We just returned from Summer Camp at Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation. Going to camp this year was Matt Biernesser, Tyler Weeks, Brett Peacock, Justin Petrosky, Nate Rambo, Kenny Sumpman and Zac Tame (seen above, L-R). We took the tarp and frame, again working well. A few people stopped by to look at it, one man took pictures of how it was constructed. I guess I am proud of it.
This is about the 5th year in a row for our troop to attend camp there. We like this camp for several reasons: decent food and lots of it; the week we go is a week set aside for only LDS troops and they are willing to accommodate any change we want to do to the program; the price is $50 cheaper than our own council; MVSR modifies their schedule for us to arrive on Monday; the staff is the most enthusiastic I have ever seen; and, the camp understands the spiritual aspect of scouting.
One of the favorite activities is called the Lake Games because they take place near the lake. These are a bunch of individual games the boys can play. One was the robot relay, where they had to put on boxes and run a certain distance. Another is called pirates. They had various safe havens from the pirates, one being a seat from a mini van. When the pirates were sighted, all the scouts had to run to a safe haven. This is what it looked like.
One of the other things the scouts like to do is sleep out. They are not big fans of the tents there and next year I think I will allow them to bring their own. We shared this campsite with two other troops. I brought seven boys, another brought five and the last troop brought ten. The boys get along well except they like to talk. Monday night five of my seven decided they would sleep outside after I went to sleep. About 5:00 AM it started to pour. Wednesday night they wanted to sleep out again, this night many others joined them. Again it rained in the middle of the night. The boys wanted to try again Friday night, the night before we left. Finally they had good weather. The only problem was getting them to wake up.
