Yucca Camp 2010

Snow camp this year brought some challenges that we hadn't encountered before - hidden yucca! There were a lot of these nasty plants just below the surface in the deeper snow, and one of the Scouts had a couple of bad run-ins with them, one of our leaders buried a number of yucca thorns into his leg, and we all spent a lot of time avoiding them while running around during snowball fights! Due to the effect these plants had on our campout, we decided to re-name 'Snow Camp' to 'Yucca Camp'!

We headed up onto Mingus mountain where the snow was still very plentiful. After a short mile hike in from where we parked, we set up camp in a nice clearing and had a great evening filled with a nice big fire, lots of yucca, a beautiful clear night with no moon, and temperatures in the low teens. Throw in an exhausting snowball fight and burying Scouts in the snow, and we were all ready to turn in to our beds, even if they were covered in frost.

The next morning we woke up early, ate breakfast, and got right to the business of a snow ball fight! Too soon it was time to go, so we packed up and headed out. We reached the trucks with no problems, but as we headed down the road we discovered that someone had come in after us the day before, but had gotten their truck stuck sideways in the road, effectively blocking us in. The snow was deep on the side of the road, over 3 feet in most places, so we knew we'd have to dig a road. We got right to work but just about the time we were done the owner of the truck showed up and was able to get pulled out. This sure made it easier for us! We headed off the mountain with more great memories and another adventure for the books.

A big thanks to Bro. Colby and his scouts for coming with us, we really enjoyed having them around.