JCMatthews
Tour Guide
I have needed an outing for some time and on the morning of Friday, January 9th I told my 8 year old son Isaac that I would take him to sleep out in the truck if he had a good day at school.
I should tell you that he is a character, he loves to talk and does not love to always do the work his teacher gives him. Can you imagine? Being an elementary school teacher, I know how hard it can be when students won't do as they are asked. I also know that school can be torture especially for little boys full of energy. I have heard that at Guantanamo they forced the detainees to sit quietly at school desks, and complete six hours of school work each day with only three fifteen minute breaks. Some of the toughest detainees spilled their guts under these conditions.
Fast forward to Friday afternoon. When I arrived home my son reported that he had had a great day. He reminded me I had made him a deal. He told me I could not back out, and that we were going. So we kicked into high gear, and got the minimum packed to stay warm and enjoy a night out. I decided that we would stay at the Wedge overlook in the San Rafael Swell. Before we left town we made a quick stop at Wal-Mart to acquire new camp entertainment. I purchased a Crossman air rifle so that we could make swiss cheese of our pop cans. With dinner from the Wal-Mart Deli and the new camp entertainment in hand we headed for the great outdoors.
We found the Wedge in good time seeing how we only had a 1 hour drive from Price. We found us a good spot unloaded the fire wood and then realized in our hast had left our Estwing axe in the driveway. I problem solved and quickly found a solution. Using a claw hammer and 2 lbs sledge I was able to split the wood in no time. My son was impressed and thinks that I can do anything. We built us a nice fire, looked at the Milky Way and Orion, and figured out how to take night shots with the camera. The tripod will be on the next trip for sure.
We are fans of the TV show "Alaska the Last Frontier" and I had downloaded a few of this seasons episodes to the Ipad as an added reward, so we got in our beds and watched a few.
I should tell you that he is a character, he loves to talk and does not love to always do the work his teacher gives him. Can you imagine? Being an elementary school teacher, I know how hard it can be when students won't do as they are asked. I also know that school can be torture especially for little boys full of energy. I have heard that at Guantanamo they forced the detainees to sit quietly at school desks, and complete six hours of school work each day with only three fifteen minute breaks. Some of the toughest detainees spilled their guts under these conditions.
Fast forward to Friday afternoon. When I arrived home my son reported that he had had a great day. He reminded me I had made him a deal. He told me I could not back out, and that we were going. So we kicked into high gear, and got the minimum packed to stay warm and enjoy a night out. I decided that we would stay at the Wedge overlook in the San Rafael Swell. Before we left town we made a quick stop at Wal-Mart to acquire new camp entertainment. I purchased a Crossman air rifle so that we could make swiss cheese of our pop cans. With dinner from the Wal-Mart Deli and the new camp entertainment in hand we headed for the great outdoors.
We found the Wedge in good time seeing how we only had a 1 hour drive from Price. We found us a good spot unloaded the fire wood and then realized in our hast had left our Estwing axe in the driveway. I problem solved and quickly found a solution. Using a claw hammer and 2 lbs sledge I was able to split the wood in no time. My son was impressed and thinks that I can do anything. We built us a nice fire, looked at the Milky Way and Orion, and figured out how to take night shots with the camera. The tripod will be on the next trip for sure.
We are fans of the TV show "Alaska the Last Frontier" and I had downloaded a few of this seasons episodes to the Ipad as an added reward, so we got in our beds and watched a few.
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