The Pits: The cold weather has put a cramp on our packing supplies. It’s resulted in a whole extra bag of clothes and a trunk crammed full of stuff just to keep warm. I was in a bit of a
Camping Admist The Flood
The Peaks: The weather was great for backyard camping. I got some firewood and started up a fire in our firepit after setting up the tent in the backyard. The boys and I were all set for a nice night
The Pilgrims
The Pits: The boys peed on the tarp I setup under my tent and some of it got on my hand. The Peaks: The boys and I finally arose from our tent around 6:30am and were glad to see that
Winchester Campout
The Pits: It took a few tries to get the campfire lit, but it finally picked up. The Peaks: After work, I headed home and got our camping supplies packed up. The boys and I headed down to Winchester to
Super Duper Saturday
The Pits – I made waffles for the boys for breakfast. Afterwards, Traci informed me that I’d used Bisquick that was likely over 4 years old. Fortunately, no one had gotten sick…yet. The Peaks – The benefit to camping with
Streets and Showers
The Pits – The boys had a hard time calming down because of their excitement about our camping trip. The Peaks – I was looking on Google Maps today and happened to spot E.S. Rose Park, which is just a
In Tents
The Pits – Felt guilty about lounging around so much. I wish that wasn’t so. The Peaks – Since the boys stayed the night in Manchester, Traci and I were able to enjoy a nice Sunday morning off. By “off”
Scout Camping Exhibition
The Pits – While sleeping at my parents’ house, Turner wet the bed twice during the night and blamed it on Weston both times. The Peaks – When I woke up in the morning, the pre-sunrise light was beautiful. We
Backyardigans
The Pits – Rushed day at work, but we ended up getting off a little early. Had to work on Cub Scout Leadership requirements. The Peaks – Backyard camping with boys. I tried out my new cot. It was effective.
On Outdoorsing
We were up early this morning, making pancakes, sausage and eggs for the Scout group. After breakfast we spent time packing up our equipment and cleaning the area. We left earlier than expected and made it home in time to