Its hard to believe this is our
last full day of camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center. We woke up to wonderfully cool temperatures this morning and were ready and raring to get to the activities at hand. Of course first stop was the dining hall for a wonderful pancake and sausage breakfast. Once we were fully fueled it was time to hit the trail and have some fun. The older campers headed into the woods for high ropes while the younger campers took to hit the water and archery range.
High ropes involve several challenge courses including the pamper pole, zip line, and rope bridge. The point of the course is to challenge yourself in a safe environment. For many youth who take the challenges they are proud of what the accomplish and are able to tackle obstacles with a new confidence.
The adventurers spent the night at the outpost and had to clean up their campsite before returning to the normal activities of the day. The Trekkers were offsite at Pilot Mountain. There they camped out, rock climbed, and even took a trip down the Dan River in the canoes. Can't say they all returned dry, but can say the life lessons learned were tremendous.
After a full day it was time to make sure our stomachs were full and the spaghetti dinner definitely did that for us. After our last flag lowering it was time to head to the big dance. Now if dancing wasn't your thing there were games, and face painting going on. At some point or another everyone found themselves on the dance floor. After the dance it was time for campfire. Our last campfire was filled with laughter, fun, songs, and just a little sadness as we headed back to our cabins to shower and start packing before we lay our heads down and sleep. Big trip home tomorrow. Stay tuned there will be more to come.
The adventurers spent the night at the outpost and had to clean up their campsite before returning to the normal activities of the day. The Trekkers were offsite at Pilot Mountain. There they camped out, rock climbed, and even took a trip down the Dan River in the canoes. Can't say they all returned dry, but can say the life lessons learned were tremendous.
After a full day it was time to make sure our stomachs were full and the spaghetti dinner definitely did that for us. After our last flag lowering it was time to head to the big dance. Now if dancing wasn't your thing there were games, and face painting going on. At some point or another everyone found themselves on the dance floor. After the dance it was time for campfire. Our last campfire was filled with laughter, fun, songs, and just a little sadness as we headed back to our cabins to shower and start packing before we lay our heads down and sleep. Big trip home tomorrow. Stay tuned there will be more to come.
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