I had my first activity with the scouts yesterday. We took them on a five mile hike on the south-side of Mount Timpanogas just above the Orem Cemetary. It was a good hike, and we were able to get a couple of requirements passed off for the boys. (I had Meg take the picture when I got home. I thought it would remind some of you of my Dad, because he wore a similar hat.)
It was hot. Nineties hot anyway. We also got a great view of a wildfire burning on the other side of Provo Canyon. Saw lots of planes and a couple of helicopters putting out the blaze.
We underestimated the amount of time it would take for this hike. We met at 6:30 pm and didn't really get out on the trail till almost 7. It was about 9:30 before we were back.
I was impressed with the boys though. From my previous experience with taking scouts from this age group on the Greenwater trail at Wolfeboro, I expected them to show up with a can of soda in thier pocket and flipflops. They all had water bottles and decent shoes.
Each boy had to record that they saw or found evidence of 10 animals. That turned out to mostly be birds and insects, but we did see several deer. We also saw what I think was elk pellets, or they were from one pretty big deer.
It is an interesting group. Because of a lack of 11 year olds, we have combined three wards for our patrol. For this activity we had four boys and four leaders. A one-to one ratio. Not bad, but since my ward has the most scouts in this age group (currently three), my work is cut out for me on attendance.
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