Full-throttle Sensory
On Sunday, an hour-long hike in the hills with Michael engaged all seven senses: •kinesthetic: climbing up the Rhodes-Metcalf, up to the Gretch, back down the Corwen and ultimately linking to the...
View ArticlePlus ça change…
As I was heading from one photo opp to another on the Wednesday of Grandparents Days, gymkhana field to lacrosse, I left a scene I’ve watched too many times to count: adoring, amazed grandparents in...
View ArticleSense Memory
They say that sense is a powerful tool in evoking memory – you smell your grandmother’s perfume and are immediately transported back to age 8. You taste a fresh strawberry and think of summer. As...
View ArticleThe 4 Rs
My freshman English class is always a little squirrelly on Wednesdays. We meet last period, which ends at 12:55. They try hard to stick with Odysseus as he’s hanging on for what’s left of his life...
View ArticleComing back to earth
It’s nearly 3 p.m. when we lucky seven pull out of the mouth of Horn Canyon and, a few minutes later, into the pack station, our ten horses bone-weary from six days on the trail, covering 65 miles or...
View ArticleBiophilia & pass the marshmallows!
Snow and sand — lots of Thacher students and faculty sped off to mountains or seashore (or points slightly closer by) this past Friday and Saturday for a night or two away. Thanks to the efforts...
View ArticleLocal Fare
Our Bon Appetit baker Robin Riley has been at it again: Seven-Layer Bars. You could prefix that with “Killer” or “Epic” and not be charged with exaggeration. My New Year’s Resolution, made at least...
View ArticleMean it: “It’s all good.”
You never really plan on Plan B. When I told Michael a couple of months ago that my idea of a perfect camping trip would be to backpack with only my own gear and food (OK, I’ll take the med kit, too)...
View ArticleHFKT at 11,106′
At the start of July, a particularly sporty friend–the kind who believes a vacay-day is squandered if it doesn’t include at least two athletic “adventures”–asked innocently what my goals were for my...
View ArticleOld Memories & New Friends
As juniors, we often forget how many underclassmen, faculty, and fellow classmates we do not know on a personal level. To start off another great year, I went camping with an unforgettable group of...
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