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Lost and found: 1 UofU folding chair, 1 tripod chair, and 1 long sleeve NorthFace synthetic shirt.

May 28, 2012

Power Tools and Goblin Valley

We are going to get our hands on some fun power tools this Wednesday to chop the wood we gathered last year for our campouts.  We will meet at the church at 7:00 pm as usual.  No uniforms are necessary.  However, since we will be working with wood and power tools, please bring the following:
  • Long pants
  • Closed toe shoes
  • Work gloves
  • Eye protection
  • Water bottle
If you have any of the following, we could use those too:
  • Sledge hammers
  • Splitting wedges or spikes
On an unrelated note, we all made it back from Goblin Valley without incident.  I've included a few pictures below.  Sawyer volunteered to put a slide show together in the near future;  when that is done I'll post it also.

A few fun facts:
Distance traveled (on foot): 15 miles (12 in one day)
Elevation change (on foot): 1 mile
Wind speeds: ridiculous
Goblin Valley is poorly named, it should be called Nature's Sandblaster
Worn out campers: 4 adults; 5 boys (Harrison Redford probably had another 12 miles in him)


May 20, 2012

Welcome Back!

QUICK UPDATE 5/22/12 7:00pm - High winds expected for the duration of the stay.  Don't forget your hats and bring a bandanna if you have one.

QUICK UPDATE 5/22/12 6:00pm - Attendees need to bring their own lunch for the first day. Youth will need a signed permission slip if their parent is not attending. Please use the form to the right in the "useful links" section.

We have a camp coming up on Thursday this week.  It's our annual Goblin Valley and Little Wildhorse outing.  It is a two night camp and will require attendees to miss school / work for two days (Thursday / Friday).  The scouts will learn some outdoor survival skills, enjoy an amazing slot canyon hike, and spend hours wandering the hoodoos in the Valley of the Goblins.  Here is a short slideshow from last year's trip.


Camp Details:
Leaving Thursday May 24th at 9:00am
Returning Saturday May 26th before 5:00pm
Depart from and return to Mack's
Weather Forecast
Driving Directions

I've also uploaded a short video from our Fifth Water Hot Springs overnight camp and hike from last month.  Enjoy!