Barbie and I went up to the Heber Valley Girls camp to check it out. We are taking the Special Needs group there in June. Even though I have attended a camp there once before I wasn't sure what we would need to do and know. It was good we went. The missionaries have a lot to offer but each ward or stake is responsible for planning there camp. Everyone gets assigned to a challenge course. It must have been lightening when I was there because our ward couldn't do the course at their scheduled time because of the weather. So seeing the course was a new experience. Barbie and I decided to climb the telephone pole and walk across a rope and zip line down. I loved the zip line but I did not like getting to it. It was hard climbing the pole. The pegs for your feet and hands were really far apart and half way up I was tired and scared. My body started shaking and I really didn't want to continue. I didn't want to quit either though and as everyone encouraged me that I could do it I would lift myself again and go one step higher. (the pole wiggles) Walking across the rope wasn't as hard or scary even though I continues to yell "I hate this". I focused on the valley and didn't look down. Soon I was across the rope and on the platform for the zip line. I screamed again when I zipped but not because I was scared...it just came out. I felt very good when we were through. I was so glad that I didn't give up and kept going. I'm not sure I'll try it again in June but I suspect I will.
Larry knew a few of the missionaries serving there and so while we looked around and inspected our camp site we also found his friends. One was Lew Glass who is a good customer at TJ Trailers. He was really nice. There was a Sister Missionary that was also really nice and drove us to where we could find Brother and Sister Clark. Gary Clark and his family lived in Roy when we did and we were great friends. Gary had contacted Larry a week ago asking him about work stuff. He told Larry he was serving at Heber and Larry told him I was going there on Saturday. Gary told me to find him. He serves on Course 5 and that's where we found him. It was good seeing Gary again. I always thought Gary was a nice guy. I like his wife too...she seems nice.
It was a fun day. We got a lot of information and we have a great idea of everything we need to do. We mostly do it all. The challenge course will be nice and they also have people that will come to our camp and give talks on three different subjects. We will take advantage of it all. I saw a gal that grew up in Hooper and her girls will be attending the same time and so I think I might see if they's like to come play games or do skits with us. I'm excited and love the mountains and the Heber Valley Girls camp. It's so beautiful!
