First, I'd like to say sorry for not writing a post for a while. Particle Man is still alive. Nowww...To The Subject!!! I went to a family reunion in Eden just this past Thursday, and arrived home on Sunday. It - was - FUN!!! I had a great time there and got to see my family that I barely knew even existed! However my favorite part next to fencing, ( Yah, I got to fence! :D ) was horseback riding for two hours! I had an amazing time considering that riding horses is my favorite thing to do.
Well, I'm finally back home...to stay. I can't wait to sleep in my own bed again. I just got back home from Scofeild and earned five merit badges! I am really proud of myself. I am sunburned and just want to go to bed and take a nap, so goodbye for today.
Sadly, my vacation is over. Now it's just Scout Camp. On my vacation we went through Wyoming into South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore, and saw Wind cave, and Jewel Cave. It was exciting! Going into a cave is sort of scary at first, but, after a while, I forgot completely that we were underground!
If you want to see stalactites, and stalagmites, then this is not the place to be. There is mostly cave formations such as popcorn, box work, nail head spars, and dog tooth spars. However I think that the stuff in Wind Cave and Jewel Cave are just as exciting as stalactites and stalagmites.
I got tons of good pictures of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. It was also very fun to see the very same mountain you see on the movies. It was a very good area to practice the rule of thirds (If you know what that means) on my camera.
Last Monday, we went to a Mormon Pioneer Memorial right next to Devils gate. We got to hike up to Martin's Cove and back pulling a covered handcart. It was amazingly tiring, and I don't know how the pioneers did it! Yesterday, on our way home, we stopped by there again, and got a chance to see the reenactment of the Pony Express Trail. There were horses ridding down that trail. I got a pamphlet that talked about the Trail. It also had a map of where the riders would have ridden.
Over all, I had a good vacation. Now just for Scout Camp....
We (my family) are going on vacation this week. Well, next week. We are going to visit Mount Rushmore, and do other cool stuff on our...Twelve Hour Drive..., and have a wonderful vacation. When we get back on Saturday, I will go to Scout camp at Scofield.
Now, I told you the camp I am going to, but don't look for "your hero Particle Man". There are going to be a ton of boys there, and it will take days for you to even get close to finding me. But I will watch my back for the hundreds of fans pushing their way through the campsite. ;)