The greatest gift we can give our kids is uninterrupted time to develop a relationship with the natural world.
Most children in our culture have very limited exposure to nature, usually in highly managed settings. Gone are the days when a group of kids could just tumble out the back door and play in the woods for an afternoon. Today's kids need to be re-introduced to nature intentionally. They're shy. They're fearful. They don't know what they're capable of. We see it as our job to create occasions for young people to fall in love with the natural world.
“Thank you for letting us stay at your ranch. It was SOOO FUN! Every day I thought it could not get better, But it did! Thank you again!”
“You can’t see even a tiny bit of civilization from anywhere on the ranch. It’s a place that makes me remember how big the Earth is and how little humans are. ”
“Thank you for letting us stay at your ranch and all you did. I will always remember your lovely ranch.”
“I enjoyed every minute of camp. We did lots of different things. There were challenges, but it wasn’t all scheduled-up, like school. There’s even time to get out of the hot sun and play table games. I can’t wait to go back.”