Lake Day

Every year Friends of ours take a day trip up past Battleground Washington to Lake Merwin. A certain special interest group within our families decided it would be a good idea if we went with them this year. Because of my work I was originally not going to be able to go. I wasn't that disappointed at first; I didn't know what I would be missing out on. However, since the weather forecast said that the temperature was going to top 100, and working outside in that kind of heat is no fun at all, Mr. D decided that it would be alright to work a half-day. He didn't know it at the time, but that decision was perfect for me to get a chance to drive up to the lake in the afternoon. So when I got of work at just after 2 I hurried home and got ready to go as fast as I could.

Following a few minutes of preparation I was out the door and on my way to Cresap Bay. (I endearingly referred to it as Ketchup Bay.) Unfortunately my driving instructions led the way up I-5, taking me right through Portland toward Vancouver in the middle of heavy traffic. I crept along the freeway in bumper to bumper traffic for nearly an hour. My car's AC doesn't work so well (at all). The heat was unbearable. The only thing that kept me from going insane was Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings playing on the radio. (What a fortunate turn of events). Thankfully I was able to keep my mind long enough to cross the bridge into Washington. Traffic cleared up and I was on the move again toward Ketchup Bay. It wasn't long though until another event caused my speedy progress the slow to a crawl. I was driving along a rural road following a sort of poky car when I heard a strange, rather disconcerting noise. At first I was very concerned for the health of my car but it wasn't long before all fears left my mind. Two cars up from me was the car that caused the noise, and was continuing to spew forth similar sounds. The primary side-effect of those unfortunate noises was that our pace slowed from a good clip to and excruciating crawl. Soon I came upon the realization that it was two cars that were together, one pushing the other. I guess that's why they call it a "bumper." But it wasn't too long before they turned off and I was on my way again to Ketchup Bay. Once I got moving again it I was finally able to make it through Battleground and out into the open country, and what beautiful country they have up there. I wound silent and peaceful through the hills and valleys, cutting my way through the dark green forests as the sunlight punctured the dense canopy leaving dappled, and mottled shadows on the road. A few minutes later, after driving over a one-lane suspension bridge spanning the the lake, I was stopping at the guard shack on the driveway leading to the parking lot at Ketchup Bay. When I first got there the parking lot was full and I was going to have to park back at the one-lane bridge and walk in, but after some finagling and convincing (and a parking spot opening up) I was given a parking pass and allowed to drive down and park near the beach.

I had finally made it to the beach. I carried my backpack and igloo to the picnic table area where I could see that we had our operation set up. Mom was there and informed me that the kids were out on the logs diving off and just hanging out. There was a large uneven grassy area the came right the terraced edge of the rocky man-made shore. There was a swimming area boundary marked about 3o feet out with a semi-circle of log shaped floats running in a continuous line. After that another 30 or so feet was another semi-circle concentric to the first constructed from actual logs chained between log posts. Right when I was about to dive in the water and join them on the outer log ring they started coming in. When the first of them got to the shore they said that we were going to go to the rope swing. It sounded like fun and they said that it wasn't far so I consented to go with them. We followed a small paved path from the grassy area toward the nearby treeline where the path changed into a narrow dirt track. I watched for sticks and small rocks as we made our way through the woods following the water's edge to the rope swing area. The path widened to a good sized dirt patch with three trees growing right in the middle. Directly to the right of the path's mouth was the rope tied around the branch of relatively bare tree. On the water side of the open patch the ground dipped down toward a steep, rocky bank that had to be scaled with the aid of a rope to get the water's edge (or to get back from the water's edge). Opposite the rope swing was a tree stump protruding right on the edge of the drop off. The others had already been to the swing earlier so they wanted me to go first. But before anyone went we needed to get the rope untangled from the branch of a Spruce tree on which it was caught. Matthew and James gave it a try but couldn't get it with the stick we had on hand. Adam then gave it a try but wasn't having any more success than they. They were going about it all wrong, I said that they needed to use the force. Right about then Adela came back from an excursion with longer stick. In no time we had the rope free and ready to be swung. Matthew showed me the proper way to run of the embankment to get the best results, then it was my turn. I grabbed the rope in my hands and waited for a second. Then, gripping the rope tightly, I ran toward the edge leaping right when I got to the drop off. Lifting my feet I let my momentum carry me out and away from the earth toward the open water. It felt like I was in slow motion as I spun out over the lake. With one last look toward the bank where everyone was standing looking on, I let go of the rope. For a split second I hung in midair before plunging toward the watery depths. From the moment I left the ground I had adrenaline coarsing through me. As it flooded my system with do-or-die instinct I could feel my whole body shuddering. I tried to straighten myself out but I hit the water a bit crooked, smacking my shoulder and side of my face as I entered the enveloping fluid. Upon dropping below the surface I spread my arms and legs out to arrest my continued drop in the water. When I stopped sinking, hands and feet kicked in, working together the bring me back up the surface. I breached the waves and made my way back to the rocky embankment to have another go. The day had been hot and it felt so good to be in the water. Doing it in an high-adventure style with adrenaline pumping felt even better. We stayed at the swing for a little while longer taking turns on the rope or running and jumping off the stump, which was probably a ten foot higher drop than the rope. Finally everyone had had there fill of fun so we made our way back to the park.


