We had a pretty dreary weekend. Fortunately, we made the right call, with young, poorly equipped boys, to skip Friday night – that would have meant setting up and camping in a Nor’Easter. An inch and a half of rain, 30 mph wind, and 40 deg. Not a good first experience.
Even with the decision to start early Saturday instead, we had drizzly rain ’til after lunch. But the clouds broke just before sunset, we had a beautiful starry sky, and this wonderful campfire – where stories and skits were shared, and prizes were awarded, among which our group won two. One for the best hand in an event poker run, and one for the best gateway design. It being Halloween (or close to it), prizes were in the form of candy, which was shared all around.
It rained again overnight, but it didn’t matter. Good friends got closer, enjoying success in overcoming some challenges. Nothing does that quite like shared experiences in the wilderness, and stories remembered and retold around a campfire.
Get Out There
Troy
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Camp fires reach deep down into out pre-historic past when our predecessors used them for safety, cooking, communicating, and social gathering. After a long day of hunting, gathering, shelter building, and all the many things needed to stay alive, the camp fire was their evening light, TV, telephone, games, and time to relax with the kids and others in the safe place.
Get out there; enjoy the coming effects of a crackling camp fire with dancing flames and radiant warmth. Take someone to hold close!
War Eagle
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Nicely said! Definitely awakens the primeval! 🙂
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Little to beat the pleasure of a good campfire.
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Indeed!
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