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Over spring break, Camas Meadows offers our only day camp. A chance for children, grades 3rd through 8th, to get out of the house and test their mettle against the great outdoors.
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Every morning at 7:30 AM, the camp van meets families at the Park-N-Ride on Blewett Pass to pick up campers for their day-long adventure.
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After breakfast with friends and a Bible lesson courtesy of Bald Eagle, the campers practice knot-tying with Choco and learn about the survival skill of the day.
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Shelter building, food preparation, making water safe to drink, finding edible plants, setting snares, navigation, and safely building a campfire are some of the many skills covered during the morning lecture.
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Then comes the best part.
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Getting outside to practice all of those fabulous new skills!
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Navigating through a scavenger hunt around the lodge with a compass … .
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No Problem!
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Melting snow over a campfire to make clean drinking water …
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or even hot fir needle tea …
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got it covered!
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Setting up snares without accidentally catching the camp dog …
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… harder than it looks, but still possible!
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The campers learned how to make survival bracelets which contained a massive amount of useful para-cord as well as a flint striker, small compass, and handy wilderness whistle.
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Princess Leia Freyja was of course interested in the constant music of tweeting whistles.
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The campers were so fun and delightful as they concentrated fiercely on each lesson and then poured out into the forest to practice every skill.
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From shouted queries during the Bible lesson to breaking into their personal piggy banks or even pursuing a lightning fast career as a young entrepreneur in order to gain an extra day in the outdoors, the campers tackled every day with grit and enthusiasm.
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Thank you, Choco and friends, for the informative lessons and making it possible for these 20 enthusiastic outdoors-men and women to enjoy God’s lovely creation.
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A week in the outdoors is always week well spent.
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Especially when there is whittling, fire-craft, and shelter building involved!
Boo Boo