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Current Entry: The Pipe
Winter Camp XVII saw the addition of a new feature to the Winter Camp landscape (or actually, it didn't). Winter Campers had long run wires from BC to Clearwater to set up intercoms, ranger alarms, and other Osvathian wiring mazes. These wires had traditionally been laid across the road making them an eyesore and a risk. During the summer of 1993, Steve Donohue, Joe McEachren and Doug Wilson took decisive action to fix this. At 3:00 A.M. one Saturday evening, after a day spent building the Trout Lake firebowl, they began digging under cover of darkness. Several hours later, they were able to bury a pipe approximately 18" below the surface of Ranch Road. Doug hosed down the area and attempts were made to cover their tracks. Curiously, the pipe was used only at Winter Camp XVII and has not been used since. (SD)