I came across a quote the other day, by some guy named Comte DeBussy-Rabutin:
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great."
Random, perhaps. But speaking of absence....After a long one, I'm back to the world of blog.
Way back in July, I went with my Jr High Youth Group (called The Flipside) to the Mount Hood area for a rousing time of adventure. In three point five days, we packed in a road trip, a high- and low-ropes course, "The Swing," rapelling, rock climbing, white water rafting, Capture the Flag in the dark, a tent-pitching race, cooking for the multitude, a scary late-night ghost story, and some very sweet times spent with our God and each other.
(disclaimer: many of the following images were taken by Tom or Joe, the other leaders on our trip)
Braving the rapids!
Geared up for The Swing
Nate and I cruisin in the rented minivan
Katelin, pointing to the cliff face she just rapelled.
Joe at the bottom, ensuring the safety of the rapellers.
Searching for my next handhold
Our empty table at camp
Our full table at camp
Mmm, good! Fine dining in the great outdoors!
Could be a commercial....
Telling scar stories:
One of our first group challenges was finding a partner, making him/her a sandwich, and feeding it to him/her - all without speaking one word! Can I just say that it was a very humbling experience being fed by someone else. And it definitely had the potential for danger - watch out for those thumbs!
The high, very scary log - prob the most challenging part of the whole trip for me, and many others! We worked our way up to doing it blindfolded and backwards!
Kyle and I: Balay is on!
The whole bunch of us:
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