Cub Scout CampOree...

I took Isaac and the other cubs to the Buckskin Council CampOree on Saturday. They had a bunch of fun. We had about half of the boys that made it.

They started off looking through the mountain man camp. They had old tents, they were cooking over the fire, and one fellow had some sweet old rifles. He had one kind that I had never seen, it was a trap door rifle. He told us that they were mostly conversions from standard black power rifles. They would cut a door in the top of the breech where a cartridge could be placed in the chamber, then the trap door was locked into place, and fit could be fired. It was quite interesting.

Here is a picture of the boys and their guide from the scaffold maze. It was set up with Cub Scout questions and if they got the answers correct they took a short cut. You can also see that they each got a bamboo walking staff. This one was a little scary. They had on boy sit on a cart, like from under a garage can, while the other one pushed him around a loop in the sidewalk. I am surprised that there were not more skinned knees.

The rock climbing wall was a big hit with the boys. Isaac made it to the top, he was stoked. He told me that he used his legs a lot more that his arms this time and his hands were not nearly as sore. The WV National Guard was running the climbing wall, the guy strapping on the harnesses saw Isaac's 'Recruiter' badge (from inviting David to join) and had him tell one of the other guys that he was a recruiter. I caught wind of the conversation and had Isaac tell both of them that he was too honest to be a recruiter. They enjoy the joking.

Isaac found the pogo sticks. Most of the boys there had trouble with them, even the Boy Scouts, probably because they have not used one before. The guy tried to help Isaac get started, Isaac took off with it and ended up having a bunch of kids stop to watch him ride the thing.

So, the is a quick overview of the CampOree. Thanks to Matt and James for helping me herd cats... aaaa... I mean the boys.