Grandpa

“I was excited for Camptown.  Hiking, camping, whitewater rafting.  I’ve been hiking and camping since I was eight.  When I was 12 we (me and my grandpa) was on a camping trip.  My grandpa had a massive heart attack.  I then vowed to never go camping gain.  But then I went to Camptown.  By going on this trip, it reminded me how good I am at camping and how fun it was.  On Monday, I automatically got picked for leader.  Everybody just wanted me to be their leader.  So I was the leader.  We started at the twin arches and ended at Jake’s Place.  On the way there, I felt like I was hiking with my grandpa again.  I moved throughout the line, front, back, middle, checking to make sure everyone was okay.  On Tuesday, I was scout.  I ran ahead of the group to check out any obstacles.  If I did see any obstacles, I went back to the group and warned them to be careful.  Even when I wasn’t leader or scout, I still solved problems.  Such as there was one time where we came upon a huge trunk that blocked the trail.  The whole group just stood there not knowing what to do because of Poison Ivy was there too.  But, I figured if I climbed onto the trunk smashed down the poison ivy so we could get by.  On Thursday, after rafting, Brandon told me about the youth group and I thought maybe this shouldn’t be my last time camping.”