STEM ’07
Tuesday, July 10th
Peters Creek Baptist Church
Mountains and Fun
The last two nights we have made treks up into the mountains.
Monday night from 8pm-midnight (still light) we went up to see some falls and then up to the Eklunta Lake, which involved for some, a back of the pickup truck ride to the top. The scenery was well worth the trip up. We got some group pictures and enjoyed the 360 degree view of the mountains.
The boys went home first, while the girls got to wave around an unloaded Smith and Wesson 44 Magnum and an unloaded 12 guage shot gun. It was a good night of fellowship and fun. But, there are still no bear or moose to be seen. Apparently we make too much noise.
It is a good thing everybody took a two hour nap today, or this would have been a late grumpy night.
Tuesday was a hard, fun day. After VBS we got revved up for a trip up to Hatcher’s Pass. Jen Burman was actually here with her FBBC ministry team 10 years ago. She is pretty happy to be with the teens in this place of fond memories.
Once we took the 45 minute drive up to the pass, we all jumped out to hike up a 1000+ foot mountain. Pastor Blood offered the guys a steak dinner if they could get to the top in 15 minutes. They think they did it, but it actually took them about 20 minutes. (Pastor Blood was impressed!) Some of the older and slightly heavier team members (which will remain unnamed) eventually got to the top a few minutes later (well, 20 minutes later). The view at the top was breathtaking. Some of the younger guys pushed off to some higher ground for an even better view. The pictures, as usual, will not do this mountain justice. It was STEEP! But everybody handled it well. Only a few scrapes!
On the way down the side of the mountain, almost everybody got to slide down a long patch of snow! This resulted in some cold, wet pants, but many laughs.
And finally, on the way back to the church, we saw MOOSE!! A baby and a momma moose came alongside of the road. We only had to tell two young people to get back in the vehicles, lest they get stomped.
We got back to the church and spent 2 hours with the Peter’s Creek youth group. I gave a challenge to their teens while our team ate supper. Then we spent an hour and a half snacking and playing with them. We played some high intensity games with a lot of running, pushing, and pain. By doing that on top of all the climbing, we were all pretty worn out, so almost everybody showered that night. (it only took from 9:30-12:30)
It was a great day, and we are looking forward to more good times in the afternoons!
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