The rest of the day was spent in lesure, jumping off the logs, swimming to the buoy, and throwing the frisbee were a few of the activities with which we entertained ourselves. Slowly the sun began to plod its course toward the hills making the sky blush and color with the shades of a heavenly palette. We began to pack up our belongings and get ready to go. When we were all ready to go we all gathered around and prayed, thanking God for the perfect day. Finally finished, we left.

John

Summer Vacations

It has been a few days since I have been on here but I've been keeping myself busy. Working all last week and looking forward to doing it again this week. I had a good weekend, playing some ultimate frisbee as well as getting my car washed and cleaned out. There is a possibility that I will be going to the Portland Highland Games this Saturday and then after that I'm off to Bend for camping at Tumalo State Park. Neither Tim or Kevin will be able to come camping with us either. Another bummer is that I'm going to miss the VW Jetta TDI Cup that is coming to PIR on the weekend that I will be gone.

John

Making Memories

I had a great Memorial Day Weekend camping with my family. I was a little scattered driving back for Graduation, staying the night, then working Saturday morning. I also came back into town to drop Timmy off. Ultimate Frisbee was great, and the Thunderstorm really was exciting. I got sunburned the first day so my personal toaster oven inside my jacket kept me warm. I had a hard time sleeping because of the sunburn on my shoulders and last night the aloe Mom put on made my skin stick to my bed sheets. We had some great times and I'm looking forward to this summer, my last few months in the States for a while.

John

Aberration

I cancelled the frisbee game for last Saturday, it is one of the rare times that I have done that. I had called quite a few people about the game but I wasn't sure about very many people actually coming. On Friday, at his game, Tim informed me that he wasn't going to be able to come. After that I decide just to call it off. I worked all day instead. :)

Frisbee this Saturday, the 10th. 11 o'clock at Southridge.

John

I Never Lose

Last night we went over to the Popescu's house with the Kelleys for games and snacks and stuff. Without going into to much detail the story goes like this. I won at Dutch Blitz (It was a really cloes game.) I won at Catchphrase twice. I won at Bible Tri-Bond. I won at BattleLore. I Won. Today I organized a frisbee game at one oclock. I got there early and there were some kids playing soccer there. When Adam showed up we challenged them to a little skirmish. Adam, James, and me vs. three other kids; we played half field. We won three to nothing. I scored once and Adam scored twice. Then we played frisbee. My team won the first game. I then switched to the other team. My new team won. I never lose.

John

P.S. I can't believe it. It's the middle of October and I sunburned!

The Trip

It wasn't exactly the camping trip to end all camping trips - thank goodness - but it was a great camping trip. You know, I find it funny. Every year that we have gone to Tumalo State Park our emphasis has been on Frisbee and swimming. This year though, I only went swimming on one day and we only played frisbee twice. Unfortunately, I injured my foot on the first game and then ended up playing on the injured foot for the second game. But this camping trip I had a new focus, one that is more and more beginning to define me as I explore it and it's possibilities: Climbing.

