Summer Solstice 2011
June 22, 2011
Here are some pictures of this evenings solstice ritual:
A banner was made for the ritual
Some participants wore special costumes
A ritual fire was lit
The sun banner was placed on the fire
The burning banner floated into the night sky
Some Pictures
May 30, 2011
As we approach the summer season, here’s some pictures to remind us just how exciting it is at Easton Mountain.
From some of our past summer camps
Holiday Greetings from Kevin and Hunter
Hunter sends this holiday greeting with a note that, because of emergency surgery he will miss the Christmas celebrations. He does plan to be here net week for the New Year’s Retreat.
Easton Mountain Seeks Marketing Intern
June 9, 2010
There is currently a paid staff position open at Easton Mountain – that of a marketing intern. The following is a description of the position:
The primary requirement of anyone on the staff and particularly on the reseident staff is for someone who has a vision for his life – a vision that is in harmony with the Mission Statement and Values of Easton Mounbtain. While this is a prerequisite for all staff, it is especially important for our Marketing Intern – because this person is essentially charged with the task of attracting others to our Mission and Values – in other words, he is selling Easton Mountain. He is not charged with doing that task alone. Rather he is charged with being a key player on a team that includes other staff members and volunteers – the Easton Mountain Marketing Team. We are not seeking a person with a broad background in marketing. Instead we seek a person with good interpersonal skills, some computer savy, and a willingness to work on our Marketing Team.
General Duties
- Communicate with others on the Marketing Team – be the person on the Marketing Team who keeps the rest of the team informed about what is going on.
- Communicate with facilitators about promoting their retreats
- Communicate with other men in our extended family to find men who are in a specific position to promote Easton Mountain
- Get copy for the catalog, other print material, and the web site ready for the designer and webmaster
- Produce simple flyers that don’t need our designer’s work
- Use social networking to promote Easton Mountain and Easton special events
- Produce a quarterly on-line newsletter on the activities of Easton Mountain.
- Maintain the Easton Mountain Experiences Blog.
Compensation includes room and board at Easton Mountain, a $1000 a month stipend, and health insurance.
If you are interested in this position or would like to recommend someone, please contact us.
Outdoor Showers Turned On
May 18, 2010
We really know spring is here when the outdoor showers are turned on at Easton Mountain. Here’s a photo of Sunfire enjoying his first outdoor shower of the year.
Our thanks to Hunter Reynolds, Easton Mountain’s resident artist this summer, for taking this picture.
A Totem to Our Ancestors
May 9, 2010
During this past work weekend, the sculptor Moss Tidd was here to start what he describes as “a totem to the ancestors which serves as an altar.” The work included putting a one-quarter ton rock in a cement base and epoxying other rocks to it.
Moss and two volunteers get ready to put the rock in place
Getting the rock off the dolly
Making it vertical
Checking to see that it is level
Securing the base with cement
Other rocks are added
The totem will be dedicated during Easton Mountain’s anniversary celebration.
Skating at Easton Mountain
January 2, 2010
Skating is a favorite activity for those who come to Easton Mountain in the winter. If you watch the video below, at the very end you’ll see that you can have a skating experience at Easton Mountain that you can’t possibly have at your local rink.
There are three retreats coming up this winter where you might include skating in your Easton Mountain experience.
- Self Empowerment Through the Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Friday, January 15 – Monday, January 18, 2010
- Ski Week/Weekend - Monday, February 1 – Sunday, February 7 or Thursday, February 4 – Sunday, February 7
- Valentine’s Day Weekend - Friday, February 12 – Monday, February 15
Body Painting at Easton Mountain
October 15, 2009
Body Painting is always popular at Easton Mountain’s community-led retreats. Some of the regulars never miss a session. Here are some pictures from the session last August during Gay Spirit Camp.
Sunfire's Back
A Real Artist at Work
"How Doth Your Garden Grow?"
Worthy of Display in a Museum
A Happy Man
So Real He Might Even Fly
They Painted Each Other
The next opportunity for body painting at Easton Mountain will be during the Halloween retreat. For this retreat it’s possible to come on Saturday afternoon, get your body painted, and then stay for dinner and the evening’s party. Call (518) 692-8023 for more information.
Winning Photo Announced
August 29, 2009
Four Men, One Shower
The above photo was selected by all the participants of Gay Spirit Camp as the best photo taken during the camp. Kevin Merry, the photographer, has won a free weekend at Easton Mountain, which he is donating as a scholarship so a young man who cannot afford to attend a program may be able to do so.
More of Easton Mountain on the Internet
August 11, 2009
First, an article by John Stasio in WHITE CRANE ON LINE.
Also an article by Perry Brass, on the GAYWISDOM.BLOG – “Easton Mountain Gathering Notes & Audio Clips.”
And three videos on YouTube:
