Shared by Joanne and Ralph White

10) The delicious meals and trail lunches, and the creativity and care that go into planning and preparing them,

9) The fellowship at meals and on the porch with people and their families form diverse walks of life,

Friendly staff members who always extend a helping hand, a hot cup of coffee… or just one more spinach salad,

7) The woodshop where, with encouragement, we’ve created model boats, canoe paddles, a decorative mirror and frame, tables, book-ends, a loon, and numerous walking sticks… and, yes, we still have them all,

6) Timberlock has been a home away from home for our sons, Chris & Mike, who have been guests, voyageurs, and staff here,

5) The opportunity to hike and climb mountains and high peaks in wilderness areas…and be awed by colorful double rainbows,

4) Swimming, sailing, kayaking, diving off the diving cliffs… all in our own time,

3) A sense of peace, communion with God and nature… and living life in the slow lane,

2) The singing of birds, tall tales by storytellers, Timbertunes, and the ethereal calling of loons, replacing the noise of traffic and the incessant hum of electronic devices,

1) The Catlins: Dick, Barb, Bruce, Holly, Caroline, Gus & Nick… a family who welcomes us on our return to Timberlock… a special place they improve each year… while maintaining its integrity and core values.

Thank you for your vision.
We are so grateful we found you 20 years ago!
Love, Joanne, Ralph, Chris & Mike White

Before you come, make sure you check the following packing list to ensure the best stay possible.  Click here for a downloadable pdf.

General Items

• check book & next years’s calender for planning
• personal stuff – shaving, toothbrush, etc.
• camera and batteries – chargers can be plugged in at main camp
• fishing equipment – lures and bait available locally, we have kids fishing poles and basic tackle for loan
• reading material and board games for rain days and evenings, we have many books & games in lodge
• flashlights – some like small head lamps or “Booklite” for reading
• large beach towel for each member of family – we provide the smaller bath towels
• portable reading light – propane lights in cabins but some prefer portable battery light
• binoculars and field guides
• sunglasses
• tennis rackets, balls and golf clubs
• tennis sneakers – smooth-sole only on the Hartru surface, any sneaker on the asphalt surface
• sketch pad and paints
• bathing suits
• pair of comfortable hiking shoes or sneakers – lots of hills and gravel trails
• watershoes or sandals for beach and boats
• liquor, beer and snacks – also available at local stores
• musical instruments
• bug repellent and sunblock
• bandaids, aspirin, medicines and vitamins – local stores limited
• baby food, diapers and special toys
• radio, cd player, ipod
• day pack – we have loaners
• life preservers – available for loan but recommend you bring your own for small children and non-swimmerswater bottles – we have a large supply for loan
• S’mores ingredients – to use around the campfire- can buy locally too but some like them the first night

Clothing

Weather can be highly variable with temperatures ranging from 40 to 80 degrees during any week of the summer. Layering clothing is the best approach in colder weather. Dress around camp is casual. On the dining porch please wear covering over bathing suits and feet.

• jeans, slacks, shorts
• cap or sun hat.
• exercise clothing
• socks, PJ’s, underwear
• raincoat or poncho
• sweater or fleece
• short & long sleeved shirts
• windbreaker- nice when on the lake
• warm jacket and hat;  hopefully you won’t need them but we are in the mountains and it can get cold
• bandana, great for hiking

We sell an assortment of Timberlock short and long sleeved shirts, caps and sweatshirts in most sizes of a good quality that have always been popular with guests.

We have beach toys, porta cribs, high chairs, day packs, water bottles, life jackets, kid fishing pole loaners and umbrellas.

Mail - UPS or Fed EX deivery c/o Timberlock Route 30 Sabael, NY 12864

What Not To Bring

Please do not bring blowdryers, televisions, electric appliances that are not battery chargeable, or loud boom boxes.  Also, we do not allow “personal watercraft” (Jet Skis) . We do have a couple of places you can charge video cameras, computers, and cell phones (There is no cell phone reception at camp).

June and July have flown by, filled summer with days of weather in the 80s, hikes up Goodnow and Chimney, firework displays and Nelson’s faithful cannon, calico kittens squeezed by small children, boat trips, thunderstorms, rainbows, great food and wonderful people.
Here is a brief summary in photos of our year so far.

Whether you’ve already been here, or are looking forward to your visit later in the summer, we can’t wait to see you enjoy all of the small moments of a Timberlock summer.

We always look forward to the season opening and the move over to Timberlock but it sure is tough getting there. The list is long of things to do before leaving and seems to grow daily. Trailer the equipment over, load the new cabin panels and rafters on the trailer, have the horses trimmed and moved to pasture till it’s time to bring them over, pack the shop tools, sort the office files, make a lumber order, check with the chef about menus for the work weekend…and don’t forget to pick up the kids after practice and oh yes…remember to write something clever for the blog. Yes, it’s true we have a blog, or web log, from which the name was contracted. We step a bit reluctantly into the blogging world but hope it proves useful for attracting new families and engaging past guests.

Early Spring Trailer Load