After Church, Sunday morning, we came home and made the final preparations to leave for Central Oregon. Adam drove all the way and when we arrived we began setup. Anna, who normally leads the trailer setup, was AWAL at another campsite so Adam and I set it up with intermittent help from a few others. With that completed I made my way over to the Nutter's site where Anna was. She inquired if we were ready to set up the trailer yet; I informed her it was done. That night after dinner at Cibelli's pizza with Grandpa and Grandma a couple of us played Texas Hold 'Em until 1 o'clock in the morning. The following morning, after breakfast, Adam, Luke, James, and I walked across the bridge spanning the Deschutes River to the cliffs (rim rock) on the other side of the river. There we began to climb. Probably an hour or so later we finally headed back to camp after making our way along the cliff alternating climbing and down-climbing to try another route. Back at camp we found the others getting ready to head to the rapids. Adam and I didn't feel like swimming so we climbed the rim rock on the edge the canyon through which the river flowed. On the top of the ledge we snuck around some guys house in an attempt to find Alex's sandal that he had lost while climbing there the previous day. We were unsuccessful, but Adam did catch a lizard. Later that day Adam Luke, Anna, James, and I went to play Disc Golf at Central Oregon Community College. The course was rough on my disc but we all had a good time. While we waited to be picked after completing the course we all stood around on the soccer field and practiced our driving. That night we played our first Frisbee game. After dinner all of us youngsters made our way across the road to the day-use area. The game went mostly well until during a course of inexplicable events I stepped on a irrigation device and cut my foot. I hurt only momentarily so we all kept playing. A few minutes later my foot began to ache and I knew it was worse than I thought. But, being the trooper that I am, I kept playing a little longer. It all ended when I made one wrong turn guarding Evan. At that point, with the pain filling my foot, I knew that I was done for the night. Adam assisted me over to a picnic table nearby where I attempted to see it by taking a picture with Sara's camera. After putting my sandals back on I rode James's bike back to camp. With Dr. Bower and Nurse Mom present I was fixed up in no time. The next day Mr. Nutter took Luke, Sara, and Me into Bend. We spent a little time wandering around the mall area there before stopping at Starbucks for some drinks. Before Mr. Nutter picked us up Luke and I played a little hackie out in front of the Starbucks. The moves were wild and the outside furniture was flying everywhere, sent there by my high-flying feet. That evening we played another game of Frisbee. I got there a little late and the score was already 3 to 2. I joined the side with 2 points and James moved to the side with 3. I played with my injured foot but it didn't give me much trouble. We ended up winning 15 to 6. That was a happy game. The following day, Wednesday, half of us were to head out for Canby to make it to the Westgate Family Camp. The drive was very nice, we took old highways from Aumsville through Silverton and Marquam to Canby. My post is already too long so I will abbreviate these upcoming days. I played in the ping-pong tournament and was knocked out in the first round. The MarWeBowNezevichKins did very well at the frisbee golf competition and won second place. I took home both of the prizes. The preaching by Scott Dean was very good and was designed to make one t.h.i.n.k. Board games are a staple of family camp and I ended up playing a few. When we played Pirate's Cove I started off very bad, being beaten twice in a row, but ended up in second place. Yes I know, first place loser. All in all family camp was great. Friday night I drove the three hours back to Central Oregon ending at just after 11 o'clock. The drive was great, I like to pass people in the rain and in the the dark. We finished up our week of camping back at Tumalo. On Saturday I finally went tubing on the river. I had my towel with me and I was trying not to let it get soaked. All my attempts were vanity. I was sucked under at one particular rapid and at that point I was barely more soaked than my towel. It was then that I realized that I had lost James's shirt. Leaving my now soaked towel and my inner tube on a rock, I ran back up the path the the point where I had first tipped over, coincidentally losing the t-shirt. I wasn't really sure if I could find it but I had faith that God does care about such seemingly little things as lost t-shirts so I made my way down the river, partly swimming, partly scrambling over rocks. I took a break for one moment and stood one a rock. I scanned the scene and noticed something dusty red underneath the surface of the water across the river's flow. At that moment I knew that I had found it. Jumping off a rock I plunged into the rover and swam violently to get across the flow without being taken downstream too far. I reached the other side and reached under the water. I pulled up the missing t-shirt in my hands. Now victorious I made my way back down the river on the opposite side making my own way through the sagebrush and rocky ground. I finished off my river float at the private bridge spanning the river. I tossed my towel and inner tube up onto the bridge and climb up after. Anna and I walked along the road back to the day use area where the adults were. On the way Anna noticed a shirt next to the road. I picked it up, hey free shirt. It was a little large for me but that the way it was supposed to be worn. After I got to the day use area and laid out my towel to dry, and with my new shirt on, I decided it was time to try some more climbing. I waded across the river and found a little trail through the bushes on the bank of the river to the cliffs beyond. I scrambled a little ways until I found the place that I wanted to start then I took off my sandals and started climbing. Anna took a few pictures of me from across the river and Mr. Meigs said I was going to kill myself. I didn't care, then it was just the rock and me. Thinking, rethinking, a little strength and technique all in one fluid thought and I was at the top of the crag in no time. I down climbed to another area and started again only to be baffled by a difficult crack. No problem though. I just moved around the outcropping of a big boulder and found another way up. After that ascent Mr. Meigs suggested that I be done for now, mostly for their sakes. I complied willing, seeing as how I had just had my fun. I ended up getting to bed early that night and we had to pack up camp the next day. Packing up was work but didn't take very long considering what it used to take to get us going. We finally hit the road and I was looking forward to stopping at Cibelli's one last time before heading home. I wasn't even thinking; when we got to Cibelli's it was closed because it was Sunday and they don't open until 3. Bummer. It turned out to be okay anyway though. After stopping for gas in Sisters we made up our collective mind to stop at the Marion Forks Restaurant with the Nutters, the Meigs, and the Starks. Finally, after a few more hours, heavy traffic on I-5, and some long hauls with the trailer we had made it home with only thirty minutes to get ready for Evening church. Uber Camping Trip successful. Body - Energized. Spirit - Uplifted. Mind - Enlightened.

