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Washington Lake

I survived Boy Scout Camp! Actually, it wasn't bad at all. Seven scouts came and every one of them pulled his weight. As leaders, all we really had to do was keep things organized and structured. The boys cooked their own meals, cleaned up, put up their tents, cleaned the campsite, completed their scouting requirements and regulated each other. It was a miracle. Last year's Scout Camp at Frontier horrified me. We dealt with multiple fights, vandalism, and just plain disobedience in general. But most of that was from one Scout who wasn't there this year. If you ever thought that one person never made any difference in the whole scheme of things, think again. Last year's camp experience was enough to make me never want to go again. This year's trip may have un-traumatized me.

The Uintas just became my favorite camping spot. We did something called dispersed camping, where you can camp anywhere you want within certain limitations. It might not be for everyone as there were no toilets nor running water. We had to hand carry four coolers full of water about 1/4 of a mile from the cars. But we got there early and found our choice camping spot. Right from our campfire, we had an incredible view of Washington Lake. There was nobody anywhere nearby and, for the first time camping in a long time, there were no fire restrictions. We finally got to cook our tin foil dinners, s'mores and fresh fish. From where we camped, we went on a hike of about 4 miles where we passed 11 lakes. Just 100 ft from our site, the boys and leaders with permits went fishing. Everyone was reeling in fish so often that our "net" guy had to run back and forth just to try to catch all the fish dangling from the hooks. Each boy had hit his limit after just an hour or so. We had a fish buffet going on for the remainder of the trip. Overall, it was a fun and productive trip. Next trip there, we'd like to invite you to come along!

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