Duane,
A while back you were talikng about the prospect of a job which
involved the Lewis and Clark expedition. I was wonderin' whatever came of
this...
>From: Jerico March <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [RR] Camp Parsons BSA camp..
>Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:33:21 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Howdy..
>
>I had to come back to work this week after drive'n
>the Troop up to scout summercamp. This year they went
>north to a Seattle area camp on the Hood Cannal.
>
>Weather is sunny and dry with temps around 78F to 85F
>and water temp at 62F
>
>Camp Parsons has been in scout hands since 1919!
>
>It's mile long waterfront is on a saltwater inlet in
>the Puget Sound and is backed by the Olymic Mt. to the
>west. The waters are alive with Oysters and sea life.
>High Adventure water sports are the focus of this camp
>with Sailboats and Motorboats, canoes and windsurfing.
>
>For you have never been to a Scout camp, you'd find it
>overwhelming in facilities, programs and equipment. Let's
>give it a "Boy's eye View"
>
>You are assigned by Patrol to camp in several of the
>platform 8x8' wall tents with two scouts per tent. This
>is a permanent camp... so much lashing and tables are
>arranged allready.. so hikeing in from the parking lot
>a quarter mile is all you do<G>
>
>A Restroom/Shower house is provided with HOT SHOWERS in
>your campsight. Meals all week are served in a dineing
>hall "family style" meaning that your patrol eats togather
>and serves it's self with waiter/cleanup. A Camp cook and
>his staff prepare the food.
>
>With the logistics handled.. what do you do all week?
>
>Before arriveing aand at check-in you have had a Adult patrol
>advisor assigned to help you with reaching the goals you
>have made in selecting several of the various merits presented
>in classes each day. In addition there is opportunity to
>advance in rank, at a "campcraft sight" where many of the
>requirements for advancement has been set up, and made availible.
>
>Your Adult adviser is there to remind you, and help you focus
>on the camp tasks and classes you are attending. It's easy to
>come back home haveing advanced from Tenderfoot to second or even
>first class and recieve 3 or more merits earned at summer camp.
>
>The duty list is posted at the board by the troop flag, and
>you have also free time to explore the many opportunities that
>you had not thought of intrest to you before<G>
>
>Following the eve. meal is "vespers" at the Chapel where songs
>and stories of positive spiritual encouragement is shared. The
>500 other Scouts all know that a Scout has a duty to God and is
>reverent, respecting the faiths and customs of others in worship.
>
>After dinner, back at camp.. the troop gathers for a desert of
>dutch oven cobbler and a campfire before lights out at 10:00 pm.
>
>SPL (*Sr.Guide) and his staff have decided to share responsibilites
>for camp program-activities- and oversight of the patrol leaders.
>
>The Buddy system is in effect, and so is the chain of command for
>the settleing of issues, flareups and complaints<G>
>
>Scoutmaster and his staff carry ring binders to record and keep
>organizational track of the many advancements, and also watch from
>a distance as the boys interact.
>
>More to come...
>*any interesting questions that I can answer?
>Feel Free to ask!
>
>Duane
>
>
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