Cub Scout Fall Camp- September 2012- O'Leary Campground & Sunset Crater National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ

Our Bear Den hosted the Fall Camp-out this year.  We rented out 2 sites at O'Leary Campground in Flagstaff, AZ.  The campground was really nice- plenty big enough for the group, had nice outhouses, and a large pavilion area for activities.  It was located just down the road from Sunset Crater National Monument- so we did that for our Sunday Activity. 

We went up Friday evening and set up camp.  We ate cheeseburgers & hot dogs, made smores, and watched "Up" on the big screen- Angela brought a projector and popcorn for everybody!  After a quiet morning of prepping for camp, we started with a Flag Ceremony.

After lunch, Chris divided the boys up by den and they spent the afternoon rotating through 4 different stations.  The first was games with horseshoes & Ladder Ball.

Nadine and the Webelos II den were running a station on Geology.  The boys learned about Lava, types of rocks, and uses for different minerals.  They also got to "explode" a volcano and make "fossils".  They earned their Geology Belt Loop and Pin.

Next we had Outdoor Cooking with Mike and Stacy.  The boys made eclairs and also some cakes in the dutch ovens.  Yummy!

Next we did crafts with Angela.  The boys made these really cool water bottle holders!  They got to practice their sewing skills and the holders turned out really neat.

We had some free time and then served dinner.  Our campfire program was lead by Mark.  He brought his guitar and microphone- so that was really helpful!  We interspersed songs and skits from each den.  It was really fun and we had alot of laughs!

Connor after his skit!

 Sunday morning worship service.  Mike gave a nice devotion and Mark played some music.  Simple but a great way to start a Sunday Outdoors.

Pancakes and Bacon???

After we closed up camp we headed over to explore Sunset Crater National Monument. 

The kids completed their work to earn their Geology Pin as well as get their Junior Ranger Badges.

We hiked the mile long Lava Trail.  It is so crazy to think that this whole area is formed by lava flow!  It was crazy to see such similar flows and land structures as the ones we saw in Hawaii. 

See the Lava Flow?

Sunset Crater

Funny Ethan!

We had a very busy, very exhausting, and very fun weekend!

Ryan is a Tiger Cub!

Ryan is officially a Cub Scout!  He is 6 years old in 1st Grade and is a Tiger Cub in a den with 9 other boys.  Here he is getting ready to go to his first den meeting.

September 11, 2012

My mom invited us to go along to Tempe Town Lake where the had a big September 11 memorial.  She had read about it on a blog she frequents and really wanted to go!  We drove down to Tempe and spent some time checking out the powerful display.

They had set up a flag in honor of every person killed in the 9/11 tragedy.  It was absolutely breathtaking and moving to visualize that number.  There were so many flags....the loss of life so sad.

Ethan taking a really awesome picture!  I will try to get it from the iPad and post here.

Each flag had a laminated card with a person's name, age, and a little about them.  We spent alot of time reading these and remembering all those who lost their lives.

The boots represented different soldiers, firefighters, and police officers killed that day.

And even more tragic were the flags representing the children.

This young Marine asked to interview Logan for a story he was doing.  He is a journalism major at ASU and was doing a story about kids reaction to 9/11 and what they think.

I am so glad we went and I thought the memorial was very moving.  I hope they continue to do this every year!