Hiking, Cooking, Archery

Hola!
We returned from a week of Camp for the Young Women in our congregation...girls ages 12-17 can go.  There are 4 years of certification, and then the older girls are YCL's or Youth Camp Leaders.

Kara was a 4th year camper this year, and Teresa went as a YCL for the third time!  She's been to camp now for 7 years, and really loves it.  She helped out the 1st year campers.

COOK FOR YOURSELF!  The 4th year girls (Kara's group) also gets to go on "Primitive," an overnight pack-your-own-tent camping trip, where they hike in and swim and cook each meal for themselves.

 Then the next day they get to go on a ropes course, all of this the day and night before the rest of the girls start camp.

Frank went with them, and a good time was had by all.

ropes course

 He taught them some of the camping skills he teaches his boy scouts in his group.

Kara looks like she's walking on air

Rope tying, hatchet sharpening and wood skills.  They got a couple of sprinkles, but they dodged the real rain.

I'm 3rd from left: the fan is blowing my bandana
so it's flying off of my head :)

COOK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE! I was a cook at camp, since this camp has a big dining hall and kitchen!  The girls cook some each day in their camps, but the other meals are provided in the dining hall.  Our head cook, Tanya, is a master at cooking for the masses.  We had pulled pork, monte cristo sandwiches, cookies and amazing cinnamon rolls.  The taco bar on the last night ended with banana splits!

LAKE TIME.  We had some fun time planned, too -- we got some scheduled time to take the kayaks or paddle boards out on the lake.

SHOOTING.  We also got to try our skills at archery, and also practice some target shooting with the .22's.  Here are some pics that Kelley took with her phone.

I was not Suzie Shutterbug this time (we stay pretty busy in that kitchen, you know...), so I didn't get photos of Teresa in action.

I'm going through all kinds of photos right now, so I'll post one from 6 YEARS AGO!  Teresa found a tiny baby chipmunk in our yard and asked if she could move it.  She put on gloves and here she is.

Have a good week!  Kari