It was Christmas Eve, but the small group of refugees was not in a festive mood. There was no snow, no decorations, no food, no music, no presents and almost no family. They had to walk carefully because the ground was still hot in some areas, and there were hot coals and embers where there […]
Month: November 2023
Medford Forest Nature Camp – The Final Hike
In the morning Joe woke up all the kids by banging on a metal pan with a big spoon! The kids came out of their tents grumbling and complaining, it was still dark! Joe pointed to the east where there was a gap in the trees. The sky was glowing orange, and he told the […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – Rafting Down the River
The next day Joe, Haley, and all the kids arrived early at the river. Their two rafts and Joe’s kayak were ready to be launched. Joe gave the kids some long poles and some paddles. The kids would use the paddles when the rafts were in deep water and use the poles to push the […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – Building Rafts
Joe had an announcement for the group of kids. He told them that there were only three more days of Nature Camp. They were going to spend today building two rafts, and tomorrow they would raft down the Black River to a campground and spend the night camping. On the last day they were going […]
Medford Forest Nature Camp – Naughty Daniel??
There was a day when it was cold and rained all day. The kids had to stay in the barn and in the farmhouse. They spent the morning playing hide and seek in the hayloft of the barn. By lunch time all the kids had hay stuck in their clothes and in their hair, and […]