Ward Campout

Our ward council decided to have our camp out close this year. We went to the White Tank Mountains. We were in the desert! Within 5 minutes of getting there, Ryan stepped on an infant jumping cactus and squashed it to the bottom of his two shoes. Luckily none got on him, but I spent a good amount of time (long enough for Dan to put up a tent) taking all the spines out of his shoes.
Alex is a Cub Scout, so before going we looked in the manual for things we could pass off. We packed a hiking backpack that was very much needed such as our leatherman tool and first aid kit. I'm not sure that our Ward will be heading back to the desert with all the cactus injuries, but it was a beautiful place to be.
We enjoyed a delicious BBQ pork dinner with the priesthood entertaining us afterwards. I was nervous that Macey wouldn't sleep well, but it was for nothing. Everyone slept well and we got up to another beautiful day with a yummy breakfast. We along with the Williams hiked the Waterfall hike, which isn't a waterfall that you are accustomed to, but there was a trickle of water to be seen.
Macey really enjoyed the hike. She counted and talked the whole way down. As we left the park we visited the new library at the entrance. It is a nice library with a nature center at the front.