So, what’s so great about Camp Melody?
Welcome to the second entry for our Camp Melody blog! The next few posts will highlight some of the
awesome activities Camp Melody has to offer. So tie up your hiking boots, and put on your sunscreen,
it’s time for a tour!
To start off, Camp Melody uses Camp Haycock’s camping facilities for our week long adventures. Camp Haycock is a camping ministry that hosts over hundreds of people year-round. From summer camps to family camps, Camp Haycock offers its patrons a great place to connect with nature and the God who created it.
As mentioned in our previous post, Camp Haycock’s facilities have all kinds of activities for your child to enjoy. To kick things off, this blog post will focus on perhaps one of the most highly favored activities of Camp Melody: the zip line!
Every summer, Camp Melody descends upon Camp Haycock’s facilities for a week of fun! Amongst all of the activities, the most sought-after is the zip line! The zip lining journey begins on the ground. Campers must first climb a rock wall to reach the top platform. Once they’ve successfully completed this task, they are greeted by highly trained staff who properly strap and clip each camper safely into
their equipment. At this point, the campers are given a choice. They can either attempt to complete the aerial challenges such as the Lily pads or the bridge (see photos below), or they can hitch a ride back down to earth with the zip line. Squeals and ok, honestly, screams of joy can be heard throughout camp when someone takes the leap of faith off the platform. Cabins cheer each other on from below as they watch their fellow campers soar through the air!
While fun and exciting, the zip line can be challenging. But with focus, faith, and a team behind them, we watch campers conquer the zip line all week long. Even if they think they can’t, many of them do, and we couldn’t be prouder. Watching campers overcome their fear of the zip line is truly a highlight of the week. It produces confidence and pure joy! Check out the photos below for a closer look.
It may only be February, but Camp Melody staff is already preparing to make this year’s camping experience the best one yet. We will continue to post to this blog and update our website with new
information. Thanks for reading!
~The Camp Melody Staff~