Dworshack Canoe Trip May 29-31 2009

Article submitted by Zach Bailey

Everyone met up at the scout shack Friday afternoon. We then drove up Highway 3, and through a lot of dirt roads to get to the Reservoir. It took over 4 hours to get there! We got there and unloaded all our stuff to set up. Some people set up on the cement, and others on the gravel. Everyone had to store their food somewhere safe as there were bears around that area. Everyone went to bed to get a good night sleep for the canoeing trip the next day.

We woke up and cooked breakfast Saturday morning. Nathan Clemans caught a small mouth bass before we packed up. Everyone packed up quickly and put their things in the canoes. Then they got their canoe buddy and got in a canoe. It didn't take very long to canoe over. When we did get over there, we all got our things and set up tents.

There was a lot of stuff to do. You, of course, could canoe, swim, and go out on Mr. Grimm's banana boat. Most people were swimming or just relaxing in their tents. The younger scouts tried building fires.

That evening, when all of us were sitting around the campfire, we started to tell jokes, sing songs, and tell stories. We sang The Quartermaster's Store, which went on forever. Many people started singing made up verses. After the song most people went to bed.

Sunday morning, we got up and made breakfast and packed up. We put our stuff in the canoes and hopped in. We canoed to the docks and unloaded everything into the cars. It took less time to get to the scout shack than it did for us to drive to the reservoir. We had lunch at a restaurant in Orofino called The Ponderosa. The food was great! Most people had the Sunday brunch, which was an all you can eat breakfast. We got back to the scout shack and unloaded everyone's stuff from the cars. It didn't take that long for everyone's parents to get there to pick them up.

The campout was great, long, and packed full of things to do. The younger scouts learned how to start a fire and we had a great experience canoeing.