John

P.S. Tim is an amazing guy, and he did a great job on the paintballing at Family Camp.

Another Day, Another Dollar

Frisbee today was great; we played a four on four game to 13. My team didn't win, but the final score was 13-12. I don't mind since our team out played the other team. Earlier today I drove over to South East Portland to pick up some Quickdraws for rock climbing. I can't wait to go camping. I really want to climb the cliffs across the river at the day use area. I also can't wait to play games with Scott Dean at family camp. I'll definitely have some stories to tell when I get back.

John

Ultimate Saturday

Hey everyone! Come to Ultimate frisbee on the baseball field at Southridge at 2:00-2:30 tomorrow. If you don't come, then you sniff glue!

John

A Soul Overflowing

We're heading off to California tomorrow. I just came off of some kind of high after NBT; a spiritual plateau, of sorts. Last week was incredible. Jesus promised that if we ask anything in his name we will receive, that our joy may be full. Last week I cashed in that promise. If you weren't there I couldn't explain to you all that made amazing, encouraging, decisive, and wonderful. I was a team captain again this year with Taylor as my co-captain and Kevin and Sara as our opposing captains. We started the whole week off on Saturday with games skits and food in the evening. The Evangelists arrived on Thursday giving us a lot of time ahead NBT to get to know them and to go out on special blitzing opportunities that we generally don't get. On Sunday morning the evangelists were integrated with our Sunday School class. Before that we had some scoreing and points going on but everything previous to Sunday night, was inconsequential; this was when the real fun started. At this point I can no longing tie particular events to days but I will try and remember most of the crazy NBT games that we all got to participate in this summer. Big Ball Basketball, Big Ball Shot Put, Bottle Soccer, Four-way tug-of-war, Sumo Tube, Tube Tug, Waterballoon Dodgeball, Waterballoon toss, Big Ball Volleyball, Human Foosball, Volleyball, Blind Volleyball, Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Stack-it, Spell-it, Switch-it, Tug-of-war, Kickbox, Big Ball Football, and many others. Every night Kevin and I had some kind of miniature skit that we would preform for the teens called The Impressions. We would come in wearing sunglass and, with a straight face, introduce ourselves as "The Impressions." Then we would do impressions. Again, I can't remember the order but we had so much fun. The impressions that we did included, rain drop, the number 11, a booger, a pimple, locomotive, cupid, mosquito, bug-zapper, snowflake, bacon, fieldgoal, and others. Throughout the week we also had little challenges that the teams would compete eachother in. Many of them were jokes, such as the blindfolded banana eating contest that everyone was in on except one guy. He thought that he was racing three others but it turned out that he was just shoving bananas in his face blindfolded while everyone else watched. Along side all the fun and games was a more serious tone. After we had been outside for the beginning of the evening, and been thorough enteretained by The Impressions and the games and challenges, Mr. Joel, the best NBT Evangelist ever, would come and teach us all a lesson from the Bible. What he said every night throughout the week really had a big impact on all of us, team captains, teens, as well as visitors. The only reason someone could come away from all of that and not be changed for the better would be by their own choice. Above all else, the best, most encouraging, uplifting, enlightening, and by far my favorite times this past week were the team captains meeting with Mr. Joel after NBT every night. I cannot express to you, the reader, all that that meant to us and all that we got from those times with Brother Joel; it was enough to make one high. This week Jesus really filled me up to overflowing and I did not come away unchanged. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD (Psalm 150:6).

