe trip. So tonight….It’s a social for seniors! And it’s a pool party for juniors! What’s on deck? Well tomorrow night is a CTT evening program classic… ESCAPE FROM CTT! 

Life is good at CTT!

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July 9th at CTT!

Howdy friends and followers! It was another great day down the winding road.

Have you checked out our Junior Lip Sync videos? We’re still on cloud nine after last night’s amazing performances by Junior campers! We don’t remember a Junior lip sync so fantastic! Congratulations to Gumbo-Limbo on first place, Dogwood and Pine in second place and Birch and Oak on third!

Today, Thursday, we enjoyed another SFA day! Supervised Free Activity is an opportunity to participate in choice activities and special events – and it’s nice to have some down time! After all, we’re super busy at camp if you haven’t noticed! Today’s “SFA” day was SPA themed. SPA SFA if you will (say that three times fast)!

First and second period activity offerings included: dance circle, lacrosse ball massage/foam rollers, hair tinsel & feathers, sugar scrub exfoliant making, hair wraps, tennis, CA tie dye, cabaret prep, pool party and dance!

Second period options included meditation, foam rollers, hair tinsel & feathers, slime making, spa fruit wand making, cucumber/mint water making, adventure playground, drama games & play practice, zen gymnastics, s’mores stations and a pool party!

Today our 6th and 7th graders headed out to our local family fun park, Costa’s! They ate ice cream, played mini golf, enjoyed bumper boats, waterslides and go-carts! What a great day!

Tonight, interested 5th graders head out on their overnight, and it’s a particularly big group excited for their adventure!

So much to do, so little time….And would you believe we’re already starting to hear chants in the dining hall for Olympics? WE WANT, WE WANT OLYMPIC GAMES! OLYMPIC GAMES!

The best is yet to come!

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July 8th at CTT!

Today was picture perfect down the winding road. The birds have been chirping, the sun has been shining, and we are happy as can be with weather in the seventies and a cool mountain breeze!

CAs woke us up today with exciting news: it’s ORANGE WEDNESDAY! What is Orange Wednesday you might ask? It’s the Wednesday we dress in orange, of course! Does it have any deeper meaning? No! It’s just one of those Timber Tops things! IYKYK. And now YK!

Other highlights of the day included more Greeley Games with our brother/sister camp Pine Forest Camp and Lake Owego Camp, receiving our returned, clean laundry, Chinese food for dinner, and most significantly Nancy Braun Burach, Broadway choreographer, at CTT! Nancy worked with groups of all ages and our Broadway Workshop culminated in a General Swim performance for all! It was seriously amazing — Video coming soon!

Tonight, it’s JUNIOR LIP SYNC on the Timber Theater stage! Dreams really do come true, friends and followers. There will be even more shining stars than usual in Greeley tonight!

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