Summer in the ADK's

Hey team,

Hope everyone is having an awesome summer. Following Eric’s post about his adventures out west, I figured I’d write a long overdue update on my summer in the Adirondacks. As many of the current members of the team know, I am working at a rustic family resort called Timberlock. The camp is located on Indian Lake, right in the middle of the Adirondacks. It’s a place where families come for a week’s vacation, to cabins with no electricity, no cell service, and limited and slow internet. Being unplugged is a great experience, and something everyone should try. Check out the camp website (www.timberlock.com) for more info, I’ll also post some pictures when I have faster internet.

I’ve worked at Timberlock for 5 summers, and have spent many summers as a guest before that. My dad’s family has been coming for years, and he was on staff when he was in high school and college. It is really hard to describe my job, as it shifts every day. I can go from serving breakfast, to cutting trees and building horse trail in the morning, go back to serving lunch, then teach people how to waterski in the afternoon, and then serve dinner, before calling it a day. It’s a busy day, but the fact it constantly changes every day is a lot of fun.

In this crazy schedule it is hard to find time to train. In the few hours I get off in the afternoons I usually have time to squeeze in a workout, though sometimes the work I did that day is more than enough for a workout. I subscribe to the old school workout method like Terko mentions in his blog, occasionally I’ll split wood or do other manual labor for my workout for the day. My one full day off a week also is a chance to do epic adventures. I have done many long mountain hikes and runs on my days off, like Giant and Rocky Peak Ridge mountains in the rain and fog today.

Looking at other people’s training logs; it seems everyone is having a lot of fun this summer. I’d love to hear more about other people’s adventures. I’m in the Adirondacks until August 4^th, and then I fly out to Denmark for my semester abroad on the 18th. I’d be interested in a hiking adventure in the Whites or the Adirondacks before I leave for Europe, let me know if you’re interested in making it happen. Hope everyone has a good rest of summer,

Bill