We usually go in August but this year we tried something different; going in the spring, and the weather was exceptional! We went to Portola State Park that is on the road from Palo Alto over to Pescadero. It is quite a crooked road so we had our barf bags ready. Two girls even had to use them. Yuck! I will spare you the pictures of that event. But I will show you our big breakfast on Saturday morning being prepared by our wonderful leaders!
After breakfast we went out for a little hike that turned into a little longer than we had planned. It was fun to see the sights of a coastal redwood forest. Dave (one of the leaders) knew a lot about trees, the forest and bugs which made the hike fun. Here we are looking at a tree that is around 2000 years old. The kids were amazed that this tree was around during the time of Jesus!
More of the hike through a meadow.
A nice spot for a group picture in one of the redwoods. The inside was burned out by a lightning strike.
The afternoon was quite warm so we did some creek walking. We found this log in the water and had to ride it. (see next blog for a video)
Saturday night we had a time of sharing the highlights from the day, a scary story, favorite Bible verses, and a time to pray/talk to God. And of course camping wouldn't be complete without s'mores and doughboys!
This is our final group shot on Sunday before leaving. It was a great weekend. We had less than 10 kids signed up to go the week before, but He brought the kids he wanted to go even as we were loading up the cars! (We had 18 total) We had some injuries that could have been serious but He protected them and they were all minor. It was a great weekend to get away from the hood, enjoy God's creation, create memories to last a lifetime, and we had many opportunites to build relationships that will last for eternity!
Saturday night we had a time of sharing the highlights from the day, a scary story, favorite Bible verses, and a time to pray/talk to God. And of course camping wouldn't be complete without s'mores and doughboys!
This is our final group shot on Sunday before leaving. It was a great weekend. We had less than 10 kids signed up to go the week before, but He brought the kids he wanted to go even as we were loading up the cars! (We had 18 total) We had some injuries that could have been serious but He protected them and they were all minor. It was a great weekend to get away from the hood, enjoy God's creation, create memories to last a lifetime, and we had many opportunites to build relationships that will last for eternity! 
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