Posts by Adam Trufant
Offseason Ambiance
Mary Lang has worked in the Kahdalea office since May of 2021, just after graduating Belmont Abbey College. Hiking, writing, jumping off waterfalls, editing, and conversing on philosophical topics make up some of her favorite moments. This summer, she looks forward to being on Wilderness staff. About halfway through September I got to the point…
Read MoreAnne Trufant the Pirate: Musings on Joy
Dear Ones, Don’t you just love being covered with paint?! Do you just wake up sometimes wondering what kind of wildness you can get into in a day!? Well you know that as one of the elders of this group, of course I NEVER do that…except sometimes! I was visiting with one of my daughters…
Read MoreVan Gogh and the WILDEST Gifts in the Cosmos
Dave Trufant gives legendary talks at our Sunday morning Chapel. Chosmen of all generations can attest to this! He relates simple, timeless wisdom with a certain “BOING!” that only “the Dave” can do. His joy is infectious and his talks leave the young men lighthearted, hopeful, and a little bit more comfortable in their own skin, as well as more inclined toward answering the many “knocks” we may receive on the door of our hearts throughout life. One of his more beloved talks revolves around, of all people, Vincent Van Gogh.
Read MoreBurning Calories and Crushing Miles
By Sean Callahan – Chosatonga Wilderness Staff ’21 It started with a phone call, and ended with 102 miles on the Appalachian Trail. Back in April, I received a call from a friend encouraging me to pursue a summer backpacking leadership position down in North Carolina. After researching and noticing the outdoor components of the…
Read More“Give Thanks in All Circumstances”
Dear Camp Family, Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve been thinking and praying for you all, and as I wrote my own children in a message on Thanksgiving morning, I wanted to write to you as well. This morning I’ve been reading 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s…
Read MoreSpeak the Truth
The moment the words left his mouth, he felt their impact. A lie is a heavy thing, a blackhole created by our words that devastates the trust in our relationships with others. This lie came out quickly in a self-defensive way. This facade immediately felt weighty indeed. As he turned shoulder and walked out of…
Read MoreLaugh Often
Paddlers have an additional gene. I wasn’t really aware of it growing up. I paddled at camp, but horses were my passion so I didn’t learn about this amazing phenomena. In November David and I were invited to join a fantastic group of people on a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. A bunch of…
Read MoreAn Invitation
“The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able men whose thoughts and deeds have moved the world, have come down from the mountains — mountain-dwellers who have grown strong there with the forest trees in Nature’s work-shops.” – John Muir My…
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