The Mighty Lakota tribe worked long and hard all week and Friday afternoon could not come soon enough.  They traveled in small packs down the winding back roads.  With each turn they left the big city, with its rat race, super highways, diamond lanes, rush hour traffic, and manic drivers a little farther behind.

In less than an hour the meandering roads that followed the creeks magically carried them to a special place, snuggled deep in the wooded and rocky canyons of Jamul.  That special place is called Indian Hills, 80 acres of cowboy towns, archery and paint-ball ranges, a petting zoo, a gold mine and a pair of giant zip lines.  On this particular weekend, Indian Hills had an additional attraction, a special race track where the Wildcat nation would produce a championship tribe.

A grove of ancient oak trees growing next to a creek formed a giant canopy under which the Wildcat nation would pitch their tents.  Protected from the hot sun, the Mighty Lakota set up camp and set about the business of building its wheel barrow racer.  The chief summoned the fire spirits to assist him in his designs and so the “Wild Child” was born under the burley oak trees.

The princesses danced, played and laughed together all weekend.  They knew a champion would be crowned, that one tribe would rise above the others.  After a morning of paint-balls, zip line fun and panning for gold it was time to turn to the business of racing.  All the tribes brought their designs before the nation chief and med man.  Together, the nation then paraded up the hill to the race track.  Each tribe tweaked and tuned one last time before the signal was given and the race was on.

Neck and neck each tribe dug deep in the hot sun working to be the best.  Lap after lap each tribe fought the hills and the hot sun.  The wheel-barrows carried princess riders over the rocky race track.  The race was close and Lakota kept pressing.  With steely determination and help from the sun spirits, the fleet-footed Lakota reached a little deeper to carry Lakota princesses over the finish line.  On this day the Mighty Lakota would be crowned champions of the Wild Cat Nation and the fire gods were indeed pleased.  Hoya.  Hoya.