A Change of Pace

Yesterday we changed things up a bit. Everyone was up and out of dorm by 7am for breakfast. 140 campers plus dozens of counselors headed out to climb a mountain while the remaining campers and counselors enjoyed Woodberry's surroundings and engaged in organized activities. The mountain group traveled by bus  to the Shenandoah National Park. The gang who stayed on campus split into two groups. One group played games and the other hiked 5 miles of our 8 mile perimeter trail. Mid-morning the groups switched to the other activity. 


The Old Rag group departed on buses promptly at 8:00am. Old Rag Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is situated in the Shenandoah National Park. The drive is just under an hour away from Woodberry. Old Rag is a very challenging 8.8 mile hike and rock scramble with spectacular views. At the summit it sits at 3,291 feet.  

After the exhausting hike, the campers boarded the buses to head back to the Forest. The buses remained silent on the way home as the campers and counselors couldn't help but doze after conquering OLD RAG.

Meanwhile, back at the Forest, the guys played hard! In addition to their hike of the perimeter trail, they organized into groups by age and played games of wiffle ball, basketball, and dodgeball. Eventually they made their way to the outdoor pool. 

Our perimeter trail is a total of 8 miles in length and was completed and dedicated just a few years ago. It continues to be kept up (cleared and trimmed) by the students of Woodberry. It is quite a beautiful trail and at certain points there are fabulous views of the Rapidan River and it's rock formations.

After a long rest period the campers were ready to go again. They all headed over to dinner and then met on the steps of the Dick Gym to find out their game schedule for the evening. 

We were  fortunate today with regards to weather. The temperature didn't climb above 75 degrees. You couldn't see as far while on the mountain because of the cloud cover but it did help to cool things down. The skies cleared again in the evening. It was another beautiful night and the games were intense and competitive. 

I bet the boys slept well last night. It was a full and exhausting day  of great adventures. All is well and we're geared up for another day of competition and fun!

Old Rag Photos

A Change of Pace

Yesterday we changed things up a bit. Everyone was up and out of dorm by 7am for breakfast. 140 campers plus dozens of counselors headed out to climb a mountain while the remaining campers and counselors enjoyed Woodberry's surroundings and engaged in organized activities. The mountain group traveled by bus  to the Shenandoah National Park. The gang who stayed on campus split into two groups. One group played games and the other hiked 5 miles of our 8 mile perimeter trail. Mid-morning the groups switched to the other activity. 


The Old Rag group departed on buses promptly at 8:00am. Old Rag Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is situated in the Shenandoah National Park. The drive is just under an hour away from Woodberry. Old Rag is a very challenging 8.8 mile hike and rock scramble with spectacular views. At the summit it sits at 3,291 feet.  

After the exhausting hike, the campers boarded the buses to head back to the Forest. The buses remained silent on the way home as the campers and counselors couldn't help but doze after conquering OLD RAG.

Meanwhile, back at the Forest, the guys played hard! In addition to their hike of the perimeter trail, they organized into groups by age and played games of wiffle ball, basketball, and dodgeball. Eventually they made their way to the outdoor pool. 

Our perimeter trail is a total of 8 miles in length and was completed and dedicated just a few years ago. It continues to be kept up (cleared and trimmed) by the students of Woodberry. It is quite a beautiful trail and at certain points there are fabulous views of the Rapidan River and it's rock formations.

After a long rest period the campers were ready to go again. They all headed over to dinner and then met on the steps of the Dick Gym to find out their game schedule for the evening. 

We were  fortunate today with regards to weather. The temperature didn't climb above 75 degrees. You couldn't see as far while on the mountain because of the cloud cover but it did help to cool things down. The skies cleared again in the evening. It was another beautiful night and the games were intense and competitive. 

I bet the boys slept well last night. It was a full and exhausting day  of great adventures. All is well and we're geared up for another day of competition and fun!

Old Rag Photos

Stormy Day

Tuesday morning was beautiful. After breakfast we met for our meeting and then proceeded down the hill for the 9am games. The final scores were once again close. There were some exciting contests. Before we knew it the campers were grabbing canteen and then they were off to their individual instruction locations. 

The weather was still great at lunch. It was so great that we decided to send three teams to the outdoor pool during rest period. They were able to enjoy their hour but when it came time to pick up the next three teams for their time at the pool we had to cancel. Storms surrounded the area. We could hear the rumble of thunder which meant lightning was not far. All of the teams had to stay on dorm until we got the 'all clear'. 

With the threat still looming at 4pm we decided to play indoor games only. Teams loaded onto mini-buses and headed down the hill. The eight teams scheduled to play outdoors used the time to practice indoors and also watch some of the other matches. A large group gathered around handball and dodgeball. Both sports are recent additions to Sports Camp and have been a big hit ever since.

                                                                             


                                            

During dinner we kept an eye on the weather. Typically our night games begin promptly at 7pm. Finally at around 6:40pm, our trainer Brad, gave the all clear for night games. The clouds began to break up and the sun came through. It turned out to be a beautiful evening. 


                                          

                                                        

The games were quite exciting. Two of the matches went into overtime. Brown and Texas were scoreless in soccer at the end of regulation time. They ended up playing two overtime periods before Brown finally scored. Both goalkeepers were amazing. In Sports Camp, if the score had been tied at the end of the two overtime periods there would have been a 'shoot out'. This game, however ended after the second overtime when Texas could not answer the Brown goal.

In the cage Brown and Harvard traded baskets for four quarters. They too played an overtime period. In the end Oregon won by a score of 25-24.

                                                         

Today promises to be beautiful. Things are looking good. The sun is out and the birds are chirping. It's going to be a great day. Enjoy!

Sports Camp Photos June 21, 2016