Hunt clay creatures hidden along the main loop trail!
September & October
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Find Hidden Creature Trail guides (map & creature checklist) on the side porch of the retreat house

For the young and the young at heart!  Take a walk along the 0.6 mile main loop trail through the woods at Pathways and hunt for the clay creatures that have been hidden along the trail.  Hidden Creature Trail guides have a map of the trail and photos of each of the creatures that have been hidden.  As you find creatures, check them off your guide and see if you can find them all!  Hidden Creature Trail guides, clipboards, and pens can be found in a plastic tote on the side porch of the retreat house.  Please return clipboards and pens when you leave.

"Love the animals.  God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled.  Don't trouble it, don't harass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent"
-Fyodor Dosoevsky in The Brothers Karamazov

Thanks to the artists who made the clay creatures: Saya Quintana, Julian Quintana, Alyda Avelar, Mabel Avelar, Micah Harrison, Cyrus Bontrager, Clair Ricci, Eli Bouwman, Zaine Eiler, Caroline Weaver, Eliza Weaver, Odetta Stoltzfus, Roya Stoltzfus.  Creatures were made during God's Wonderful Creatures in May, 2024, led by  John Nafziger, and Steve Thomas.

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We'd love to see your photos of hunters enjoying the trail!  

Email photos of your child or group enjoying the hunt.  We'll feature your photos on our website, newsletter, and/or social media. 

Note: by emailing us photos of children, you are consenting to those photos being used on our website, newsletter, and social media sites.  If you would prefer to limit where your child's photo is shared, please include that in the email.

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