Wilderness Experience - Mccloud Falls!!

What a great trip to McCloud Falls!! We took 35 youth to McCloud for some awesome cliff jumping. 15 kids did the 40 footer!! Even six adults mustered the courage to take the leap!! Then we shared a great time jumping and swimming in glacier water at Lower Falls. A dozen kids fished and caught a bunch of fish, too. Friday morning was incredible with a great outdoor ed lesson by Naomi Groot on the life of a Trout (played by Casey Moreno), followed by Casey's moving testimony. Throwing in Casey's "Southern Rock" styled worship and the morning was great...and all that followed a great talk by Colby on Thursday night on Psalm 104 on the Majesty of God in His Creation!! Amazing trip!!

Keep Praying for us as we have 40 signed up for Buck's Lake in six days from now!!

WE 09 Pacific Ocean Trip

Our first Wilderness Experience Trip of 2009 was an amazing trip to the Pacific Ocean in Marin County. We hiked the redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument, swam and played at Stinson Beach, watched the sunset at Tennessee Beach in the Marin Headalnds of Golden Gate Park and walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. We had 28 youth, 2 kids and 10 adults. We worshiped God in the beauty of His creation, encouraged each other, played crazy games and just had a great time hanging out together.

Get ready for McCloud Falls next week!! It's Amazing!! 39 youth are signed up and ready to go take the plunge at the falls!

Wilderness Experience 2009

Wilderness Experience 2009
Summer Trips

Wilderness Experience is a program designed to get youth engaged in activities to bring God’s creation and values alive.

June 25-27: Our first trip of the summer takes us to the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County. We will experience the views of Point Reyes National Seashore, hike around Muir Woods National Monument, and spend a day body-surfing the Marin Headlands beaches of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

July 9-10: McCloud River and its three waterfalls is the second destination. We’ll camp out, jump into a glacial-melt river and have a great time enjoying the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

July 16-17: The third trip of the summer will take us to the Plumas National Forest for some boating fun at Bucks Lake and also an incredible trip to Rock Creek, with its waterfalls, granite waterslides and cool, clear swimming holes.


July 30 – August 1: The final trip is a raft trip on the Klamath River, hikes around the Klamath National Forest. We’ll camp at Happy Camp, CA, tame the white-water of the Klamath and go on one of the most amazing hikes to Ukonom Falls.

Wilderness Experience Sign-up. Contact jim@orchardchurch.com

Wilderness Experience 2008

Check out the video below to see some of last years picture and start getting excited about our Wilderness Experience 2008.

Wilderness Experience Video

Here's the info:

Activities Planned…

Thurs, June 26 - Sat, June 28: Hike around beautiful Yosemite National Park (pictured above), see the largest waterfall in California, and some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Thurs, July 10 - Fri July 11: Hike to Rock Creek swimming hole and waterfalls. Cliff-jumping, swimming, rock slides and more!

Thurs, July 24 - Fri, July 25: Explore Lassen National Park, spend the night around a camp fire, and head to Lake Almanor the next day for some boating fun!

Wed, July 30 - Fri, August 1: Get ready for an adventure packed weekend as we journey to see the giant redwoods in Muir Woods, explore San Francisco, visit Mission Delores, and play at the beach in Half Moon Bay!

Cost: One night trips are $20, and two night trips are $40. Registration is due two weeks prior to each trip. However, we do NOT want money to stop you from attending. Please talk to Kristen about earning a scholarship.

Bucks Lake Weekend Trip - May 16-17

Our next Wilderness Experience trip is May 16-17 to the William's Cabin at Bucks Lake. Come play, hike around and explore, see some snow, take a "polar bear" plunge and have a great weekend hanging out together. We will leave on Friday, May 16 at 4 pm and be home Saturday, May 17 @ 5 pm. Contact Kristen @ kristen@orchardchurch.com for more info.

Feather River Raft Trip - Friday, April 18

Our next Wilderness Experience Trip is a whitewater raft trip on the Feather River on Friday, April 18. We will leave Chico at 11:45 pm, so you will need to get permission to miss the afternoon at school. Come on a wild adventure in the beautiful Feather River Canyon. E-mail Kristen at kristen@orchardchurch.com for info.

Crazy fun time at Upper Park and Table Mountain!!

On February 9, 15 youth from OC went on a Five Mile hike in Upper Bidwell Park. We hiked the upper rim trail, went down the side of a cliff and played at Bear Hole.

On Saturday, March 15, 35 kids (22 from Orchard Church and 13 from New Faith Church in Corning) went on a great hike and exploration day on Table Mountain near Oroville. We hiked down Phantom Falls, played in the water with salamanders, and watched a hail storm blow in. It was a great day!! Hope to see you on the next Experience.