Hanging in the Trees

Joe went on an overnight youth group trip to Camp Collins at Oxbow Park for a kickoff event. The thirty kids were split into high school and middle school groups to do the challenge course which included, a diversity obstacle course (moving as a group through a series of rope swings and tight ropes a couple of feet off of the ground), a catwalk (see the picture of Joe on the left, 35 feet above the ground), and the older kids did the "leap of faith" - a 45 foot step off a platform and then relying on the group (of teenage boys!) to lower you gently to the ground. Although Joe missed out on that, Holly got to join in since she was hanging out with the high schoolers.

There was also hide and seek with flashlights, outside in the pouring rain, capture the flag, jokes until midnight, and cart races. Joe met lots of new kids and especially enjoyed the capture the flag games.