06/26/2025
Day 3 has faded away and the boys are disappointed that we only have a couple days here at the ranch.
We began with a great meal followed soon after by another scout led flag ceremony which included bugle calls, something rarely seen anymore at a scout camp.
Scout activities for the day included shooting qualifications on the rifle, shotgun, and archery ranges, surface diving exercises to recover items from the bottom of the pool, cooking meals in dutch ovens and camp stoves, wilderness survival preparation hike to the top of Kyle Mountain, and building & programming robots. By mid day the camp staff had raised and lowered the garrison flag in rehearsal for family day celebrations - a wonderful thing to see and the did a remarkable job considering the amount wind at the time. For the evening, the older boys took off on a kayaking trek, the adults challenged the staff in a softball game, and younger scouts had options to either swim, watch the game, or relax in the A/C watching an evening movie. Another fun filled day, and we were ready to head to bed by 11PM, as the temperature was expected to get down into the 70’s overnight.
