When you go hiking and camping at Ancient Lakes Washington, it does feel like you’re in an ancient world. It’s barren, rocky, and desolate. Even though we were one of five separate camping groups that weekend, we weren’t close to any of them. It didn’t seem like the boys would find any wood to make a campfire but during their explorations on Saturday, they scrounged up enough bone dry wood for a grand bonfire that night. With good prep-work
, they started that fire with one match.Some of the guys scrambled up rocky hillsides and got a grand view of the valley below. Some of the older guys, Peter D., Cory B, Harrison K., and Logan S. taught the newer scouts in the troop how to use our lightweight backpacking stoves. Our 13 scouts even formed a bucket brigade to gather water from the lake to put out the fire before we left on Sunday morning.
The Ironman award goes to Bruce Y. for hiking in and out with a freshly broken little toe which he broke the Monday before the outing. It was a successful weekend for sure. We’ll definitely be back.
Posted by Jim Black, Scoutmaster
Boy Scout Troop 626, Bellevue, Washington
www.Troop626.org
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