Scout Camp

As dictated by Mom from Dad. Derek and Daddy just came back from a great time at scout camp at Camp Tracy. Winter camp. Four wild Indian boyscout all needing merit badges in space exploration, finger printing, camping and rifle and shot gun shooting. They enjoyed winter camp with a high temperature of 22 degrees. Thank goodness they slept in a cabin with a pot belly stove and were able to stay warm. The highlight of the camp was making rockets which they each fired off from the middle of the frozen lake (it's a good thing I did not know this) to elevations of 500 feet. Only one successfully deployed it's parachute. The others either exploded at the peak of it's parabola, or spiraled downward out of control much like a bird with a broken wing into a forest of native Utah scrub oak. Only one rocket was retrievable. The boys fought back the urge to cry because they are now 12 years of age.

We shot 22 rifles and had target groupings the size of a quarter at 100 feet. We are all ready to be snipers. We even cleaned up all our casings. It was a balmy 19 degrees at the rifle range. We were completely amazed at our ability to shoot with such accuracy because our safety goggles would fog up.

We ate at least 6 dozen chocolate mint cookies before we ate 3 bags of Doritos. (this part was included for Mom's benefit to tease me)

None of the scouts packed toothbrushes, wonderful morning breath.

The cabin stayed a comfortable 50+ degrees.

Another highlight of the camp was to retire an old flag with a ceremony.

We completing the finger printing merit badge. Daddy finished the camp off with a trip to McDonald's so he could send all the boys home on a sugar high to their moms after receiving no sleep.

We are grateful they came home safe!