At the end of November there was enough snow in the mountains of the Boise National Forest that the Scouts decided to try to go sledding. We found a nice camping area at Grimes Creek and set up camp. After a dinner of chili the Scouts spent the rest of the evening pelting one another with snowballs and trying to start a fire. That night we recieved a couple additional inches of snow. We ate breakfast, broke camp and headed to the snow hill. The sledding was fun, though bumpy and all was going well until one of our Scouts unintentionally left our sledding area and came face to face with the snow hidden branch of a fallen tree. That quickly wrapped up our camp out as we performed first aid on our comrade and got off the mountain and to the urgent care. It was very much a blessing that all he required was eleven stitches. We are glad that his recovery was quick and that it wasn't more serious.
Packed and ready to go.
Waking up to couple new inches of snow.
Darn, forgot to pull my backpack into the tent last night. Oh, and there is my sleeping pad too.
Time for fire building 101. Notice the Scout in shorts.
Playing snowball fetch with Trigger the dog.
Success!!
Breaking camp.
Now what next?
Cleaning mess kits.
Like a professional.
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