John

Crunch

Sorry all. I didn't realize that I had work this week as well as the father/son campout. I won't be arranging any frisbee this week; however, Tim is planning one for Saturaday. See you all later.

John

The Rain Falls

Went to the Rose Parade today. We had a lot of fun in the rain. I loved the pipers. Sara and I color commented. We were wet. Adam bought burgers. I got new shoes. I can't wait to play frisbee. Who's up for frisbee on Tuesday?

John

Sorry

No frisbee tomorrow. Change of plans. See you all later.

John

Every New Day

I'm just back from my piano lessons, thought I'd let you all know what I'm doing these days. This morning, and probably for the rest of the week, I'm working for Mr. Martin at the Knights residence. John is my name, manual labor is my game. The weather outside is great today for working outside, but tomorrow it is supposed to be 90 + degrees. It's gonna be a scorcher.

We had a good weekend camping. Ultimate Frisbee, Disc Golf, and Axis & Allies sums up what I did over the weekend. Besides eating and sleeping and showering that is. Sunday night/Monday morning, Alex, Ben, Chris, Adam, and Myself stayed up until 4:30 playing a ten hour game of Axis & Allies. That had to have been the best game of A & A for me ever.

John

Oot an' Aboot

Last night we played Ultimate in the parking lot. There were only eight of us but we still had a lot of fun. Even though it was getting toward evening, the air was still really hot and humid and whenever stopped moving I could feel myself burning up all over. We didn't just end up playing one game though. Because of the people that were playing and the difference in skill present we switched up the teams a couple of times and played five or six games. My favorite game was the last game. Bye then we were down to six players. Anna, Danielle, I were on a team verses Shauna, Erin, and Nareda DeCleene. The DeCleenes were good and had previous frisbee experience but on the last game we didn't let them score once. The moved the frisbee a lot and got close the end zone quite a few times but couldn't quite make it all the way. We ended at nine o'clock 7 to 0. We all had fun and and everyone got a chance to be on a winning team.


Today we had a Staff outing to the Allen Premier Outlets. Rachel, Claudia, Anna, and I are close to the only staff people left here at the Ministry Center, so we four went together. We stopped in at a couple places including: Ralph Lauren Polo, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, as well as Eddie Bauer, Fossil, and J. Crew. While at Eddie Bauer I could feel familial ties being awakened inside of me and I saw a couple of things that I liked. I ended up just getting a nice t-shirt with a fish on it. At Fossil I was looking for a belt and a wallet, and that's exactly what I ended up getting. At my last stop, J. Crew, I didn't find the sweatshirt I was hoping that they would have but I got a new navy and green striped tie for a good price. After we left the outlets, we all stopped at Costco. I love Costco. Sam's Club and Walmart just don't compare with Costco. We stopped there just to look around and have lunch (at three thirty). While there we couldn't pass up walking around and getting all the samples though. When we left Costco I realized I didn't have my Camelbak bottle and that I had probably left it at one of the stores we went to at the outlets. I called Eddie Bauer and Tommy Hilfiger to see if they had found it in the fitting room areas, but neither had. After thinking about it for a while I realized that I had left it at Tommy Hilfiger. We weren't too far away, so we drove back, but they didn't have it. Someone must have thought it looked cool and taken it. The good news is that they are on sale at REI and I'm going to get two new ones when I get home.

I only have couple days left here in Dallas. Anna and I are flying back home on Tuesday and right after that we are going to the beach. I can't wait to get home so I can all the stuff that I need to do.

John

Paint Party

While Mr. Bell is away in Russia, we all decided that it would be a good surprise for him if we painted the gazebo out in the courtyard. Yesterday we rented a power washer and Zach and I power washed the whole thing. Then last night, instead of playing Ultimate Frisbee, we all had a painting party and painted the gazebo. As can be expected in such an endeavor, there was a fair bit of 'messing around' going on. As I found out, if you 'mess' with someone they are going to 'mess' with you.

She painted my head. But at least she killed the spider.

