Camp Palomar Mountain

Just found out Camp Palomar closed down after 60 years! How sad!
For anyone who went to school in the SDUSD, Sixth Grade Camp was one of the major trips in grade school. For me, it was the first time I spent any extended time away from home.
It was so much fun! It was a school that was so close to nature. I remember going on the all-​day hike and making crafts. At night, our den mother would tell us stories.
But of course my favorite memory that will live with me when I’m gray all over (TMI?) is that I had my first slow dance with not just one but two of my crushes! Oh yes! Best 5 or so minutes of my life. I can’t remember the first song, but the second song was «You Give Good Love» by pre-​cracked out, «Kiss my a$$!» Whitney Houston.
I don’t know if it will ever re-​open, but it will always hold great memories for me.