Kirk Kirkham ’50

Wife, Katherine, and I have been sheltering in place in San Francisco (and Bolinas) since March and complying meticulously with Covid-19 protocols. But come 4th of July we couldn’t resist our traditional adventure to camp and hike in a particularly wild, rugged and isolated part of the Big Sur area to which we have special […]

Tyfahra Singleton ’96

Recently became Executive Director of a summer camp for Bay Area kids from low-income communities. Kids, many of whom have never been away from home, spend 3 weeks in beautiful San Gregorio near Half Moon Bay, swimming, camping, hiking, reading, doing adventure math, visiting farms, bonding and being kids. I spend a lot of time […]

Sharon Karlsberg ’92

Hello fellow Toads! After 15 years with my firm, ZS Associates, I decided to create my own sabbatical program to spend the summer with family. And what a summer it was! In 5 weeks, Craig, Zachary (age 11), Wyatt (age 8), and I covered over 5,200 miles in our 1990 VW Westfalia camper van. We […]

Sarah O’Brien ’86

It was wonderful to spend a week up at Golden Trout this summer with classmates Carolyn and Doug Kirkpatrick. I loved taking my sons Pierce (12) and Ronan (10) on their first camping trip with an amazing group of Thacher Alumni and their families. The hikes, delicious food and the spectacular setting were a magnificent […]

Ella Goodbrod Moench ’00

Small family adventures this summer with my boys: bike camping, CA travel, river time, and mountain hikes… loving sharing the outdoors with people who are just getting started. Big summer bonus-seeing Juliette & her little dude Crawford! Now back to school and fully immersed in the drama and life of 7th graders as we learn […]

Carrie Johnston ’88

I love living and teaching in Berkeley and feel lucky my kids are in Berkeley schools. When not teaching, reading, or hiking, I spend a lot of time writing postcards to voters; attending political meetings with other middle-aged middle class women; going to marches; and generally rabble-rousing. Our new family pastime (besides protesting) is Family […]

Collin Downey ’93

Collin, Irene, and Malani welcomed their son and baby brother, Liam Bodhi, into this world one year ago on September 2nd. Just 6 months old, Liam hiked the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage with his family on an April trip to Japan when all were blessed with an incredible, full bloom Sakura in Japan’s old capital, Kyoto. […]