John

Finally Having Fun

Well, I had a crazy weekend, but nothing a party guy like me couldn't handle. I started it all off on Thursday by heading down and helping out at the senior car wash. I helped the whole time from 10 until 4 and we raised over 400 dollars. I specialize in cleaning wheels.

On Friday I did normal stuff most of the day, including taking down a big Oak tree in our backyard, but ended it all off well by heading down to REI and J. Crew. I love to spend money and this time I came home with a new shirt from J. Crew and climbing harness from REI. Looking forward to accruing all the gear I need to go climbing.

Saturday was great day, starting at church getting the ground there ready to have new bark dust laid down for Easter. Evan, James, and I devoted our time to removing two large flax plants. By the time we were done all that was left was two craters and a big mess. Upon completion of our duties we headed straight over to Southridge were we commenced an the most amazing Ultimate Frisbee game I have been to in a while. My team ending coming back from 7 to 14 to win the game. We scored 8 points in a row. After frisbee, we played football but I was having a hard time getting into the game. It didn't rain on us while we played frisbee but for the last hour of football the heavens opened up and all manner of things began to fall from the sky. Thoroughly soaked, Evan and I headed home to get ready to go out to Red Robin with Kevin, Hannah, and Katey. Hilarity ensued while we spent two hours at the restaurant. The word 'Fun' does not do justice to what all happened there while we inhabited the premises.

Sunday was mostly normal for me, starting in the morning waking up. Next I went to church and then came home. After lunch I rode my bike to Barnes & Nobles and spent some time there with Luke. That finished, I rode on home and got ready for evening church. After church, Mom and I went to get James, he had gone to the zoo with some friends for a birthday. Driving my car was great, especially since it was night and the bad drivers are few and far between. When I arrived safely home I went to bed.

Today was a good day too. After waking up and all that shenanigans, I did school, which comprised sitting on the couch reading textbooks and practicing my piano. Then Evan and I went out for a little shopping. I can't tell you where we went because while we were out we stopped and bought Anna's birthday present. After that we went to REI and I bought another pair of Smartwool running socks(the most comfortable socks ever). I have had a gift card so I couldn't resist. After dinner we were going to go see Shooter but I couldn't because I'm only 17 and it's rated R. Now I'm here at the end of the day. Now I'm gone.

Snowboarding on Thursday. Texas in 8 days.

John

Red Rogues

After a completely successful day of ultimate frisbee (and football, which isn't as good as frisbee), Kevin, Hannah, Katey, Evan, and I all went to Red Robin to hang out and have dinner. It was so much fun! I cannot not tell you how much fun it was. They were about to kick us out when we decided it was time to leave. (Not really, but I know it would have come if we stayed much longer). Anyway, O m goOdNesS. This is Fun and this is Red Robin. Fun < Red Robin. If you want some good stories your just going to have to ask me in person.

John

Elephant Tea

I know I haven't blogged in a while, about nine days, but now I'm back feeling kind of good about taking a small break. Things that happened while I was "away:"

Tim came over and spent the night.
Playing frisbee in the street.
Going to a big airsoft game at Splat Action.
Finishing my Physics.
New Shoes.
REI membership.
Trying to spend money.
More firsbee.
Lovely Weather.

In less than three weeks time I will be leaving for Texas on my first plane ride by myself. I'm really feeling good about it and I'm really looking forward to visiting Anna and meeting all the people at DTC. I feel kind of like this is just the beginning for me branching out and slowly being released from home. Not that I just want to leave, but that I'm excited about growing and having new freedoms and being able to put to use everything I've learned as a kid and growing up. 20 days until I leave.

John

The Ultimate Game(s)

On Saturday we played ultimate frisbee at Southridge. I wanted a lot of people to come so I started calling them about a week in advance. I also posted it on my frisbee group (groups.google.com/group/blackwatchfrisbee). I never expected what was going to happen when Saturday finally rolled around.

I got to the field at about 5 'til 11, when most of my people were supposed to be showing up. After that people started to come and kept coming all the way along until after 12 o'clock. There were a total of 32 people that day, the biggest frisbee game I have ever been to. There were so many people that we split up all the people into 4 teams and played two games at the same time across the turf field. I ended up playing five games in five hours. It turned out to be the biggest frisbee day ever I've ever played.

John

Scavenger Hunt

Go to http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SBeavtonUltimateNetwork/ and see if you can identify the frisbee dude in the picture.

John