🤠 Rodeo Roundup 2018 Week #28

👦 Casper returns from Montana

Heidi returned with the grandkids on Wednesday after having flown up the Friday before. Tatyanna and I picked Casper up at Heidi's house in San Francisco Thursday evening after dinner at Google.

⚜ Casper is off again to Camp Chawanakee

Two days after Casper's return from Montana, we dropped him off at Troop #633 on Saturday morning at 8:30 to head out to Camp Chawanakee. Casper was a bit nervous since this was his first Scouting camp and he didn't know the other troop members very well.

Camp Chawanakee was founded on Shaver Lake in 1946  by a grant from the federal government, the Civilian Conservation Corps  and Southern California Edison Power Company. The first year of  operation was 1947. Camp Chawanakee has grown from a capacity of 100  Scouts and no facilities to today’s 4400 Scouts and Scouters with a  complete group of permanent facilities.  The new Lyles Lodge Dining Hall  opened in 2017 and plans are underway for a new training center and  first aid facility.

The camp operates nine one-week long sessions for the summer season  from June to August, accommodating 500+ Scouts and Adults in 23  campsites at a time, while simultaneously offering a family camping area  nearby.

Casper selected the following four merit badges to work on while at camp:

• Sailing
• Kayaking
• Leather working
• Riffle shooting