Fall Camp Week 3: Marble Tunnel, Balloons, And A Hurricane

The Falcons on their way to find the clues to the puzzle.

Hello Campers!
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It was a different week, but I know that the Falcons made the best of it. Last week the team found and solved a word puzzle, guided a marble down a series of pipes, and battled in a balloon version of Steal-the-Sticks.

Isa and her team unscramble the letters of the puzzle.

To begin, the Falcons had to put their puzzle-solving skills to work. Given tricky clues, they had to find letters throughout the woods to come up with their word, “WONDERS.” Thanks to everyone’s fantastic eyesight, they were able to find the letters easily, however, making the word was the hardest part. 
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Isa’s intelligence came in handy as she and her teammates worked through all of the possibilities and made the correct word!

The setup that allowed the Falcons to set their record time in the Marble Race.

Next, we moved onto the marble game. Each Falcon had their own piece of pipe and had to watch a marble roll down their pipes. Here’s the catch, whenever the marble went down the player’s pipe, they had to run to the end of the line and align their pipe with another player in order to make the assembly line long enough to reach the finish.
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Nolan’s height and Ava’s problem-solving was a big help to the team’s success.

This team discusses the best hiding spots for their balloons.

For our final game, we ran back to the Confederation Trail and played a game of Steal-the-Sticks with balloons. Teammates hid their balloons alongside the trail in hope that the opposing team wouldn’t find them. 
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With our game resulting in a tie, it was obvious that both teams had excellent hiding spots and worked flawlessly as a team.

Logan, Damien, Camden, and Caleb flash the camera their best model faces.

In the end, although the challenges were difficult, the Falcon’s knew how to tackle them. It was awesome to see the team come together to solve the puzzle, navigate problems during the Marble Race, and compete in a game of Steal-the-Sticks. ​

The falcons walking back to the Lodge after an evening of challenges.

Unfortunately, Hurricane Teddy took over the Foxes and Ravens last week. However, that won’t stop us from having fun with our challenges this week!
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Yours in adventure,

Sarah, Georgia, Sophie, and Mr. Paton