Camp Augusta is a longtime Piedmont tradition going back to 1931. Every summer (except for a pandemic pause) groups of kids and teens head to the sleepaway camp, located outside of Nevada City in the Sierra Nevada forest, to spend a few weeks in open air cabins, with no access to electrical gadgets of any kind. They can choose to participate in a variety of activities that they may not have tried or even seen before, such as blacksmithing, sword-fighting, leather-working, lampworking, whip-cracking, fire-spinning, high and low rope challenges, archery, and much more.
The first session kicked off this week and the Exedra stopped by the park to capture a few scenes before the buses departed:
Humans and canines alike were at the send off 
Camp Augusta staff Meg, Jasmin and Nitza at one of the check in tables 
Camp Augusta counselors load the bags onto the bus 
Campers Sophia Duxbury and Mara Kemp-Malone wait for the buses to be ready 
A camper adds his duffle bags to the pile 
Hugs before boarding the buses 
Parents wave as the kids near departure time 
One final wave as the buses depart for Camp Augusta