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Meadow Day!

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The Eldorado Canyon program had an awesome, intense meadow day today–we drove all the way up to the Meadow, and then hopped out to start our day! We began with sunscreening, and then played with MDC’s giant parachute–it was tons of fun! We tossed our hats really high into the air. :) Then, we sang a fun morning song with Counselor Kaela, involving gum trees and waffle irons, before splitting into our cabin groups for the day. The Campfire Camping Animals and Purple Water Diamond Thundercats immediately set out on an epic trek–they hiked all the way down to the river on the Walker Ranch Trail! They spent the whole day away from camp, it was amazing! They made bookmarks and played 5 minute mysteries by the river, and had fun creating a new dam by throwing rocks into the river!

The Electric Pinecone Throwing Bunnies trekked across the meadow to do some animal tracking–although they found no animal tracks, they found lots of animal scat and a deer bed as well! In the afternoon, they did lanyards during some free play and also made kites and dissected owl pellets. They had tons of fun “chillaxing,” in one camper’s words, and generally having lots of fun with Counselor Kaela. We finished up our day with some delicious smorgasgorp mixed by Director Betsy, and some afternoon songs, including a special version of “Fred the Moose,” involving a Vermont Moose, sung by two of our returning campers! The Purple Water Diamond Thundercats did an amazing job helping pack up all the gear, and the campers did a great job finishing up their Friday!

The Meadow was an awesome day–expect your campers to be tired, we had lots of campers fall asleep on the bus on the way home! :) We drank tons of water, and the campers will probably want to drink even more when they get home!

Monday, we’re back in the Canyon, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Meadow Madness!!

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Breaking away from the routine of Eldorado Canyon, today we ventured higher into the mountains to enjoy a day in the sun at Crescent Meadows.  With a little longer drive ahead of us, some classic camp songs got us in the mood until we touched down at our destination.  After setting up our cabin group tents and adjusting to our new surroundings, the day kicked off with a bang.

After continuing our morning songs, we experimented with the bounce of a parachute as we flung our stuffed mascots into the air and hid ourselves beneath the large multi-colored circle.  Getting into our cabin groups, we then began our day in all sorts of ways. 

A hike ending with an epic view looking out over the whole canyon and across to the Gross Dam let us enjoy the pristine quality that came with our new location.  Moving over rocks and logs, we found further evidence of our wilderness prophet Shokdee who shared even more valuable lessons with us about spending time in nature.  Crazy sunglasses were an immediate hit as kids covered the lenses with googly thingys and pipe-cleaners galore!  

Making and flying our very own kites today was a perfect way to enjoy the flowing breeze of the meadow.  Snipping, folding and taping left and right, the kites began to take shape and gradually gain lift off.  With kids running every which way and kites high in the sky, smiles spread across the faces of anyone who took part or watched.

With a great end to our first week, it is now time to rest and recharge before embarking on the adventure of week 2!