Favorite Moments of 2009

Michael Davies

This summer we went on a rondesvous trip up in camp fife in Boxelder County. The main objective of this camp was to learn teamwork skills and also skills that mountain men used while hunting. We participated in many activites which included many shooting sports, setting traps, fire starting and the best of all the john cloter run. This camp is a definite if you want to have fun being with your scout mates.

CJ Larsen

So, my favorite activity us varsity scouts did this year was the 50 mile hike. Unfortunately Mike Davies was in New Zealand during this occasion, which was sad because he missed out on some super awesome inside jokes. It was difficult for us on the first few days of our adventure because many of us were not in physical shape for it, but we quickly our attitude about it and had some great fun. It was a great way to bond with our team members and strengthen our friendships with one another.

Matt Carey

My favorite activity of the year was Varsity Games. At Varsity Games, we get a bunch of scout groups in the council, and have them compete against each other in various competitions, such as Basketball, Track, Chess, Golf, just a bunch of fun activitys. I liked how we got to show our talents and abilities to the other scout groups, and how we got a bunch of medals as rewards. With fifteen medals, our team had the highest Medal to Member ratio, and it built team unity and sportsmanship. Plus the new tradition of the Pie Pizzeria, it makes our team closer together, and builds our Brotherhood.

Jacob Guymon

Jacob Guymon is a very amazing person with bicepts that can span the length of a small country. As well as having a formidable physique he also has a cunning wit that would make a taco jealous. My favorite activity was either the 50-mile hike or the varsity games. My all-time favorite was the end at the varsity games, our varsity troop got a 23’’ pizza at the Pi Pizzaria in Ogden and it probably weighed approximately 20-30lbs no joke and matt ate like three or four slices and he earned the nickname of “Mannimal.” Along with the giant pizza we did thorough workout during the games and our troop totally powened. Fin!

Freezing In February By Jacob Guymon

On February 28,2009 the North Logan 12th ward Varsity program left to go snow caving at the summit of Logan Canyon.  We arrived there around 2:30 p.m. and we hiked up to our campsite.  One at the campsite, we had two boys go and get the supplies while the other three boys started digging.  Around 4:30-5:00 p.m., the supply boys were done bringing the supplies back, and the other three were on the way  to making a Jo-jo massive snow cave. We then continued to dig well into the night.  It was existentially cold and three of the five boys,( the more unexperienced), dug snow caves that weren't sufficient for their needs.  As the wise leader saw their pitiful condition, he graciously convinced the more experienced boys to accommodate the other novice boys.  Even  inside the new cave, it was still exceedingly cold and several of the boys were chilled.  By the time that we were finished extending our new cave, we were all glad to finally get some sleep.  Even though most of us were numb in the morning, we all finished uninjured.  Despite the bitter cold, it was still enjoyable.  P.S. Have you ever eaten frozen fruit-snacks?

Climbing in the Canyon by Reed Tanner

This October our team decided they wanted to do some rock climbing and rappelling.  We were a bit of a rag tag group of not so great climbers but we spent several weeks at the climbing gym honing our skills.  Once we had the basics we set off to test what we had learned up Logan Canyon.  Curtis Sorenson, Mike Davies, Matt Carey, CJ Larsen, and Kaden Ivie all attended.  Syd Davies, Joe Ribera, Jake Christensen, and myself spent the day keeping the boys from killing themselves.  

The boys quickly found confidence and began to try more and more.  By the end of the trip boys were belaying boys and CJ and Curtis were even doing a bit of lead climbing.  

I think all of the boys would agree that they really enjoyed the rappelling.  We found a hundred foot drop off and spent a good part of a day throwing ourselves off of it to see how quickly we could reach the ground.  It was great fun.

We finished the trip off by inviting our families to join us at our camp site and enjoy some dutch oven cooking.  The next morning we got a few more hours of climbing in and headed for North Logan.

All in all it was a fantastic outing where boys demonstrated their abilities to learn, lead, and have fun while being safe.  It was enjoyed by all and it will definitely be looked forward to in the future.

Kodiak Leadership Camp by Mike Davies

            We arrived at camp new fork up in Wyoming and left CJ and Matt to go do their thing.  Mike, Adam and Dillon were part of the Kodiak camp and CJ and Matt were part of the week long river run. The first day the Kodiak crew set up camp and did some team building exercises.  The second day we went on a one day river run and had lots of fun unswamping people. Thee third day we went on a back country stroll and had different activities where we had to solve a mystery murder. The fourth day we hiked up a mountain and had a testimony meeting. The last day we packed up the camp out in the middle of nowhere and canoed back to camp new fork. We then proceeded to have our closing ceremony and pack up and go home. In the end it was a successful weeklong campout.

Summer Camp on the River by Matt Carey

Monday we left for camp and once we got there we put our supplies in 3 five gallon buckets.  The rest of the day we practiced some canoe safety and canoed to the first campsite.  Tuesday we canoed all day long in calm river to get used to canoeing, then practiced more safety procedure once we got to the next campsite.  Wednesday while canoeing we all swamped in the tough water. Matt held to the canoe and got banged up.  Thursday we canoed to the end, packed up and left.

CJ and Matt went to this summer camp.  The rest of the team went on some Kodiak hike.  The best day was probably Thursday because we didn’t swamp as much as Wednesday.  That’s why Wednesday wasn’t so much fun.  We also would’ve ran out of food, if we didn’t leave on Thursday instead of Friday.  We left on early mainly because we didn’t want to go on the hyperbolic.

Eating Like Mountain Men by Mike Davies

In June 2008 we attended the Mountain man rendezvous. We did a variety of things like archery, black powder rifle shooting, tomahawk throwing and fire starting. It was a fun campout we got to do all the cooking we got to act in a skit and we had a blast (and won). Our crew of 3 first year scouts placed 3^rd in the John Colter run (and no we did not do it naked) and we placed 3^rd overall. We couldn’t of done it without the supervision of Reed Tanner and sue chef Syd Davies who helped us cook the meals (which we then got back and proudly bragged about how well we ate).  

Varsity Games 2008 by Matt Carey

 

In April 2008 we attended Varsity Games.  For Varsity games we did a variety of activities.  We played golf, ping pong, soccer, and baseball.  We ran, did push ups, long jump, running long jump, and frisbee throwing.  Everyone in our team got at least one award, and we were the only team who had everyone wear uniforms for which we also received an award.