Adventure Club: Taking the next step

 

It was another beautiful day of hiking at Adventure Club last Wednesday.  Although we were a small group this week, we had fun exploring the foothills above Boise, near Bogus Basin.

The hills are full of beautiful, sparkly, and sometimes translucent pieces of mica, quartz, and agate, which made climbing around on the rocks even more fun.

However, one or two of the kids were first-time hikers, and there is an important lesson to be learned about collecting shiny rocks while hiking. I imagine the internal monologue goes something like this:

"Boy oh boy, look at this cool rock. I should take it home and show all my friends. Hey, here's another one. Let's bring it home too. There's three more--even more awesome than the first two! This is great! What a fantastic rock collection I'm going to have. Hmm, wonder how my backpack got so heavy...."

Only one child from La Capilla managed to get up early enough to make the 6:30am bus this week--the intrepid Crystal. Every week she grows more courageous and more skillful at navigating the trails and boulders.

I predict that a day will come when she is the one leading this program, teaching the little ones how to get down a steep hill or cross a creek without getting your feet wet.