Noah and Nick

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Ensign Ranch













If you click on the title, it should take you to the church page about this Ranch.


On friday, our family drove a couple of hours out to a town in the mountains called Cle Elum. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints owns a bit of land there called Ensign Ranch. Our ward had a camp out there. We borrowed a couple of tents from our young mens president (He slept on a hammock slung between two trees). This is the first camp out I've been on since I was in the young mens. In fact, I think that the last time I went camping, I went on a bicycle trip to Bush Gardens when I was 17, before we moved to Korea. Wow, that's about 10 years now. Any way, we had a great time. We had an open fire bbq, Argentina style, and every one had a great night. The next day, we went canoing around a lake, swimming and rope swinging into the same lake, and sliding down a giant water slide. We all had a really great time. Nicholas and Noah, surprisingly, didn't get burned, drowned or cut. Laura, Abuela and I, surprisingly, got good nights sleep on an air mattress and a stack of blankets.





Next time we go, We'll plan more time there. I'd like to: try out the climbing/repeling wall; either go horse back riding, or at least lead my kids around to let them ride; float down the river on an inner tube; spend alot more time swinging off the rope swing, swimming and going down the giant water slide(they call it a giant slip and slide[see last picture]).