Well we went camping again this weekend. What a blast! Troop 72 had about 20 scouts show up for our November camping trip to Sligar's Thousand Springs Resort. We pitched our tents in a light rain which eventually stopped and blue skies prevailed.
Once camp was fully established we enjoyed a rousing game of football in the late afternoon. This 42 year old body will be filling it for the next few days. We also thoroughly enjoyed swimming in the natural hot springs pool located indoors right next to the campgrounds.
Around dinner time the scouts worked desperately to cook burgers and boil water for mac & cheese. In case you've never had the chance cooking anything in 30 degree, windy weather is a real test of patience.
After dinner we all went swimming. The indoor springs pool has a high dive, low dive and a giant log for playing on in the pool. The scounts enjoyed all three. Even some of the parents showed of their diving skills with several awsome "cannon ball" and "can-opener" exhibitions.
After swimming, around 9:00p or so we all went to bed. We weren't in bed more than 15 minutes when we were fully engaged in a wind storm with gusts up to 30 to 40 mph. Every tent was still standing in the morning but the whole experience was an adventure. Several times during the night our tent poles were so stressed that our entire tent was laying down flat on top of us. My son Jonathan slept through the bulk of the storm and we were very grateful that it the storm didn't bring any rain along with it.
If you ever make it to Idaho and you have some time you ought to check out Sligar's Thousand Springs Resort. It's a great little camp ground right on the Snake River and the entrace fee for camping is extremely reasonable.
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