Our ward has had a tradition of taking the YW on a high adventure trip every couple of years. There are always some challenges with making this happen with the other events in the summer but we have found it to be so rewarding and important for ward unity. I love that our YW leaders get to be involved as well since our girl's camp is run by the stake.
This year the YW president put me in charge of organizing our high adventure. One of the issues we have is trying to keep it really cheap since we are theoretically only allowed to fundraiser for one event. By planning far in advance we were able to get good deals on each thing we did on our trip.
First stop...Lake Chelan Slidewaters Waterpark....
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| For most of the girls this was the first time they had been to this waterpark. We all had a blast! |
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| Alysee loved spending time with her friends. |
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| That night we drove from Lake Chelan to Leavenworth to our camping location called Thousand Trails, Leavenworth. After setting up camp and having a delicious dinner, Kristen Farmer, one of the YW leaders gave a wonderful fireside on "Treasuring the Truth." |
A few YW sang the song "Treasure the Truth" at the fireside.
The next morning we all loaded up and drove to Lake Wenatchee State Park to do a small hike to Hidden Lake.
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| What a great group of YW!!! |
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| It was a SUPER easy hike. |
When we got back to our campsite we had free time for the next four hours. The girls LOVED this time -- the campground has tons of stuff to do...miniature golf, tennis, crafts, a lodge with a TV and foosball, volleyball, etc...
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| We rented one cabin that four adults stayed in. The main reason for spending the extra money on the cabin was because we had a full size refrigerator, oven, and stove to do all the food preparations. We had one couple that were totally in charge of preparing the food. Not only was it delicious but it was awesome to come back from an activity and have a meal all ready. |
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| Our tents were set up directly across from the cabin. |
Friday night we drove into Leavenworth to watch the outdoor theater production of "The Sound of Music." We have a super talented group of young women right now that love music and drama so this was really special.
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| The play was fabulous!!!! |
Saturday morning we woke up and packed up camp and headed to go rock climbing and wander around Leavenworth.
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| I was really appreciative of Birch driving up Friday night after work so he could make this possible for the girls. Birch has instructed probably every youth in our ward on rock climbing at one point of their youth years. |
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| For many girls this was a first time experience! |
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| Alysee did amazing! |
The afternoon went by quickly with the girls spending some time walking around Leavenworth.
We all came home exhausted but happy! I love the theme we had for the High Adventure Trip!! It was wonderful to ponder about where my treasures lay.
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