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Friday, June 27, 2008

PATH (Pioneer Adventure Team-Building Hike)

Howdy Circle F Family,

As promised, here is a blog written by a couple campers. Five Year Camper, Serena Collins and, two year camper, Nicole Raabe, recentley took part in our PATH program. Here is a blog they wrote about their experience:

It began w/ a circle of frightened yet excited pioneer girls. As we all told each other who we are and where we lived the bond finally began. As we sat off on our 2 mile hike, we had a total of 3 stops, each that had team building activities. We each learned how to connect to the elements of nature, but soon learned as it started to pour, that water over-powered them all. However, the rain didnt stop us.

Our head-counselor Bri taught us many ways to survive in the outdoors. For example, we used garbage bags as raincoats, our backpacks as pillows, and a tarp as a shelter. As we reached our 3rd stop, we realized we had to prepare our own food, and transported the grill, wood, and coolers to our final destination, out shelter. As the rain let up, we all sat around the fire and ate our food. The night ended with a lot of laughter and an awesome story told by Bri.

As the rooster calls woke us up, we cleaned up our final ceremony. We each got a bracelet and a tribal sybol on our face to remind us of the bond we built with each of the cabins.

We set off on our hike back to camp where we made it just in for breakfast. All in all, PATH was a great experience that build a lot of character.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow!!!! That sounds like a lot of fun!!!!! I was wondering if only Pi's can do that or if everyone else can too.

-Sarah L

P.S. Can't wait till the 13th of July!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

YAYYY I wrote this :] Thanks so much Roger for letting us share our experience with others! I had a fantastic time this summer and I'm already missing it terribly!! I hope the rest of the summer is amazing, expect a visit!
- Nicole Raabe