Boy Scout Camp

Josh had the opportunity to join his Scout Troop (1617) at Camp Tomahawk from July 7th thru July 12th. The camp was located on the east fork of the Bear River in the high Uintas. He had a great time. His favorite story to tell is about getting his Canoeing Merit Badge. He had to row to the middle of the lake with a friend, jump out of the boat, get back in the boat without tipping it, then tip the boat over and drag it back to shore. Then after all that hard work they had to go back out and do it alone. He was very tired that night. Some of his comments on camp were:

The showers were colder than the lake

The food was really good

They went to bed early every night

He told us all about camp when he got home that Friday night. He just failed to tell us one minor detail... One of his friends brought some matches to camp (a big NO NO since a boy scout almost burned down the camp a few years ago, and successfully burned a good portion of the surrounding land) and the boys decided to play with them in the tent. They burned several holes in the troop's tent. Scoutmaster Geist is a saint and was very patient with the boys. Brian went to the troop meeting where a firemarshall came and discussed fire safety. The scoutmaster then said he would patch the tent. Josh had to perform some hard manual labor at home to help understand the severity of his actions. He spent a good 8 hours pulling weeds. I am only writing about this so when Josh looks back in 15 years he remembers the silly things boys do when they are young....