So, you may or may not have heard what happened to us on our first camping trip in 3 years. I'll be brief about it because, besides being embarassing for someone from Utah, there's a lot more detail than I have the stomach to go into for Pride's sake:
--Showed up at dusk. Didn't want to, but got a late start anyway
--Realized when we got there that we forgot flashlights
--Attempted putting up the tent in headlights via Xterra
--Laid out tent, could not find tent poles anywhere
--Searched grounds for 10min
--Debated following choices: 1) go home (we already paid $20 for the campsite), 2) run to Wal-Mart and buy cheap tent, 3) sleep in car
--Turns out, we weren't sure what we were going to do so we decided to at least make a fire and have smores with the girls
--I neglected to buy firewood
--Bought cheap firewood at the ranger station (10 pieces for 5 bucks)
--Tried to light fire--wood was damp
--Tried to light fire again and again and again--eventually the wood would burn, but then be out in 2 minutes
--Half-laughed at all the bad luck we were having
--Found some determination to wonder the woods (clean of firewood and branches, by the way) in the dark for small bushes and trees I could break out of the ground to start a fire with.
--Reaped the benefits of that determination--I hauled a TON of branches to the pit just to start a fire for smores so I could call the night a success somehow and enjoy at least one minute of the trip with the girls (who were pretty tired at this point)
--Ate smores (I don't like smores--what's the point? They're not that good...)
--Decided we were done and packed up
--Before I left I spoke with the Scout Troop leader next to me and offered the firewood I had on the condition he used one piece of it with 3 good pieces, then he might gain some use out of it
--Scout Leader offered me a tent, lantern, food--SUCCESS!
--Set up camp with someone else's stuff and called it a night
--Woke up and the Scouts fed us too
--Enjoyed the rest of the day hiking and spending time in the woods
3 comments:
Yeah scouts! Who knew that they would be prepared for unprepared campers. Disastrous trips rule because they make the best stories. If you had just gone camping, I would've been like, yawn.
If you had earned your Eagle you would have "been prepared"! Ken laughed at that one! I guess I know your next calling! Watch out!and Good luck!
You really should be ashamed, Dave. Except, maybe that's just your luck. Didn't the last time you went camping you forgot a bunch of stuff too...and that time when you and I and Jen went. We forgot matches. Yeah-the scouts came in handy that time too!
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