High Adventure

Why do they call it "high adventure?"  Is it because it's more exciting than your regular ol' scout campout?  Or is it because it's more dangerous?  Maybe it's both.  Either way, I must admit I was a bit nervous sending my husband and son out on the whitewater rapids for the teachers quorum's high adventure activity.

A great adventure it was.  Exciting, but not all that dangerous.

Their three-hour guided rafting trip down Wenatchee river included a steak dinner.  All reports say it was delicious but the flimsy plastic forks didn't hold up against the strength of the scouts' meat-cutting.  Look at all those broken forks:

Back at the campsite, they tried their strength at breaking a very large branch for firewood--none were successful.

So they did some "sword" fighting instead.

They went on a hike that was probably too easy to qualify as high adventure:

Left to right: Mason, Caleb, Bro. McGuire, Corbin, Ben, Adam, Landon

They made spaghetti for dinner the second night and Brother Curtis brought cobbler and ice cream for dessert.  

Part of their trip included a meal at a restaurant in Leavenworth.  Where's the high adventure in that?

They had a fabulous time and I was glad to have both Jon and Caleb home safe and sound.