10 October 2010

If You Build It, They Will Camp

I had the great pleasure to spend last weekend camping with the cub scouts of Hillsborough Pack 89 in the comparative wilds of northern Hunterdon County at Teetertown Preserve.

It was a super weekend with perfect clear blue skies and night time temps in the adventurous mid 40s - but there was one frustrating aspect to this trip....

...it wasn't setting up the tents...


Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown PreserveHillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve

...or the three mile hike...

Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown PreserveHillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve

...or getting the campfire going...


Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve
Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve

....or feeding the hungry hordes...

Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve
Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve

...or even losing to the ten-year-olds in the tug-of-war!

Hillsborough Cub Scout Pack 89 Fall Camping Trip, Teetertown Preserve

The most frustrating part of the entire weekend was the convoluted drive up into the Hunterdon hinterlands on the devious Cokesbury-Califon Rd. - guaranteed to fool your sense of direction, and your GPS.


If only the Somerset County Park System had a group campground somewhere nearby.....
(to be continued)

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