This is my third year of going to Camp Jeremiah Johnson with the girls from church.
To see the posts from past years, go here and here.
I love the fact that my lassies learn stuff like archery and target shooting.
I'm not as thrilled about the fact that they eat oodles of candy.
This year the theme was Pioneering the Wild West.
They learned how to push and pull pioneer hand carts
which included the strenuous task of trekking up a major mountainside with their carts.
They picked up the skill of panning for gold. Yes. They found little flecks of the stuff.
They learned how to braid twine and make rope.
Once they handcrafted their rope, the jumping games began!
There was also a game which involved dunking a pail of water over the heads of WILLING volunteers.
You have to be ten years old to understand the THRILL of it.
A week before heading up to camp, we hiked up the canyon
which is located a stone's throw from our homes.
There are plenty of boulders for all sorts of creative activities.
The girls feel TOUGH and CAPABLE when they get 'out there'.
They also did a Forest Service service project -
. . . dismantling outlawed fire rings.
Have you ever seen a cuter bunch?
After hiking, everyone took a plunge in a neighbor's pool.
There is only one pool in these parts and the owners are ever so generous.
Can you tell I’m crazy about these girls?
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1 comment:
Hmmm - Ginger allowing an Italian man to get his arms around her. You DO live dangerously, my friend! I think that your camp looks much more fun than ours. Ours is very do-it-yourself, but you guys have all those fun facilities. Reminds me of our NY girls' camp days. The first one we went to actually had horses. Awful fun stuff-
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