Scout Camp at Bear Lake

The first week of July, Matt went to Scout Camp at Camp Hunt on the west side of Bear Lake. Since Matt is not 12 yet, I got to tag along as well.

Here is Matt with his friends Kason and Harrison working on the Environmental Science merit badge. They had to do observations in two different areas on three separate days. This is a nice little spot right by the beach.

One morning they did what is called the "Polar Bear". They went to a spot where a mountain stream connects into the lake. Then, they have to say the Scout Oath, Law, Slogan, and Motto while up to their chins in the 45 degree water. When they are done they dunk their heads under the water.

Part of the Woodcarving merit badge requires a "Totin' Chip" which shows you can safley handle an axe. Woodcarving is one of 7 merit badges Matt earned at camp. The others were Indian Lore, Basketry, Leatherwork, Geology, Environmental Science, and Pioneering.

For Pioneering, he had to learn some lashings and build a tower by lashing some dowel sticks together with string.

Here are the tower and baskets he built for the merit badges. It was a fun week full of activities. I liked it, too because I got to play golf every day while the scouts were at merit badge classes!!! (Jen teases me that I went to Golf camp.)

Taylor's Oakcrest Adventure

This is my counselor Teva, my friend Jacey, and me. We were waiting for our turn at archery and decided to pose for a picture. This is one of my favorite pictures I took at camp.
Here's me in action ready to hit the target. I'm really not that good at archery, but it just looks like I know all the answers. Actually I was pretty much the worst aim out of all the girls in my group. But one time it did go over the fence (which I wasn't to happy about) and went between these two rocks on the other side.
This is proof that I really did do something productive, and it wasn't just a princess camp. Here I am cleaning the floor in the bathroom, after about 200 girls took their one and only shower of the week. There was so much hair in the drains, it clogged them up. So we had to put on gloves to pick them out. Ick!!! :( Not to mention all the dirt, tissues, paper towels, and mud (at least I think it was mud) on the floor.
So, the week I went to Oakcrest it was the 4th of July week. And every week has a theme, and that week it was Red, White, and Who week. Kind of a mix between Fourth of July and Dr. Suess, and my group decided to be the Star-Bellied Sneeches. So I asked my friend Shannon to rat my hair, and I guess she ratted and hair-sprayed a little bit to much. Cuz, when I looked in the mirror it looked like someone had cut almost all my hair off and put it all on the top of my head. You can imagine how much of a nightmare that was to comb out.