01 — Our Story
Two fourth-graders.
One camp. Decades apart.
Two kids from Athens, Ohio. Different families, different years, different reasons. Both ended up at the same camp in the Hocking Hills.
They didn't know each other. They never met. But they walked the same trails, sat under the same trees, and went home changed in ways they couldn't have named yet.
"Akita means Searcher.
The searching is over."
The searching is over."
Thirty-something years later, they found each other. And then — only then — they found out about the camp.
We didn't choose Akita for the scenery, though September in these hills makes its own argument. We chose it because this place held both of us long before we had any reason to hold each other.
On September 19, 2027, we're coming back. We hope you'll come with us.
Rock Stalls, Camp Akita
Table Rock Beach, Laguna Beach · February 16, 2026
The Moment
