Hike Challenge Cont...

During the Hike we had to complete four challenges as a team:

1. We had to tag different trees through the first segment of the hike! Good thing we had Simon who knows his trees! After we tag the tree there was a clue to tell us the next tree we had to find!
2. Then after we climb up a VERY LONG and Muddy Steep Hill (Had to use ropes to get up)we met our next challenge! We had to put together a puzzle of the National Trail Logo! We finished that no problem then it was off to go back down that muddy steep hill! Basically I held onto the rope and slide down! It was a RIOT!
3. Spider web! This was a team building challenge that they do at Summer Camps a lot. What was in front of us was a wood frame with rope wrapped across it making it appear to be a spider web. One at a time we had to cross through the 'spider web' not touching any of the rope and not using the same 'hole' as another teammate. We had no problem and sent Lee (the 8 year old) right through the top hole to the arms of another teammate!
4. As we continued down the hike, we even ran a little, it was a race and all! Our last challenge was the stretcher race! These stretchers did not have wheels but more what they would use in a war setting. A heavy piece of fabric wrapped around two metal poles! We had Lee (who is about 50lbs soaking wet!) get on the stretcher and down the muddy hill we went! We were slipping and sliding and falling all the way down! My butt was a muddy mess by the end!

It was GREAT! We ended up finishing 3rd! Not too bad!!