It must be a fever that is contagious because my husband and I can’t wait to get back to our high adventure training at Powder Horn in less than two weeks. We had a blast getting to know the PH leaders, other members in our Crew, as well as having the opportunity to form a tighter bond with one of our district friends. I had already worked a bit with Todd, but now my husband has had the pleasure as well. He is serving as our Crew President and he’s doing an outstanding job.
Four of us signed up for Powder Horn last year and after one cancellation, this session stuck. Robin and Gary joined Crew 4 and Quint and I became a part of Crew 2. Other than meals, we would all wave (and heckle) in passing as we went to our various classes in the Iron Wheel Mesa section of El Rancho Cima.
Weekend one involved training in: Rifle Shooting (I shot quarter patterns on both rounds), Shotgun Shooting (I shot 3 out of five birds on my first time ever firing a shotgun), Archery (ok… I can’t be great at everything – guns are my thing!), mountain bike riding, climbing, geocaching, horseback riding, and cooking. We had a lovely Sunday service, learned about camping gear, astronomy, and many other things. Can you say action packed?
For a little friendly competition, each crew was given a recipe card and then had to dive into the kitchen area to create a tasty dish that we all shared for dinner. Granted, Robin reported that she only allowed Gary to open cans… baby steps. I am proud to say that Crew 2’s (yes, mine and Quint’s) Fat Shepherd’s Pie won for best flavor. Crew 4’s Enchilada Lasagna won for most creative.
Look into your area and do whatever is necessary to be sure the next session has enough participants to happen and that if you haven’t attended, that you do so. It is well worth it. Not only will your unit have a better high adventure program for your education, you’ll have an incredibly great time. I’ll update you on what we learn on the 2nd and 3rd weekends. Below I’ll share some pictures from our two crew’s cameras.
Powder Horn was a lot of fun. Meeting new friends, Shooting, mt biking, climbing, etc. Oh yeah, we did get to see Saturn in through a home made telescope. We are looking forward to the second weekend. I’ll try and do better getting more pics of Robin’s and my crew.