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Sat, 23 Aug 2008

Mirror Lake Campout (2008 edition)
This is the third summer I have enjoyed being the 11-yr-old scoutmaster servicing the troop in our LDS Ward. Per tradition, I took my very green 11-yr-olds (technically, one doesn't turn 11 until next month) with their dads and camped out up at Mirror Lake yesterday and today. I only have the 11-yr-olds for one year before they move on to the 12-yr-old patrol, so the campout is always fresh for the boys. I only have three boys this year which is a nice manageable group. And they get along with each other (bonus!). This year was a repeat for Lonnie. He had an 11-yr-old two years ago and has another one this year. Ah well, he likes this campout he says. Plus he brought a camera (Kristy was using ours at the zoo yesterday), so all of the pictures below were taken by Lonnie.

Here is a good picture of our campsite on the shore of Mirror Lake. We arrived somewhat early compared to previous years, but we ended up with the last campsite on the south side of the lake. There were lots of other campers/hikers there. I think we got a perfect spot for the size of our group though. My tent isn't pictured below; I was up in the trees just a little bit.

View of campsite while kids gather water.

What's for dinner? Camping food... boiled hot dogs and mac-n-cheese. Yummy!

Hot dogs w/ mac-n-cheese for dinner.

Nothing beats an instant oatmeal breakfast... well nothing we had in our limited food inventory anyway.

Oatmeal breakfast.

After breakfast we set out to climb nearby Tinkham Peak. The previous two years featured overcast weather, but today there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Once we eclipsed the timber line while scrambling up the Tinkham Peak ridge, we enjoyed a beautiful view of Mt. Ranier to our southwest all the way until we reached the summit. It was a lovely day for a hike.

Climbing up to Tinkham Peak. Halfway: Ben, Dallin, Dane. Great view of Mt. Ranier. Looking down at campsite. At the summit.

I'll see Mirror Lake and Tinkham again next year... if not with the scouts then maybe with the family.

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:58 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2008



        

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