Saddle Rock YW Camp "Rock Solid"

I must have one of the best jobs in our church. Seriously. Does it get any better than camp director? What a great adventure we had this year for girls' camp. I was overjoyed to be involved with Kassidy's first year at camp. What a time we had. Our first full day we all woke up very early and attempted a 14er. (mountain over 14,000 ft high) Mt Yale proved to be steep and rugged. Bless Kassidy's sweet heart, she got carsick on the way to the trailhead and was throwing up by the time we got there. She had a slow start for this hike, but hung in there. When our "turn around time" arrived we ended up with 10 girls and 2 leaders summitting. Four more made it to the saddle and all of our YW getting to almost 13,000 ft. Great girls with great attitudes. I couldn't have been more proud of all the girls and especially my daughter.
Day 2 we spent on the mighty Arkansas River with the river running at 2900 cfs. We had 10 dads, including Brandon, join us on the river for muscle because we knew going into it that the water would be fast and high. Kassidy loved the river ride until the last rapid when she took a little tumble out of the boat. She was pretty strong though and came out without too much wear and tear. I didn't see her tumble because I fell out on the 2nd to last rapid. Overall Kassidy had a great time. I am convinced that a wimpier girl would have struggled with her experiences, but she is stronger than ever.

This is our crew on the river. The water was also a whopping 45 degrees.

Here is the crew I happen to be with at the summit of Mt Yale. More made it to the top but I was heading down by then. Strong girls. They make some young men in our church look wimpy. Go GIRLS!
Here is the snow melt and the reason our river was so cold.

Beautiful days, gorgeous campground, extreme adventure.

The theme for the youth of our church this year is "Therefore I would that ye should be steadfast and immoveable, always abounding in good works". At camp this year they were steadfast, dependable, helpful, kind, fun and strong.

They moved mountains.

These Saddle Rock Young Women were "Rock Solid".