R-C (ar-bar-see) camping... You know, I just spent the last few minutes typing up this blog post only to find out all of the text was lost in the upload. What a pain! So, I'm going to try and type this thing up again - hopefully capturing the same feel as I did the first time.
Josh and I spent 4 days up just east of Payson with his fellow Cub Scouts at the beginning of summer. This was our first non-family overnight camp trip that we have attended, with the past years being day camp trips to the Pueblo camp in Phoenix. Let me just say that the weather difference was STUPENDOUS and made the camping trip that much more enjoyable. We took off in the morning on a Thursday, met up with the other scouts and dads in Payson - then headed out to the campsite. After registering and unloading, we were able to settle in and get the festivities started.
Here is a snapper of our tent. They had a number of tents setup for the campers there already, so we didn't have to setup our own tent like expected. A number of the other campers went ahead and setup their own tent, but this one was comfortable enough (and tall enough) to warrant keeping our tent in its bag. Probably the only thing I would change in regards to the accommodations is to have cots instead of air mattresses to sleep on. Being able to sit on a cot and not crouch and ultimately sink to the ground on an air mattress isn't exactly ideal in my eyes :)
We were able to participate in all sorts of activities while camping. All organized and run by boy scouts. They had Archery, Horseback riding, Camping Skills, Crafts, Compass/Orienteering, Fishing, Dodgeball and assigned free time. But probably the highlight of the trip was the Crawfish catching. During free time, we would head out to the creek and catch as many crawfish as we could. The camp has a competition every session to see which den could catch the most crawfish (in weight) over the course of the camp. We used hotdogs wrapped in nylons to lure the little buggers in, then swooped them up with a net. Or den caught (if I recall correctly) 194 ounces of crawfish. The camp session as a total caught over 100lbs!
Josh and I spent 4 days up just east of Payson with his fellow Cub Scouts at the beginning of summer. This was our first non-family overnight camp trip that we have attended, with the past years being day camp trips to the Pueblo camp in Phoenix. Let me just say that the weather difference was STUPENDOUS and made the camping trip that much more enjoyable. We took off in the morning on a Thursday, met up with the other scouts and dads in Payson - then headed out to the campsite. After registering and unloading, we were able to settle in and get the festivities started.
Here is a snapper of our tent. They had a number of tents setup for the campers there already, so we didn't have to setup our own tent like expected. A number of the other campers went ahead and setup their own tent, but this one was comfortable enough (and tall enough) to warrant keeping our tent in its bag. Probably the only thing I would change in regards to the accommodations is to have cots instead of air mattresses to sleep on. Being able to sit on a cot and not crouch and ultimately sink to the ground on an air mattress isn't exactly ideal in my eyes :)
We were able to participate in all sorts of activities while camping. All organized and run by boy scouts. They had Archery, Horseback riding, Camping Skills, Crafts, Compass/Orienteering, Fishing, Dodgeball and assigned free time. But probably the highlight of the trip was the Crawfish catching. During free time, we would head out to the creek and catch as many crawfish as we could. The camp has a competition every session to see which den could catch the most crawfish (in weight) over the course of the camp. We used hotdogs wrapped in nylons to lure the little buggers in, then swooped them up with a net. Or den caught (if I recall correctly) 194 ounces of crawfish. The camp session as a total caught over 100lbs!
One of the things I wasn't expecting during this trip was to see Box Canyon. R-C borders this beautiful area, and we were able to take a quick hike to the location and enjoy the views. I would have to say, I didn't know what to expect from this camping trip, as it was our first one - but it was a great time and I'm glad I got to experience it with Josh. We are looking forward to next year!
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