We went camping!!! That's right, all six of us (plus our friend Nathan) slept in sleeping bags, in a tent, together in the woods! September 18-19 was Cub Scout Pack 524's annual fall camp out. The Keller Family was in on the fun! The Pack reserved the entire Lewis Canyon Campground and it was packed with Cub Scout camping families. We were thrilled that Benjamin's best friend, Nathan was also able to join our family for two days of adventure. We arrived at the campsite in the late afternoon on Friday and selected the site for our tent and put it up. Then we helped other families set up as they arrived. Then it was time for dinner: hot dogs and chips. Soon afterwards, it got dark--really, really dark! I think we were all surprised at just how dark the woods are at night. We had plenty of lanterns and flashlights, so we were ready to grab our chairs to head over to the opening campfire and flag retirement ceremony, which started at 7:30pm. After the campfire, the Keller boys were ready for bed! So we returned to our tent to bed down for the night. Ethan and Noah went right to sleep, while the three bigger boys stayed up and giggled for an hour or so before falling asleep. Mom and Dad had a harder time sleeping, I don't think they were ever able to get comfortable enough to sleep. Especially since Benjamin and Noah ended up practically sleeping on top of them during the night. An elk herd had bedded down in the meadow behind our campground and they talked to each other all night long. At one time we could hear them walking through our campground. Of course, all of us boys were up at the crack of dawn (literally!). After having breakfast around the campfire, we got ready for the pack-wide hike. The hike was about 2 hours long, and just perfect for our family. When we returned, we were tired, but not completely exhausted. The weather for the hike was beautiful, sunny and warm! But, after lunch, we were in for a big surprise! At first, the thunder was off in the distance, but it kept creeping closer and closer. It was a huge storm, heading right towards us! The thunder rolled, the rain poured and we were even pelted with hail. Fortunately, we were safe and warm inside our tent. But, once the rain let up, the grounds were just a muddy mess and we decided to pull up camp a couple hours ahead of schedule and head home! Our ride home was fairly uneventful. It rained on us steadily until we were a half an hour south of Payson. Oh, and we were pulled over across from Bison Ranch for going 71 in a 55 zone, right after the speed limit changed! Fortunately, Dad was issued only a warning. Hooray for a wonderful adventure and many happy memories. We are looking forward to our next camping adventure together!
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