Carter Caves Trip July 10^th -12^th , 2009

Billy Fenton

Friday: On Friday, we arrived at our campsite at night set up camp and our tents and went to bed.

Saturday: On Saturday, we woke up and had breakfast. Then the troop split up into two different groups, one went canoeing and the others went to the x cave. The canoeing group went up the river with a guide. Jack Allen said that he saw fish, turtles, and a blue heron when he was canoeing. The other group went to the x cave, which makes the shape of an x out of the passageways inside. We went through the cave with a guide that told us about the different formations. He forgot to turn on a switch so we were in the dark for a little while. Then on the way back we played miniature golf that was at our site and Mr. Burton was declared the putt-putt champion. After lunch, everyone went to Carter Cave. We were allowed to be in total darkness and saw an underground waterfall and rocks in the shape of a dragon’s head, a toilet, and a group of children at a seesaw. Later that day, some people went swimming at a pool at the site while others stayed at camp. When we went swimming, it rained but we still had a lot of fun anyway. We came back and cooked dinner and had our dessert competition. The Pedros got 1^st place with their monkey bread and the Cougars got 2^nd place with their chocolate cake. Then we went to bed.

Sunday: On Sunday, we woke up and had breakfast. We began to pack up while some of the younger scouts went on a nature hike to an archway of rocks. When they returned, we finished packing. We then shot potatoes out of a big slingshot that Mr. Sexton had brought with him. Then, we got on the bus and came home.

Nature Hike

New and Improved Scout Toss

Mr. Burton Fires a Potato