He survived!
Kerst's first boy scout camp out and ....
It wasn't an easy camp out either. Snow camping. No tents. Just snow caves. They camped near Estes Park .... 11,000+ ft in elevation.
To put my mind at ease, my sweet hubby attended with him.
It was in the single digits at night (below zero with the wind factor).
John helped Kerst dig his snow cave. It was an all day affair. Digging and digging and more digging. The boys in the troop played in the snow afterwards. John said Kerst and his friend, Ian, were about ready to fall asleep by the camp fire at 7:00 that night.
Kerst came back all smiles and very rosy cheeks. I thought at first he was sick. Then I thought he was still cold. Nope. Sunburn! He didn't find the sun lotion I put in his 10 essentials bag.
Phew ... one down ... many more to go!
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| The camp site. You can't see the snow caves - this is the warming tent. |
Kerst's snow cave. His patrol caves were the only ones that didn't cave in. The other patrol had to sleep under a tarp.
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| The key was to make the snow cave just large enough for one person |
John and his snow cave
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4 comments:
oh man. I don't know if I'm ready for all of this. Looks like fun for the boys though!
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This is my personal version of sheer torture. Good for John to take one for the team!
i am PRETTY worried about when this day will come for my boys. hope i can put on a brave face. looks like crazy fun!
This was my least favorite part of having a boy! Seriously? Snow camping? EEK!
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