A Few More Pictures to Enjoy

Some of the children get tired on the bus going, and some get tired on the bus going home.

This time Micheal was trying to sleep sitting up. It happens.

Actually, they don't mind. A nap's a nap no matter what you call it.

But you can guess that when the bus pulled in for ice cream, the nap was suddenly over.









This is another swimming picure.

After the rock climbing pictures below, we were hot and tired. The kids were really very coy about the swimming. First it was a tiny wet spot on their shorts, and then there was this kinda wet shirt because, well, you know, and then there was this giant spot on the next kid that just needed a little competition until we all went in. Miss Rachel is someplace in there - probably under the water.





The view from the top of the mountain where the kids climbed. It looks really high, and it is.

That's Miss Rachel and Micheal J and Madison at the top.

How they got there is in the picture below.

This is marvelous for the kids.

Plan to come with us next week, and you can see the whole thing for yourself.



After you look down, you start to look up. This is the mountain the kids scaled. There is a cave at the top left. All the kids wanted to see it, so we let them all come up.

The rock climber in the picture is Jack Snyder.

Each child made the climb, and each one loved it.

Miss Molly was trained in rock climbing and repelling by the fire department. She was a volunteer in high school.





Thisis a kind of group climb. Parents and teachers are moving children across the rocks.

Ben, our teen helper, is out on a ledge.

The kids are allowed to go to safe zones where they can look out, but most of them are only interested in climbing, and that's a real child thing.

Some of the minor jumps from one rock to another were a major accomplishment for some kids.





This is the kind of thing we found at Garden of the Gods. It's a long way down, but most of the drops have a buffer of stones, so that a fall would have to be a direct act of neglect on the part of a teacher.

Although it looks dangerous, it really isn't. But it is very beautiful and truly interesting.




Miss Stacey with the boys. We are looking at the camera, but behind us, Camel Rock looms in the background.

You can see several states in the distance.

This was indeed an ancient sea, and the rock formations were once at the bottom of that sea, that's what makes it so interesting.







This is the Girl's Group.

We were at the start of the climb. They were more interested in playing on the rocks than standing for a picture.

No telling where the boys were.

Nice group shot. Lovely children - best group ever.